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Lang Son
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 Phong started the match with the kick off. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 4th minute of the game. One of Lang Son:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ca Mau:s goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Nguyễn Phong managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ca Mau's supporters rose to their feet, but Nguyễn Phong was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nguyễn Teo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 11th minute, Nguyễn Phong 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. In the 12th minute, Nguyễn Minh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 16th minute, Ca Mau's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Nguyễn Phong fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. If La Huỳnh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Nguyễn Phong's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nguyễn Teo was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Trần Cong Vinh succeeded in the game's 26th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Dương Loc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Phong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ca Mau's Dương Loc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Phong in the 38th minute of play. Nguyễn Phong sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nguyễn Phong was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 54 minutes, La Huỳnh managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lang Son's supporters crossed their fingers, but La Huỳnh was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hoàng Tho kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. 57 minutes into the match, Nguyễn Phong notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Ca Mau's Dương Loc. Dương Loc was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Lang Son's Nguyễn Phong in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ca Mau's goalie prevented a goal. Trần Cong Vinh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Nguyễn Teo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nguyễn Huy hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Lang Son's zone, Trần Cong Vinh stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nguyễn Teo came out of the goal and Trần Cong Vinh tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Trần Cong Vinh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lang Son's La Huỳnh got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that La Huỳnh's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dương Loc was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Trần Cong Vinh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Teo having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Ca Mau eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.