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Match Report
Vinh Yen
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nghiêm Minh kicked off to start the match. Nghiêm Minh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 7 minutes into the match, Hoàng Cuc notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Vinh Yen's Nguyễn Phu. Nguyễn Phu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nguyễn Thi Ngoc in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nguyễn Phu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nghiêm Minh might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vương Huynh Duc. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nghiêm Minh ran back to his position shaking his head. Trần Hong's late challenge caught a Son Tay's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Trần Hong helped the player get up and apologised. After 19 minutes of play, Son Tay's Nguyễn Thi Ngoc made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nguyễn Phu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nguyễn Phu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hoàng Cuc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Son Tay defense, Nghiêm Minh kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vương Huynh Duc. The Son Tay fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vương Huynh Duc should have stopped the shot. If Hoàng Cuc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Nguyễn Thi Ngoc's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nguyễn Phu was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Nguyễn Phu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hoàng Cuc in the 36th minute of play. Nguyễn Phu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Thi Ngoc in the 40th minute of the match. Vương Huynh Duc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nghiêm Minh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hoàng Cuc to strike the kick off in the second half. If Nghiêm Minh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 55 played minutes Vinh Yen got a freekick which was hit by Trần Hong. In the 56th minute, Hoàng Cuc hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vương Huynh Duc stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nghiêm Minh's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. After 63 played minutes Son Tay got a freekick which was hit by Phan Xuan. A collision led to Son Tay getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Nguyễn Duy hit a great ball. After having played for 74 minutes, Hoàng Cuc managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Son Tay's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hoàng Cuc was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Trần Anh Hung hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. After having played for 78 minutes, Nghiêm Minh managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vinh Yen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nghiêm Minh was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vinh Yen's Nghiêm Minh got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Nghiêm Minh's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vương Huynh Duc was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vinh Yen's goalkeeper Nguyễn Phu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 89 minutes into the match, Son Tay's goal looked a bit too open when Trần Hong came free, but Vương Huynh Duc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vương Huynh Duc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lê Dung, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Vương Huynh Duc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nghiêm Minh, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Son Tay's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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