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Xuân Lôc Stadium
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 20) An unexpectedly hard shot by Phan Van Tai Em in the 3rd minute of play forced Quốc Vương's goalkeeper Phạm Lam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Quốc Vương's goalkeeper Phạm Lam, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Quốc Vương's zone, Phan Van Tai Em stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Phạm Lam came out of the goal and Phan Van Tai Em tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Phan Thi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Phạm Lam having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Phan Thi in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Phạm Lam prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lê Nga 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 25th minute. In the 29th minute of the match, Phan Van Tai Em tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Phạm Lam saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Phan Thi put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Phạm Lam. Phan Thi hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. In the 47th minute Phan Van Tai Em 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. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Phan Thi was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Phan Van Tai Em 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. Trần Tuan hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. If Phan Van Tai Em had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Lê Dong managed to get in a good position for a shot. Quốc Vương's supporters rose to their feet, but Lê Dong was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lê Nga breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 61 played minutes Quốc Vương got a freekick which was hit by Trần Tuan. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Phan Thi put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Phạm Lam. Trần Pham's late challenge caught a Xuân Lôc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Trần Pham helped the player get up and apologised. The audience was convinced that Phan Van Tai Em's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Phạm Lam was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. In the 68th minute Phan Van Tai Em 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 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Phan Thi in the 71st minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, Phan Thi made a precise shot to the right of Phạm Lam. Quốc Vương's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Phạm Lam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Phan Van Tai Em, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Phạm Lam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Phan Van Tai Em, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Phạm Lam came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by Xuân Lôc's Phan Van Tai Em. But to his dismay, Phan Van Tai Em quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. Xuân Lôc's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.