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Match Report
Ca Mau
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Nguyễn Tuan made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, Cam Ranh's Nguyễn Binh got a free kick in the 2nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nguyễn Quang got free with Trần Tuyet in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nguyễn Binh was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 12 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 11th minute of the game. One of Cam Ranh:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ca Mau:s goal. When the match had been going on for 14 minutes, Ca Mau's Phạm Thai 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 Trần Tuyet. In the 16th match minute, Ca Mau was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vương Ritchell to maneuver through the defense. In the 18th minute, Lý Binh sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Ca Mau's Nguyễn Than didn't even have to move. When Nguyễn Tuan came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Ca Mau 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. After a rather tough play, Cam Ranh's Phạm Ritchell got a free kick in the 25th minute. A long shot from Phạm Thai in the 25th minute of play was well struck, but Trần Tuyet made a really good save at the right post. In the 32nd match minute, Ca Mau was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vương Ritchell to maneuver through the defense. If Nguyễn Cuc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Nguyễn Cuc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Cam Ranh booed when Ca Mau was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nguyễn Hung didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 43rd match minute, Cam Ranh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chung Quang Thanh to maneuver through the defense. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nguyễn Cuc stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Nguyễn Quang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trần Tuyet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Phạm Thai hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Cam Ranh's Trần Tuyet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Tuan in the 57th minute of play. Nguyễn Cuc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vương Ritchell kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Nguyễn Tuan took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Trần Tuyet. Trần Tuyet dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. In the 68thth minute of the game Nguyễn Tuan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cam Ranh's Trần Tuyet was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 68th match minute, Ca Mau was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vương Ritchell to maneuver through the defense. 73 minutes into the game, Nguyễn Cuc cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Nguyễn Than was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 79th minute, Nguyễn Quang 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. The Ca Mau fans' excitement grew in the 80th match minute when Ca Mau's Nguyễn Tuan looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 85th minute, Nguyễn Quang left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ca Mau fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Ca Mau's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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