Da Nang
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Paris Saint Germain's Nguyễn Quang 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. In the 4th minute, Paris Saint Germain's Nguyễn Quang dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Chung in the 7th minute of play forced củ chi's goalkeeper Lê Hong Minh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nguyễn Thien stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nguyễn Viet's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. A collision led to Paris Saint Germain getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Phạm Tran hit a great ball. In the 20th minute Nguyễn Quang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lê Hong Minh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ngô Viet kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. After 24 minutes of play, Paris Saint Germain's Nguyễn Quang made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lê Hong Minh was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lê Hong Minh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Chung in the 30th minute of play. Lê Huy scored 5-0 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lê Hong Minh, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With his leg Lê Hong Minh managed to avoid a goal in the 36thth minute, when Paris Saint Germain's Lê Huy fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Lê Cuc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lê Hong Minh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Chung, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 43 minutes into the game, củ chi's Nguyễn Viet nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nguyễn Thien made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-1.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nguyễn Viet to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Nguyễn Chung was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Paris Saint Germain's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave củ chi the free kick. A collision led to Paris Saint Germain getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Nguyễn Chung hit a great ball. When Nguyễn Viet came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the củ chi 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 Nguyễn Viet couldn't finish the play. Huỳnh Nam lost his temper 60 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 59th minute, one of củ chi:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for củ chi. In the 65th minute, Nguyễn Quang ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lê Hong Minh was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-1. Lê Cuc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Thien having to interfere. Paris Saint Germain's Nguyễn Thien played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vương Khoi in the 74th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, củ chi's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Quang came free, but Lê Hong Minh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lê Hong Minh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Quang, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ngô Viet during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ngô Viet kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Vương Khoi struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Nguyễn Thien didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for củ chi. In the 86th minute, Ngô Viet 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 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Paris Saint Germain's goalkeeper Nguyễn Thien, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 92nd minute, Lê Cuc fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Nguyễn Thien, passed just outside the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Chung in the 97th minute of play forced củ chi's goalkeeper Lê Hong Minh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Phạm Tran in the 98th minute of play forced củ chi's goalkeeper Lê Hong Minh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Paris Saint Germain fans cheered their team off the field, for while củ chi had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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