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Match Report
Rach Gia
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Đặng Bien started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Huỳnh Tran hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Trần Mai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Phuoc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nguyễn Tinh could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Lê Thai made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lý Xuan in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Trần Mai saved Rach Gia from getting behind. Lý Xuan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Trần Mai tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Trần Mai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Phuoc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nguyễn Tinh hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Trần Mai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Phuoc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Trần Hieu Ngan in the 33rd minute of play forced Rach Gia's goalkeeper Trần Mai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nguyễn Binh kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Nguyễn Phuoc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Trần Mai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lý Xuan in the 43rd minute of the match. After 45 minutes, Lý Xuan made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Rach Gia's Trần Mai tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nguyễn Phuoc to make the kick off. After 56 minutes of play, Rach Gia's Đặng Bien made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lê Thai was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 67 minutes, Nguyễn Phuoc managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nha Trang's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nguyễn Phuoc was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lê Cuc kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. If Lý Xuan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Nha Trang's Trần Hieu Ngan got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Nguyễn Tinh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nguyễn Phuoc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Mai having to interfere. In the 81st minute, Nguyễn Hoang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lê Duc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Mai having to interfere. A collision led to Nha Trang getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Trần Hieu Ngan hit a great ball. In the 90th minute, Nguyễn Tinh made a precise shot to the right of Lê Thai. Nha Trang's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Nguyễn Phuoc received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Trần Mai tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Rach Gia were victorious despite being under pressure from Nha Trang for much of the match.
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