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Spectators: 7929 (Terracing: 6200, Seating: 1707, VIP seats: 22) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lê Hieu got the match started through his kick off. La Anh Hung recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Ho Chi Minh City's zone, La Anh Hung stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lê Thi came out of the goal and La Anh Hung tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lý Khoi kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. In the 15th minute, Trần Pham hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Phạm Tấn Dũng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lê Chi, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. The supporters of Ho Chi Minh City booed when DA NANG was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Paulo da Mata didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Ho Chi Minh City's Trần Duc tried to score from far away in the 22nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Minh Phượng in the 26th minute of play forced DA NANG's goalkeeper Phạm Tấn Dũng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lê Chi in the 30th minute of play forced DA NANG's goalkeeper Phạm Tấn Dũng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute Nguyễn Minh Phượng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Phạm Tấn Dũng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lê Thi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lê Hieu in the 42nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Minh Phượng in the 43rd minute of play forced DA NANG's goalkeeper Phạm Tấn Dũng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 47 minutes of play, Ho Chi Minh City's Trần Dong made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Phạm Tấn Dũng was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Lê Chi made the kick off in the second half. Lê Chi's late challenge caught a DA NANG's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lê Chi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 53rd minute, Lê Chi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 55 minutes into the match, DA NANG's goalkeeper Phạm Tấn Dũng had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nguyễn Minh Phượng. An unexpectedly hard shot by Trần Dong in the 58th minute of play forced DA NANG's goalkeeper Phạm Tấn Dũng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 63 minutes, La Anh Hung managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. DA NANG's supporters crossed their fingers, but La Anh Hung was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nguyễn Minh Phượng got free with Phạm Tấn Dũng in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 67thth minute of the game Lê Hieu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ho Chi Minh City's Lê Thi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. La Anh Hung sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 71 minutes into the game, Lý Khoi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ho Chi Minh City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave DA NANG the free kick. The supporters of DA NANG booed when Ho Chi Minh City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lý Khoi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Ho Chi Minh City's Trần Dong slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Phạm Tấn Dũng. That made the score 0-2 after 74 minutes of play. 77 minutes into the match, DA NANG's goalkeeper Phạm Tấn Dũng had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lý Khoi. Phạm Tấn Dũng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trần Dong in the 80th minute of the match. A collision led to DA NANG getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Melvin Mabanag hit a great ball. In the 82nd minute Trần Duc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Phạm Tấn Dũng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 84 minutes into the game, Ho Chi Minh City's Nguyễn Minh Phượng nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Phạm Tấn Dũng made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. La Anh Hung fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lê Thi having to interfere. When Trần Dong fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ho Chi Minh City's protests and gave Trần Dong a yellow card for diving instead. Trần Dong kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. 97 minutes into the game, Nguyễn Minh Phượng cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Phạm Tấn Dũng was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.