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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Võ Nguyet started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Nguyễn Minh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 10th minute, Việt Nam's Võ Nguyet dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Nguyễn Minh's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Liễu Binh read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. If Võ Nguyet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Liễu Binh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Võ Nguyet, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 18th minute, Lý Tuan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Trần Tuyet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Trần Tuyet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Hanh having to interfere. Lê Quang Thanh's late challenge caught a Hoa Binh's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lê Quang Thanh helped the player get up and apologised. Lê Quang Thanh kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Lưu Nam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Trần Hanh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Trần Hanh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lưu Nam in the 32nd minute of the match. Nguyễn Minh scored 3-0 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Liễu Binh, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Trần Bien during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Trần Bien hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute Lưu Nam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trần Hanh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nguyễn Tuan's late challenge caught a Hoa Binh's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nguyễn Tuan helped the player get up and apologised. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Trần Tuyet stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Nguyễn Minh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Lý Tuan fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hoa Binh's protests and gave Lý Tuan a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Hoa Binh's Lý Tuan got a free kick in the 57th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Việt Nam's Phạm Than broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Nguyễn Hieu charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nguyễn Hieu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Hoa Binh booed when Việt Nam was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nguyễn Hieu didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Võ Nguyet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Võ Nguyet struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Liễu Binh didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Việt Nam. Liễu Binh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Võ Nguyet, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Trần Hanh didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Hoa Binh's Trần Tuyet shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-2 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 86th minute, Nguyễn Thi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Phan Thanh Bình charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Phan Thanh Bình the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When Lưu Nam came up free with the goalie in the 98th minute, the Hoa Binh 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 Lưu Nam couldn't finish the play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.