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Ninh Thuan
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dương Nam got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the match, HA NOI's Dương Nam sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nguyễn Tuan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Trần Bien showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Dong in the 9th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the match, Nguyễn Dong notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of HA NOI's Trần Bien. Trần Bien was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dương Nam's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nguyễn Tuan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. Nguyễn Dong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Bien having to interfere. In the 21stth minute of the game Nguyễn Dong who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but HA NOI's Trần Bien was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 23 minutes in the game, Dương Nam fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Nguyễn Tuan having to interfere. Nguyễn Tuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dương Nam, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Trần Bien showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Dong, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Phan Minh Phượng during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 32nd match minute, HA NOI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Phan Minh Phượng to maneuver through the defense. Da Lat's Nguyễn Dong got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpected shot in the 39th minute by Huỳnh Hieu Ngan got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. When Lý Teo fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Da Lat's protests and gave Lý Teo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 41st minute, one of Da Lat:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Da Lat. Bùi Hieu Ngan shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dương Nam in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nguyễn Tuan saved Da Lat from getting behind. Phan Minh Phượng kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nguyễn Loc to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Dương Nam 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. Huỳnh Hieu Ngan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Tuan having to interfere. Dương Nam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Nguyễn Loc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nguyễn Dong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Bien having to interfere. Huỳnh Hieu Ngan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Nguyễn Tuan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nguyễn Dong sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hoàng Hanh hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute, Lý Teo sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and HA NOI's Trần Bien didn't even have to move. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Trần Thai during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 78th match minute, HA NOI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Trần Thai to maneuver through the defense. Huỳnh Hieu Ngan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 88thth minute of the game Dương Nam who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Da Lat's Nguyễn Tuan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nguyễn Tuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Huỳnh Hieu Ngan in the 90th minute of the match. Da Lat's Nguyễn Loc got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Da Lat supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Da Lat would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.