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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. Võ Quang Thanh started the match with the kick off. Đỗ Chung made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Phạm Thanh sent off a good shot on target. Nguyễn Nam charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nguyễn Nam the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After having played for 15 minutes, Nguyễn Lam managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ho Chi Minh City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nguyễn Lam was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nguyễn Duong took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 17th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Đoàn Tuyet. leverkusen's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 20 minutes in the game, Phạm Thanh fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Đỗ Chung having to interfere. After having played for 21 minutes, Trần Hieu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. leverkusen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Trần Hieu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Đỗ Chung made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Phạm Thanh sent off a good shot on target. Đỗ Chung made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trần Hieu in the 30th minute of play. Đỗ Chung was a little too slow when Trần Hieu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 39th minute. The score was now 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Trần Hieu managed to get in a good position for a shot. leverkusen's supporters rose to their feet, but Trần Hieu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Đỗ Chung breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Trần Hieu was the one to do the kick off. Nguyễn Minh-ha hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. After having played for 54 minutes, Võ Quang Thanh managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ho Chi Minh City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Võ Quang Thanh was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Đỗ Chung took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trần Hieu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ho Chi Minh City's Nguyễn Minh-ha got his second yellow card of the match in the 62nd minute. The referee ordered Nguyễn Minh-ha off the ground. In the 63rd match minute, Ho Chi Minh City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Minh-ha to maneuver through the defense. Ho Chi Minh City's Nguyễn Lam got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Phạm Thanh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 77 minutes into the match, Nguyễn Lam dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Đoàn Tuyet, 2-2. Phạm Thanh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 88 minutes into the game, Nguyễn Hoai was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ho Chi Minh City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave leverkusen the free kick. If Trần Hieu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Ho Chi Minh City getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Lâm Pham hit a great ball. If Phạm Thanh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.