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Match Report
Long Tan
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nguyễn Khoi kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Manchester's goalkeeper Hoàng Hung had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nguyễn Nam. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nguyễn Nam got free with Hoàng Hung in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Long Tan's Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Khoi in the 9th minute of play. Long Tan's Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Bien in the 10th minute of play. In the 14thth minute of the game Nguyễn Khoi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Long Tan's Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trần Hong in the 15th minute of play. Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Khoi in the 20th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute, Nguyễn Nam made a precise shot to the right of Hoàng Hung. Manchester's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 25th minute, Lê Teo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Vũ Tran came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Manchester 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 Vũ Tran couldn't finish the play. Manchester's Trần Hong got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 33 minutes into the game, Manchester's Trần Hong nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Lê Teo kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Manchester's Nguyễn Bien got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lê Teo to make the kick off. Hoàng Hung showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Nam in the 51st minute of the match. After having played for 52 minutes, Vũ Tran managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manchester's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vũ Tran was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 54th minute, Vũ Tran left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manchester fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nguyễn Khoi in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Lê Teo came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Long Tan 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 Lê Teo couldn't finish the play. When Nguyễn Khoi came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Manchester 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 Khoi couldn't finish the play. After 72 minutes of play, Long Tan's Nguyễn Diem made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hoàng Hung was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 77th minute Lê Teo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hoàng Hung saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vũ Tran who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 84thth minute tested the skills of Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Nguyễn Biens short, quick shot in the 90thth minute got Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 95th minute Nguyễn Khoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.
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