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Ca Mau
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nguyễn Nhật Minh started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Hanoi FC's Nguyễn Binh got a free kick in the 3rd minute. After 6 played minutes, Hanoi FC's Nguyễn Binh shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Phạm Tinh came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Hanoi FC reached it. Saka's Phạm Tinh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Nhật Minh in the 8th minute of play. In the 12th minute Nguyễn Nhật Minh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Phạm Tinh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Nguyễn Nhật Minh managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hanoi FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nguyễn Nhật Minh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Phạm Tinh breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Huỳnh Duc's late challenge caught a Hanoi FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Huỳnh Duc helped the player get up and apologised. Nguyễn Nhật Minh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Phạm Tinh having to interfere. Nguyễn Hoa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nguyễn Nhật Minh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Phạm Tinh having to interfere. In the 23rd match minute, Hanoi FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Hoa to maneuver through the defense. When Hanoi FC's Nguyễn Nhật Minh in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Saka's goalie prevented a goal. Phạm Tinh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Nhật Minh in the 40th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute, Nguyễn Nhật Minh 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. After a rather tough play, Hanoi FC's Nguyễn Binh got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Phan Viet charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Phan Viet the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 44th match minute, Hanoi FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Phan Viet to maneuver through the defense. When Trần Quang Thanh came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Saka 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 Trần Quang Thanh couldn't finish the play. Đặng Ritchell hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. In the 47th minute, Trần Quang Thanh fired a really elegant long shot, but Đặng Quang Thanh threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. 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 Huỳnh Duc stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Hanoi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Phuoc came free, but Đặng Quang Thanh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 53rd minute, Huỳnh Teo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Đặng Nam in the 56th minute of play forced Hanoi FC's goalkeeper Đặng Quang Thanh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Đặng Quang Thanh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Huỳnh Teo in the 58th minute of play. Hanoi FC's Đặng Quang Thanh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Huỳnh Teo in the 59th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Trần Viet during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 65th match minute, Saka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Trần Viet to maneuver through the defense. Nguyễn Nhật Minh recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nguyễn Nhật Minh got free with Phạm Tinh in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nguyễn Nhật Minh struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Phạm Tinh didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hanoi FC. Đặng Quang Thanh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Phuoc in the 81st minute of play. After some careless play in the Saka defense, Nguyễn Nhật Minh kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Phạm Tinh. The Saka fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Phạm Tinh should have stopped the shot. 86 minutes into the game, Nguyễn Phuoc cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Đặng Quang Thanh was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Đặng Quang Thanh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Huỳnh Teo, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Đặng Quang Thanh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Đặng Nam, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Huỳnh Duc scored 3-1 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Đặng Quang Thanh, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 96th minute, Đặng Nam hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.