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Dong Xoai
Spectators: 6930 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1930, VIP seats: 0) Phan Thanh Bình started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to Ngôi Sao Vàng getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. La Chi hit a great ball. Nguyễn Duc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Viet having to interfere. After having played for 14 minutes, Nguyễn Duong managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dong Xoai's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nguyễn Duong was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Dong Xoai booed when Ngôi Sao Vàng was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bùi Dung didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dong Xoai's Nguyễn Duc got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 27th minute Nguyễn Nguyet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Đỗ Hoang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dong Xoai's Nguyễn Duong got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 31 minutes into the game, Bùi Dung was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ngôi Sao Vàng's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dong Xoai the free kick. In the 31st match minute, Ngôi Sao Vàng was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bùi Dung to maneuver through the defense. In the 34th match minute, Dong Xoai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Thi to maneuver through the defense. In the 35th minute, Nguyễn Tuyet sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Dong Xoai's Đỗ Hoang didn't even have to move. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nguyễn Nguyet in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Đỗ Hoang saved Dong Xoai from getting behind. When Nguyễn Nguyet came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Ngôi Sao Vàng 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 Nguyet couldn't finish the play. Phan Thanh Bình fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Đỗ Hoang having to interfere. After having played for 43 minutes, Nguyễn Nguyet managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ngôi Sao Vàng's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nguyễn Nguyet was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nguyễn Duc made a kick off. Nguyễn Duc scored 1-0 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nguyễn Viet, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Nguyễn Duc's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nguyễn Viet was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. If Nguyễn Duong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bùi Dung was shown his second yellow card after 66 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Bùi Dung kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Nguyễn Viet stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nguyễn Duong's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. In the 70th minute, Nguyễn Duc 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. Dong Xoai's Nguyễn Duc got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Đỗ Hoang made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Nguyễn Nguyet sent off a good shot on target. If Nguyễn Duong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Nguyễn Duc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Duc in the 85th minute of play forced Ngôi Sao Vàng's goalkeeper Nguyễn Viet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nguyễn Nguyet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Đỗ Hoang having to interfere. A collision led to Ngôi Sao Vàng getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Nguyễn Nguyet hit a great ball. Dong Xoai's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.