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Vinh Long
Spectators: 8437 (Terracing: 6329, Seating: 1940, VIP seats: 168) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Phan Thanh Bình kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, La Chi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hồ Binh in the 8th minute of play forced Ngôi Sao Vàng's goalkeeper Nguyễn Viet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 12 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 Cao Xanh Ward the free kick. Bùi Dung hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. When Phạm Tinh fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cao Xanh Ward's protests and gave Phạm Tinh a yellow card for diving instead. In the 14th minute, Phạm Tinh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 16th minute La Chi managed to get in a great position but fired away a sharp shot that went outside the goal on the goalie's right hand side. It could just as well have been a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Phan Thanh Bình in the 20th minute of play forced Cao Xanh Ward's goalkeeper Lê Than to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 22 minutes into the game, Cao Xanh Ward's Hồ Binh nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nguyễn Viet made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 26th minute, Ngôi Sao Vàng's Huỳnh Thien seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Huỳnh Thien the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Ngôi Sao Vàng protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Huỳnh Thien had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 26 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ngôi Sao Vàng! Lê Than recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hồ Binh in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nguyễn Viet prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Hồ Binh's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nguyễn Viet was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lê Than in the 38th minute of play forced Ngôi Sao Vàng's goalkeeper Nguyễn Viet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the game, Cao Xanh Ward's Nguyễn Than nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nguyễn Viet made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Lê Than didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nguyễn Nguyet went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nguyễn Dong during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hồ Binh made a kick off. Nguyễn Viet didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lê Than went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. 61 minutes into the match, Ngôi Sao Vàng's goalkeeper Nguyễn Viet had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lê Than. Hồ Binh was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 62nd minute. Cao Xanh Ward's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 62 minutes into the game, Lê Than cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Nguyễn Viet was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lê Than didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nguyễn Nguyet went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-5 was the resulting score. Nguyễn Nguyet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Lê Than tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nguyễn Viet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hồ Binh in the 74th minute of play. In the 76th minute, Cao Xanh Ward's Hồ Binh ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nguyễn Viet. Nguyễn Viet yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-6. In the 85th minute, La Chi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nguyễn Viet made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lê Than in the 90th minute. In the 91st minute, Lê Than ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nguyễn Viet was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-7. In the 96thth minute of the game Hồ Binh who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ngôi Sao Vàng's Nguyễn Viet was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match was over Cao Xanh Ward could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Ngôi Sao Vàng throughout the match.