League

Xuân Lôc Stadium
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 20) Phan Thi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Phan Thi in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nguyễn Pham saved liverpoolvn from getting behind. If Phan Thi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, liverpoolvn's Nguyễn Pham got control of the ball when Phan Thi tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 14th minute, Phan Thi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With 20 minutes on the clock, Tôn Tuan Hoang commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 19th minute, one of Xuân Lôc:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Xuân Lôc. The referee gave liverpoolvn a penalty, 22 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Bùi Hong Minh, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Xuân Lôc's Lê Nga. 1-1. liverpoolvn's Nguyễn Pham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Phan Van Tai Em in the 30th minute of play. A collision led to Xuân Lôc getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Phan Van Tai Em hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lê Chuong in the 32nd minute of play forced Xuân Lôc's goalkeeper Lê Nga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Phan Van Tai Em received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Nguyễn Pham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nguyễn Pham stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Phan Van Tai Em's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. Chung Thi Ngoc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nguyễn Pham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Minh Phượng, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Nguyễn Viet blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lê Nga having to make a save. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nguyễn Viet stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lê Chuong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lê Nga having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Phan Van Tai Em managed to get in a good position for a shot. Xuân Lôc's supporters rose to their feet, but Phan Van Tai Em was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nguyễn Pham breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Phan Van Tai Em had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Phan Van Tai Em managed to get in a good position for a shot. Xuân Lôc's supporters rose to their feet, but Phan Van Tai Em was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nguyễn Pham breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 70th minute, Lê Chuong ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lê Nga was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 78th minute, Nguyễn Minh Phượng 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. In the 82nd minute, Nguyễn Viet left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The liverpoolvn fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. The supporters of Xuân Lôc booed when liverpoolvn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Trần Liem didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute Phan Van Tai Em shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nguyễn Pham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nguyễn Pham stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Phan Van Tai Em's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. Phan Van Tai Em struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Nguyễn Pham didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Xuân Lôc. The Xuân Lôc manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing liverpoolvn to win.