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Match Report
Son Tay
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nguyễn Loc got the match started through his kick off. When Lê Nghiêm-Minh fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gia Nghia's protests and gave Lê Nghiêm-Minh a yellow card for diving instead. In the 5th minute, Lê Hoang sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Gia Nghia's Lê Nguyet didn't even have to move. Lê Phuoc struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Nguyễn Nhật Minh didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gia Nghia. When the match clock showed 21 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Ngô Bay sped through Son Tay's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nguyễn Nhật Minh. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Lê Phuoc put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Nguyễn Nhật Minh. Gia Nghia's Ngô Bay got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Son Tay's goalkeeper Nguyễn Nhật Minh, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lê Nguyet made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nguyễn Diem in the 40th minute. The supporters of Gia Nghia booed when Son Tay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nguyễn Thai didn't get a good kick on the ball. Phùng Bay took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 46th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nguyễn Nhật Minh. Son Tay's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Son Tay's zone, Ngô Bay stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nguyễn Nhật Minh came out of the goal and Ngô Bay tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.
The wind increased when Lê Phuoc made the kick off in the second half. Ngô Bay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Lê Phuoc managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gia Nghia's supporters rose to their feet, but Lê Phuoc was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nguyễn Nhật Minh breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Ngô Bay came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Gia Nghia 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 Ngô Bay couldn't finish the play. In the 58th minute Lê Phuoc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nguyễn Nhật Minh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute, Nguyễn Loc got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Lê Nguyet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Loc in the 63rd minute of the match. Ngô Bay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Nhật Minh having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Lê Phuoc managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gia Nghia's supporters rose to their feet, but Lê Phuoc was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nguyễn Nhật Minh breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lê Nghiêm-Minh got his second yellow card in the match during the 72nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Son Tay booed when Gia Nghia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lê Nghiêm-Minh didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lê Nguyet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Loc, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lê Phuoc during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Gia Nghia getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Lê Phuoc hit a great ball. Ngô Bay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Nguyễn Nhật Minh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nguyễn Loc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lê Nguyet having to interfere. Son Tay's Nguyễn Diem got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lê Nguyet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Loc in the 94th minute of the match. In the 94th minute, Vũ Chuong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nguyễn Loc recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 98th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.
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