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Vinh Long
Spectators: 8429 (Terracing: 6323, Seating: 1938, VIP seats: 168) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Phan Thanh Bình kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Phạm Lien in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nguyễn Viet saved Ngôi Sao Vàng from getting behind. In the 9th match minute, Ngôi Sao Vàng was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by La Chi to maneuver through the defense. Nguyễn Viet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from La Nam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dương Hung fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Viet having to interfere. Đặng Hong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Viet having to interfere. When Phan Thanh Bình came up free with the goalie in the 19th 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 Phan Thanh Bình couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Đặng Hong in the 22nd minute of play forced Ngôi Sao Vàng's goalkeeper Nguyễn Viet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Phan Thanh Bình in the 24th minute of play forced Gia Huy FC's goalkeeper Trần Tuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nguyễn Viet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Đặng Hong in the 25th minute of play. If Đặng Hong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Ngôi Sao Vàng's zone, Phạm Lien stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nguyễn Viet came out of the goal and Phạm Lien tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 32 minutes into the game, Đặng Hong cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Nguyễn Viet was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Ngôi Sao Vàng's Bùi Dung got a free kick in the 35th minute. Phạm Lien kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. The Gia Huy FC fans' excitement grew in the 43rd match minute when Gia Huy FC's Phạm Lien looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Phạm Lien was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th match minute, Ngôi Sao Vàng was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by La Chi to maneuver through the defense. 58 minutes into the match, Phạm Lien had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nguyễn Viet. Ngôi Sao Vàng's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Phạm Lien was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Gia Huy FC's Đặng Hong got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nguyễn Nguyet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Trần Tuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Phan Thanh Bình, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dương Hung got free with Nguyễn Viet in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 74 played minutes La Nam rounded Ngôi Sao Vàng's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-5. La Nam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Viet having to interfere. Ngôi Sao Vàng's Nguyễn Viet proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Ngôi Sao Vàng from getting a goal against them. If Dương Hung had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 86th minute, Nguyễn Tho 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. La Chi hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Phạm Lien received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Nguyễn Viet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 96 minutes, Phạm Lien managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gia Huy FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Phạm Lien was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Ngôi Sao Vàng fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Gia Huy FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.