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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 Lưu Phu got the match started through his kick off. Trần Pham succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 3rd playminute. In the 10th minute, Trần Pham hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lưu Phu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nguyễn Pham made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Lê Hieu sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to DA NANG getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. La Anh Hung hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lưu Phu in the 22nd minute of play forced DA NANG's goalkeeper Phạm Tấn Dũng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lê Hieu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee felt a red card was in order, 27 minutes into the game, when La Anh Hung put in a rough tackle. In the 28th minute of the match Nguyễn Binh sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Phạm Tấn Dũng skillfully saved the ball. Phạm Tấn Dũng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Hung, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute, Lưu Phu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Son La fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Phạm Tấn Dũng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lưu Phu in the 37th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Trần Pham during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 38 played minutes DA NANG got a freekick which was hit by Trần Pham. DA NANG's Phạm Tấn Dũng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Cadeo in the 39th minute of play. In the 41st minute Nguyễn Cadeo 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hoàng Cuc in the 46th 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 the first half Son La were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Lê Hieu made the kick off in the second half. Nguyễn Hung received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Phạm Tấn Dũng came out and tried to block the shot, but Nguyễn Hung slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 52nd minute. Lưu Phu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Phạm Tấn Dũng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nguyễn Cadeo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. DA NANG's Phạm Tấn Dũng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lưu Phu in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lưu Phu in the 82nd 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 86th minute Lưu Phu 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. With a little luck, DA NANG's Phạm Tấn Dũng got control of the ball when Nguyễn Cadeo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nguyễn Cadeo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Phạm Tấn Dũng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Nguyễn Cadeo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Son La supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Son La would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.