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Match Report
Vi Thanh
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Vi Thanh's Nguyễn Minh-ha started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Trần Loc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nguyễn Khoi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Trần Tuyet was a little too slow when Nguyễn Minh-ha got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 7th minute. The score was now 1-0. Lê Hung 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 11th minute. In the 12th match minute, Thu Dau Mot was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lương Duong to maneuver through the defense. Trần Tuyet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Minh-ha in the 14th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the game, Vũ Tong was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Thu Dau Mot's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vi Thanh the free kick. Nguyễn Lien fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Tuyet having to interfere. Trần Loc received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Lê Hung tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Vi Thanh getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Trần Xuan hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nguyễn Lien got free with Trần Tuyet in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nguyễn Lien fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Tuyet having to interfere. In the 32nd minute, Nguyễn Khoi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lê Hung was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 36th minute, Nguyễn Khoi made a precise shot to the right of Lê Hung. Vi Thanh's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. In the 42nd minute Trần Loc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lê Hung saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nguyễn Lien received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Trần Tuyet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nguyễn Khoi was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Trần Xuan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vi Thanh fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Trần Tuyet came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by Vi Thanh's Nguyễn Minh-ha. But to his dismay, Nguyễn Minh-ha quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Lien in the 64th minute of play forced Thu Dau Mot's goalkeeper Trần Tuyet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 69 minutes into the match, Vi Thanh's Nguyễn Lien sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Trần Tuyet narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 69th minute, Nguyễn Lien made a precise shot to the right of Trần Tuyet. Thu Dau Mot's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. Vi Thanh's Nguyễn Lien got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 79th minute, Thu Dau Mot's Nguyễn Khoi ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Lê Hung. Lê Hung yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-3. Nguyễn Minh-ha hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Nguyễn Lien fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Tuyet having to interfere. Vi Thanh'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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