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HA NOI STADIUM
Spectators: 5159 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 159) Nguyễn Phuc started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Nguyễn Phong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Khoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Vũ Tran could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Nguyễn Phong made a huge save. When Đặng Dung came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Thai Nguyen 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 Đặng Dung couldn't finish the play. In the 12th minute, Vũ Tran 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. Trần Phuong kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Nguyễn Phong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chung Hieu in the 14th minute of the match. Nguyễn Phong made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vũ Tran in the 17th minute. Vũ Tran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nguyễn Bien received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Nguyễn Phong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hoàng Hung showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Đặng Dung in the 27th minute of the match. After 28 played minutes Thai Nguyen got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Hoa. After 31 played minutes Manchester got a freekick which was hit by Trần Hong. When Nguyễn Bien fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manchester's protests and gave Nguyễn Bien a yellow card for diving instead. After 36 played minutes Manchester got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Bien. Thai Nguyen's Nguyễn Phong proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Thai Nguyen from getting a goal against them. In the 43rd minute, Đặng Dung made a precise shot to the right of Hoàng Hung. Manchester's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 0-2 became the score in the 47th minute when Đặng Dung elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The Manchester players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Thai Nguyen were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nguyễn Khoi made a kick off. With a little luck, Manchester's Hoàng Hung got control of the ball when Đặng Dung tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 54 minutes into the game, when Trịnh Tan put in a rough tackle. In the 54th minute, one of Manchester:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Manchester. Vũ Tran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Nguyễn Phong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, Trần Hong had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nguyễn Phong. Thai Nguyen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Trần Hong was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. 70 minutes into the game, Thai Nguyen's Đặng Dung nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hoàng Hung made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. If Vũ Tran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Trần Hong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Phong having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Phuc in the 83rd minute of play forced Manchester's goalkeeper Hoàng Hung to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vũ Tran's late challenge caught a Thai Nguyen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vũ Tran helped the player get up and apologised. In the 84th match minute, Manchester was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vũ Tran to maneuver through the defense. When Trần Phuong came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Thai Nguyen 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 Phuong couldn't finish the play. Nguyễn Phuc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nguyễn Bien blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nguyễn Phong having to make a save. Vũ Tran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Đặng Dung received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Hoàng Hung tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Thai Nguyen's Lê Dung got a free kick in the 99th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Thai Nguyen walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.