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Match Report
Tien Giang
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Tra Vinh's Hồ Dung started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Lê Duc received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Trần Viet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 8th match minute, Tra Vinh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Chi to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Phan Nghiêm-Minh put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Nguyễn Tho. Nguyễn Tho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Phan Nghiêm-Minh, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. When Tra Vinh's Phan Nghiêm-Minh in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tien Giang's goalie prevented a goal. 20 minutes into the match, Tra Vinh's Phan Nghiêm-Minh sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nguyễn Tho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Trần Viet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lê Duc in the 22nd minute of play. Nguyễn Tho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hồ Dung in the 24th minute of the match. Hồ Dung received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Nguyễn Tho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd minute, Hồ Dung 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 38th minute, Nguyễn Cong Vinh 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. If Hồ Dung had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nguyễn Tho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Phan Nghiêm-Minh in the 45th minute of play. The Tien Giang players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Tra Vinh were winning 0-1.
The wind increased when Lê Duc made the kick off in the second half. When Phan Nghiêm-Minh came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Tra Vinh 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 Phan Nghiêm-Minh couldn't finish the play. In the 58th minute Nguyễn Cong Vinh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trần Viet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Cong Vinh in the 60th minute of play forced Tra Vinh's goalkeeper Trần Viet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Phan Thuy kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. When Tra Vinh's Hồ Dung in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tien Giang's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 64 minutes, Lê Duc managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tien Giang's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lê Duc 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 66th minute, Hoàng Tho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Trần Viet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lê Duc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, Tra Vinh's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Cong Vinh came free, but Trần Viet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Hồ Dung managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tra Vinh's supporters rose to their feet, but Hồ Dung was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nguyễn Tho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Trần Huỳnh's late challenge caught a Tien Giang's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Trần Huỳnh helped the player get up and apologised. Nguyễn Hanh shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Trần Viet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Cong Vinh in the 78th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lê Duc in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Trần Viet prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 88 minutes into the game, Tien Giang's Trần Hoa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Trần Viet made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Trần Viet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lê Duc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Nguyễn Cong Vinh's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Trần Viet was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. With a little luck, Tien Giang's Nguyễn Tho got control of the ball when Phan Nghiêm-Minh tried to sneak it across the goal line. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.
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