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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Nguyễn Thuyet made the kick off and thus started the match. Nguyễn Thuyet charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nguyễn Thuyet the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 2 played minutes 7-1 FC got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Thuyet. A hard shot 5 in the game by Nghiêm Ho from a close distance when the talented Nguyễn Viet managed to make a qualified save. 7-1 FC's players were relieved. A collision led to 7-1 FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Huỳnh Tong hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Trần Van Quyen during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ngô Tan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Phạm Nhật Minh having to interfere. Nguyễn Thuyet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nghiêm Ho in the 19thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nguyễn Viet, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The Whales's Phạm Nhật Minh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Nam in the 21st minute of play. If Nguyễn Nam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to 7-1 FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Lê Tran hit a great ball. Nguyễn Thuyet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Nguyễn Viet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nghiêm Ho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Thuyet in the 30th minute of play forced 7-1 FC's goalkeeper Nguyễn Viet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Nguyễn Thuyet's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nguyễn Viet was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nguyễn Thuyet in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nguyễn Viet saved 7-1 FC from getting behind. Nguyễn Nam took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Phạm Nhật Minh. Phạm Nhật Minh dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.
51 minutes into the match, 7-1 FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nghiêm Ho came free, but Nguyễn Viet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Thuyet in the 52nd minute of play forced 7-1 FC's goalkeeper Nguyễn Viet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Nghiêm Ho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nguyễn Thuyet took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nguyễn Viet. Nguyễn Viet dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Nguyễn Thuyet scored 3-1 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nguyễn Viet, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 71 minutes into the match, 7-1 FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Thuyet came free, but Nguyễn Viet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Nghiêm Ho came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the The Whales 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 Nghiêm Ho couldn't finish the play. After 73 played minutes 7-1 FC got a freekick which was hit by Huỳnh Tong. In the 74th minute Nguyễn Thuyet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nguyễn Viet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nghiêm Ho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nguyễn Viet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Thuyet in the 82nd minute of the match. After having played for 84 minutes, Nguyễn Thuyet managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Whales's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nguyễn Thuyet was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 86th minute, Nghiêm Ho 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. 88 minutes into the match, 7-1 FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nghiêm Ho came free, but Nguyễn Viet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Huỳnh Tong fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 7-1 FC's protests and gave Huỳnh Tong a yellow card for diving instead. For all the effort they put into the match, the 7-1 FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for The Whales.
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