League

Hoa Binh
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Vương Duc made the kick off and thus started the match. Lê Ho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nguyễn Binh in the 10th minute. In the 14thth minute of the game Nguyễn Quang who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hoa Binh's Lâm Tu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vương Duc in the 20th minute of play forced An Giang's goalkeeper Lê Ho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute, Lê Thuyet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lê Ho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vương Duc in the 26th minute of the match. Vương Duc in the 28thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Lê Ho, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 29th minute, Nguyễn Binh got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Nguyễn Quang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nguyễn Binh got free with Lê Ho in the 49th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nguyễn Quang stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute of the match Nguyễn Tinh sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lâm Tu skillfully saved the ball. Nguyễn Binh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lê Ho having to interfere. In the 60th match minute, Hoa Binh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lâm Tuan Hoang to maneuver through the defense. Vũ Quang Thanh was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 61st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 62 minutes into the match, An Giang's Nguyễn Quang sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lâm Tu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 65 played minutes Hoa Binh got a freekick which was hit by Lý Duc. The audience was convinced that Nguyễn Quang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lâm Tu was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. The long shot by Vũ Quang Thanh in the 72nd minute really tested Lâm Tu's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 73rd minute, Vương Duc made a precise shot to the right of Lê Ho. An Giang's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Trần Thanh Bình sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nguyễn Quang blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lâm Tu having to make a save. In the 86th minute, Trần Thanh Bình got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The supporters of Hoa Binh booed when An Giang was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hồ Nga didn't get a good kick on the ball. 96 minutes into the match, Hoa Binh's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Quang came free, but Lâm Tu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hoa Binh's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.