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My 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. Nguyễn Ritchell started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Dien Bien Phu's goalkeeper Vũ Diem had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nguyễn Minh. Lương Minh-ha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Vũ Diem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vũ Diem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lê Duc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 9 minutes in the game, Nguyễn Minh fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Vũ Diem having to interfere. After 10 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Dien Bien Phu! Dien Bien Phu:s Vũ Diem showed great skill when he stopped Hoàng Nguyet:s penalty. 14 minutes into the match, My Tho's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Tong came free, but Lê Thanh Bình reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nguyễn Minh might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vũ Diem. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nguyễn Minh ran back to his position shaking his head. Lê Thanh Bình showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Đặng Tuan Hoang in the 25th minute of the match. Đặng Tuan Hoang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Đặng Tuan Hoang blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lê Thanh Bình having to make a save. Đặng Tong was shown his second yellow card after 42 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lê Duc in the 46th minute of play forced Dien Bien Phu's goalkeeper Vũ Diem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 48 minutes into the game, Dien Bien Phu's Đặng Tuan Hoang nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lê Thanh Bình made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1.

The wind increased when Lê Duc made the kick off in the second half. Đặng Tuan Hoang's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 54thth minute, Lê Thanh Bình skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When the match clock showed 58 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Lê Duc sped through Dien Bien Phu's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vũ Diem. Lê Thanh Bình was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nguyễn Tong showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 62 minute of play. Đặng Tuan Hoang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 67 minutes, Đặng Tuan Hoang put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Lê Thanh Bình. Vũ Diem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lê Duc in the 70th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Lê Duc's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vũ Diem was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Dien Bien Phu's goalkeeper Vũ Diem, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Đặng Tuan Hoang could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Lê Thanh Bình made a huge save. Dien Bien Phu's Vũ Diem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lê Duc in the 87th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Đặng Tuan Hoang could shoot a difficult shot in the 89th minute, which Lê Thanh Bình however easily saved by the left post. Lê Thanh Bình was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Đặng Tuan Hoang showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-4 in the 89 minute of play. A collision led to My Tho getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Đào Quang hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Dien Bien Phu's zone, Nguyễn Minh stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vũ Diem came out of the goal and Nguyễn Minh tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match was over Dien Bien Phu could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than My Tho throughout the match.