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Chảo lửa Thành Vinh
Spectators: 7981 (Terracing: 6313, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 168) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lê Bien kicked off to start the match. A collision led to SLNA FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Nguyễn Ho hit a great ball. Nguyễn Phuc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Đinh Huỳnh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Da Nang's Đinh Huỳnh in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SLNA FC's goalie prevented a goal. In a very dangerous position, a player in Da Nang fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 9th minute. Penalty! Da Nang:s Nguyễn Nam showed great skill when he stopped Nguyễn Phu:s penalty. Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh's late challenge caught a SLNA FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh helped the player get up and apologised. Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. SLNA FC's Nguyễn Phuc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Tuan in the 16th minute of play. SLNA FC's Nguyễn Phuc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Đinh Huỳnh in the 18th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Lê Bien 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. Đinh Huỳnh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Nguyễn Phuc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Phạm Duong during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 28th minute, Phạm Duong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nguyễn Tuan in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nguyễn Phuc prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Nguyễn Tuan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Da Nang getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Nghiêm Loc hit a great ball. A hard shot by Nguyễn Phu from long distance, 40 minutes into the match, got Nguyễn Nam's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 42 minutes into the match, SLNA FC's Nguyễn Huynh Duc sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nguyễn Nam narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nguyễn Tuan kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The SLNA FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Da Nang were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Đinh Huỳnh to make the kick off. After 56th play minutes Đinh Huỳnh shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Nguyễn Phuc and just under the crossbar into goal. If Đinh Huỳnh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Da Nang's Nguyễn Tuan in 61 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Nguyễn Phuc guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. After a rather tough play, Da Nang's Nghiêm Loc got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 65th minute of the match Trần Anh Hung shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nguyễn Nam showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Nguyễn Tuan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Phuc having to interfere. Nguyễn Phuc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Đinh Huỳnh in the 69th minute of the match. Nguyễn Tuan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Đinh Huỳnh's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nguyễn Phuc was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. After 75 played minutes, Da Nang's Trần Huỳnh shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nguyễn Phuc came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Da Nang reached it. 77 minutes into the match, SLNA FC's Nguyễn Huynh Duc sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nguyễn Nam narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 78 played minutes Da Nang got a freekick which was hit by Nghiêm Loc. In the 81st minute, SLNA FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Nguyễn Tuan fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Đinh Huỳnh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Phuc having to interfere. Nguyễn Tuans short, quick shot in the 86thth minute got Nguyễn Phuc to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Đinh Huỳnh managed to get in a good position for a shot. Da Nang's supporters rose to their feet, but Đinh Huỳnh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nguyễn Phuc breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Đinh Huỳnh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Nguyễn Phuc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Đinh Huỳnh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the final whistle sounded Da Nang left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than SLNA FC.