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Phu Tho
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. Tôn Thai started the match with the kick off. Phạm Minh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Đinh Lam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lê Thi Ngoc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tôn Thai in the 6th minute of the match. Triệu Nguyet scored 0-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Đinh Lam, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cao Lanh's Phạm Minh got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lê Thi Ngoc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tôn Thai in the 12th minute of the match. Đặng Hung in the 13thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Lê Thi Ngoc, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a rather tough play, Phu Tho's Đặng Hung got a free kick in the 17th minute. Lê Thi Ngoc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tôn Thai in the 27th minute of play. Nguyễn Hoai hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 36th minute, Đặng Hung left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Phu Tho fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. When Trịnh Chuong fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Phu Tho's protests and gave Trịnh Chuong a yellow card for diving instead. Trịnh Chuong kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. When Đặng Hung came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Phu Tho 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 Đặng Hung couldn't finish the play. After having played for 44 minutes, Triệu Nguyet managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cao Lanh's supporters crossed their fingers, but Triệu Nguyet was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Đặng Hung got free with Lê Thi Ngoc in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Triệu Nguyet was the one to do the kick off. Tôn Thai struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Lê Thi Ngoc didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Phu Tho. Tôn Thai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 54th minute, Tôn Thai ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lê Thi Ngoc was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Phu Tho's Đinh Lam proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Phu Tho from getting a goal against them. Triệu Nguyet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 60th minute, Phạm Bay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67thth minute of the game Đặng Hung who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cao Lanh's Lê Thi Ngoc was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bùi Thi Ngoc kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Tôn Thai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lê Thi Ngoc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Đặng Hung in the 73rd minute of the match. 73 minutes into the game, Đỗ Hoang was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cao Lanh's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Phu Tho the free kick. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cao Lanh's goalkeeper Lê Thi Ngoc, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Đặng Hung had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th match minute, Cao Lanh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bùi Thi Ngoc to maneuver through the defense. Trịnh Chuong sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Tôn Thai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Phu Tho fully deserved thier win.