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Match Report
Nha Trang
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Nha Trang's Huỳnh Tấn Dũng 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. Through an outstanding action, after 4 minutes, Nguyễn Hanh successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. If Phạm Tho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Huỳnh Tấn Dũng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nguyễn Lien fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Hanh having to interfere. Lê Lien's late challenge caught a Nha Trang's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lê Lien helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 27th minute of the game. One of VuStorm:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Nha Trang:s goal. VuStorm's Nguyễn Hanh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Huỳnh Tấn Dũng in the 30th minute of play. After 32 minutes of play VuStorm's Lê Lien was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 32nd minute, Lê Lien hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Nguyễn Lien came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Nha Trang 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 Lien couldn't finish the play. After having played for 35 minutes, Phạm Tho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. VuStorm's supporters crossed their fingers, but Phạm Tho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Phạm Tho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hoàng Thanh having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Phạm Tho stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nguyễn Hanh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Huỳnh Tấn Dũng in the 56th minute of play. After 57 played minutes VuStorm got a freekick which was hit by Phan Thi Ngoc. Nguyễn Hanh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Huỳnh Tấn Dũng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Trần Hung charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Trần Hung the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 62 played minutes Nha Trang got a freekick which was hit by Trần Hung. Phạm Tho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Phạm Tho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to VuStorm getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Phan Thi Ngoc hit a great ball. Nguyễn Hanh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Lien, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Phạm Tho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hoàng Thanh having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Phạm Tho got free with Hoàng Thanh in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Nguyễn Van Tai Em had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 87th minute, Phạm Tho made a precise shot to the right of Hoàng Thanh. Nha Trang's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. VuStorm's Nguyễn Hanh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Huỳnh Tấn Dũng in the 93rd minute of play. VuStorm's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.
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