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Viet Tri
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nguyễn Hoang made the kick off which started today's match. Nguyễn Thanh Bình charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nguyễn Thanh Bình the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Nguyễn Xuan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Viet Tri's Phùng Bay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Xuan in the 8th minute of play. Phùng Bay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mai Thanh Bình in the 9th minute of play. If Nguyễn Xuan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Mai Thanh Bình had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nguyễn Hoang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Trần Nam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nguyễn Xuan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Binh Phuoc booed when Viet Tri was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nguyễn Thanh Bình didn't get a good kick on the ball. Binh Phuoc's Nguyễn Xuan got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Trần Nam could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but La Loc made a huge save. Văn Bien's late challenge caught a Viet Tri's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Văn Bien helped the player get up and apologised. When Trần Nam came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Viet Tri 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 Trần Nam couldn't finish the play. Nguyễn Xuan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Mai Thanh Bình managed to get in a good position for a shot. Binh Phuoc's supporters rose to their feet, but Mai Thanh Bình was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Phùng Bay breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Nguyễn Xuan made the kick off in the second half. Nguyễn Hoang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. La Loc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Trần Nam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 56 played minutes Binh Phuoc got a freekick which was hit by Bùi Quang. In the 59th minute of the match Hoàng Bien shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but La Loc showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Mai Thanh Bình blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Phùng Bay having to make a save. If Nguyễn Xuan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 74 minutes of play Binh Phuoc's Văn Bien was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Văn Bien hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. When Nguyễn Xuan came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Binh Phuoc 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 Nguyễn Xuan couldn't finish the play. Binh Phuoc's La Loc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Trần Nam in the 78th minute of play. Nguyễn Hoang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without La Loc having to interfere. If Nguyễn Hoang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Trần Nam managed to get in a good position for a shot. Viet Tri's supporters rose to their feet, but Trần Nam was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. La Loc breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. La Loc stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Trần Nam's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. Lưu Hoang hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After 92 played minutes Binh Phuoc got a freekick which was hit by Ngô Tu. The Binh Phuoc players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Viet Tri from taking control. The game ends in a draw.