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Stade du Chateau
Spectators: 8436 (Terracing: 6380, Seating: 1956, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Trần Lien started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd play minute Lê Than came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Đặng Xuan. 1-0. In the 6th minute, Huỳnh Hung ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lê Than was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Đặng Xuan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hồ Binh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lê Than scored 2-1 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Đặng Xuan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lê Than showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Trần Lien, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Cao Xanh Ward were furious when Phạm Tinh was red carded, 18 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 18 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Cao Xanh Ward! Chung Thien shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Lê Than took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trần Lien, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bùi Van Tai Em in the 25th minute of play forced Cao Xanh Ward's goalkeeper Lê Than to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th match minute, Cao Xanh Ward was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lê Than to maneuver through the defense. In the 29th minute, Trần Lien made a precise shot to the right of Lê Than. Cao Xanh Ward's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. A collision led to Ha Dong getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Nguyễn Huỳnh hit a great ball. Đặng Xuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hồ Binh, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hồ Binh in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Đặng Xuan saved Ha Dong from getting behind. The supporters of Ha Dong booed when Cao Xanh Ward was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hồ Binh didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hồ Binh stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 53 minutes, Trần Tuan Hoang managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cao Xanh Ward's supporters crossed their fingers, but Trần Tuan Hoang was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Nguyễn Than had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Hồ Binh managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cao Xanh Ward's supporters rose to their feet, but Hồ Binh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Đặng Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 59th minute Trần Lien shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lê Than saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Nguyễn Than had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Ha Dong's Trần Lien got a free kick in the 66th minute. After 69 played minutes Ha Dong got a freekick which was hit by Bùi Van Tai Em. Lê Than made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Nguyễn Diem sent off a good shot on target. Cao Xanh Ward's Lê Than played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Trần Lien in the 76th minute of play. Trần Tuan Hoang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Hồ Binh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Ha Dong's zone, Hồ Binh stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Đặng Xuan came out of the goal and Hồ Binh tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lê Than showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trần Lien in the 90th minute of the match. Lê Than showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Huỳnh Hung in the 92nd minute of the match. Huỳnh Hung received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Lê Than came out and tried to block the shot, but Huỳnh Hung slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 93rd minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Ha Dong walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.