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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Đinh Huỳnh started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lê Dong in the 4th minute of play forced Da Nang's goalkeeper Nguyễn Nam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nguyễn Nam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lê Dong, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 11th minute Đinh Huỳnh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Phạm Lam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lê Dong received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Nguyễn Nam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Phan Dung had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Da Nang's goalkeeper Nguyễn Nam, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lê Dong scored 0-1 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nguyễn Nam, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Phan Dung could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Phạm Lam made a huge save. Phạm Lam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Đinh Huỳnh in the 24th minute of the match. In the 26th minute Đinh Huỳnh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Phạm Lam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Phạm Lam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Phạm Duong in the 29th minute of play. Quốc Vương's Phạm Lam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Đinh Huỳnh in the 36th minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, Quốc Vương's goal looked a bit too open when Đinh Huỳnh came free, but Phạm Lam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Da Nang players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Quốc Vương were winning 0-1.

A collision led to Da Nang getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Nghiêm Loc hit a great ball. Phan Dung sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Phan Dung fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Phạm Lam having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Đinh Huỳnh in the 69th minute of play forced Quốc Vương's goalkeeper Phạm Lam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Phạm Lam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Đinh Huỳnh in the 72nd minute of play. In the 74th match minute, Da Nang was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Đinh Huỳnh to maneuver through the defense. Phan Dung's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Phạm Lam read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. Trần Pham hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. In the 89th match minute, Quốc Vương was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Duc to maneuver through the defense. In the 90th minute of the match Nghiêm Xuan sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Phạm Lam skillfully saved the ball. Đinh Huỳnh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Phạm Lam having to interfere. Phạm Lam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Đinh Huỳnh, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute.