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Phan Rang-Thap Cham
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nguyễn Pham kicked off to start the match. Đặng Nam didn't have the luck on his side when he, from a short distance, got a opportunity for a shot on goal in the 9th minute. The shot missed the goal on the right side and Đặng Nam ran dejectedly back to his position. Đặng Nam received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nguyễn Minh came out and tried to block the shot, but Đặng Nam slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 11th minute. When Nguyễn Tuan came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the fc khsi 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 Tuan couldn't finish the play. Nguyễn Minh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Đặng Nam in the 21st minute of play. Đặng Nam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Nguyễn Minh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Phạm Thuyet during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to fc khsi getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Phạm Thuyet hit a great ball. Nguyễn Nga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tạ Phuc in the 30th minute of the match. Đặng Nam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Đặng Nam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Đặng Nam might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nguyễn Minh. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Đặng Nam ran back to his position shaking his head. Tạ Phuc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Nga having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nguyễn Pham in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nguyễn Nga saved fc khsi from getting behind. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Đặng Nam was the one to do the kick off. Đặng Nam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 55th minute Đặng Nam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nguyễn Minh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. fc khsi's Đặng Nam got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 62nd minute, fc khsi's Lê Viet seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Lê Viet the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of fc khsi protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Lê Viet had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 62 minutes into the game, one of fc khsi:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 64 minutes, Hanoi's Phan Anh Hung got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Nguyễn Nga. Tạ Phucs short, quick shot in the 68thth minute got Nguyễn Nga to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind fc khsi's goalkeeper Nguyễn Nga, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Hanoi's zone, Nguyễn Tuan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nguyễn Minh came out of the goal and Nguyễn Tuan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nguyễn Minh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dương Thuyet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Nguyễn Tuan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nguyễn Pham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nguyễn Pham's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nguyễn Nga read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. In the 85th match minute, Hanoi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Phan Teo to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 88 minutes, Nguyễn Tuan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. fc khsi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nguyễn Tuan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Phạm Thuyet in the 90th minute of play forced Hanoi's goalkeeper Nguyễn Minh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the match, fc khsi's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Pham came free, but Nguyễn Nga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 93rd minute of the match, Nguyễn Pham tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nguyễn Nga saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. fc khsi's Nguyễn Tuan got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Phan Diem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. fc khsi were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.