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Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Đỗ Duc started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Phùng Hoai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Trần Lam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hoàng Phuong who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 6thth minute tested the skills of Lê Huỳnh when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 11 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for La Lutte⭐☭! Trịnh Phuong placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! After a defensive mix-up in La Lutte⭐☭'s zone, Đỗ Duc stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Trần Lam came out of the goal and Đỗ Duc tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Trần Lam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from La Chung, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. 22 minutes into the match, La Lutte⭐☭'s goal looked a bit too open when Đỗ Duc came free, but Trần Lam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Hoàng Phuong's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lê Huỳnh was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Trịnh Nghiêm-Minh during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Hanoi booed when La Lutte⭐☭ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Trịnh Nghiêm-Minh didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nguyễn Xuan charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nguyễn Xuan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nguyễn Xuan kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Đỗ Duc struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Trần Lam didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hanoi. Trần Lam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from La Chung in the 34th minute of the match. When La Chung came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Hanoi 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 La Chung couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Nguyễn Ritchell managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hanoi's supporters rose to their feet, but Nguyễn Ritchell was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Trần Lam breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Phùng Hoai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Lam having to interfere. In the 42nd minute La Chung shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trần Lam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 45 played minutes, Hanoi's Phạm Phuc shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Trần Lam came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Hanoi reached it. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hoàng Phuong to make the kick off. La Chung sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. La Chung fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Lam having to interfere. Trịnh Nghiêm-Minh kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. La Lutte⭐☭'s Trần Lam proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save La Lutte⭐☭ from getting a goal against them. In the 71st minute, La Chung 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. If Phùng Hoai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 80 played minutes Hanoi got a freekick which was hit by Văn Nguyet. Phùng Hoai recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 88th minute, Trịnh Nghiêm-Minh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Phùng Hoai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nguyễn Ritchell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hanoi were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.