Stade du Chateau
Spectators: 8526 (Terracing: 6449,
Seating: 1977, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hồ Binh made the kick off which started today's match. Phạm Duong hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Trần Huỳnh charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Trần Huỳnh the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 3 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Da Nang! When the match had been going on for 5 minutes, Cao Xanh Ward's Lê Van Quyen got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Nguyễn Nam. Lê Than showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Tuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Lê Than showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nghiêm Loc in the 10th minute of the match. Lê Than took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Đinh Huỳnh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nghiêm Xuan charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nghiêm Xuan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Da Nang's Nghiêm Xuan got a free kick in the 21st minute. After 25 minutes of play, Cao Xanh Ward's Lê Than made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nguyễn Nam was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hồ Binh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lê Than took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 36 minutes into the match, Cao Xanh Ward's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Tuan came free, but Lê Than reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Da Nang's Nguyễn Nam got control of the ball when Lê Than tried to sneak it across the goal line. Da Nang's Nguyễn Nam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hồ Binh in the 40th minute of play. In the 42nd match minute, Cao Xanh Ward was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Phạm Tinh to maneuver through the defense. In the 43rd minute of the match Nghiêm Xuan sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lê Than skillfully saved the ball.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Đinh Huỳnh to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute of the game, Nguyễn Tuan landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. After 52 minutes, Phạm Tinh mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cao Xanh Ward and the Da Nang players grew even worse after the yellow card. Phạm Tinh kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. When Nghiêm Xuan came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Da Nang fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nghiêm Xuan couldn't finish the play. Đinh Huỳnh struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Lê Than didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Da Nang. 63 minutes into the game, Phan Quang was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Da Nang's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cao Xanh Ward the free kick. In the 63rd minute, Phan Quang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 66 played minutes Da Nang got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh. Lê Than showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nghiêm Loc in the 70th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, Cao Xanh Ward's goalkeeper Lê Than had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh. 73 minutes into the match, Da Nang's goal looked a bit too open when Hồ Binh came free, but Nguyễn Nam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lê Than struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Nguyễn Nam didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cao Xanh Ward. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hồ Binh in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nguyễn Nam saved Da Nang from getting behind. 81 minutes into the match, Hồ Binh notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Da Nang's Nguyễn Nam. Nguyễn Nam was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Da Nang fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh couldn't finish the play. In the 88th minute Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lê Than saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Cao Xanh Ward fans cheered their team off the field, for while Da Nang had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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