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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Ngô Liem made the kick off and thus started the match. 2 minutes into the game, Nguyễn Hong Minh was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. truong tan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hanoi the free kick. After a rather tough play, truong tan's Nguyễn Hong Minh got a free kick in the 2nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Huỳnh Nguyet in the 9th minute of play forced Hanoi's goalkeeper Nguyễn Tan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 11 played minutes Hanoi got a freekick which was hit by Lê Thi. Lê Minh could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Nguyễn Tan made a huge save. After 13 minutes of play truong tan's Nguyễn Hong Minh was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, truong tan's Nguyễn Hong Minh got a free kick in the 13th minute. The audience was convinced that Trần Hoang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nguyễn Duy was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Phan Thanh Bình kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Lê Minh's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nguyễn Tan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. With a little luck, Hanoi's Nguyễn Tan got control of the ball when Lê Minh tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lê Minh's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 25thth minute, Nguyễn Tan skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Trần Hoang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Trần Hoang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ngô Liem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Duy having to interfere. In the 37th minute, Ngô Liem made a precise shot to the right of Nguyễn Duy. truong tan's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Nguyễn Dung's late challenge caught a Hanoi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nguyễn Dung helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to truong tan getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Nguyễn Dung hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ngô Liem in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nguyễn Duy prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 43rd minute, one of truong tan: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 truong tan. In the 45th minute there was a penalty for Hanoi. Văn Chung stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Nguyễn Duy. 0-2.

After 53 minutes, Tôn Ho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the truong tan and the Hanoi players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, truong tan's Tôn Ho got a free kick in the 53rd minute. In the 58th minute Ngô Liem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nguyễn Duy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Hanoi defense, Lê Minh kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nguyễn Tan. The Hanoi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nguyễn Tan should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ngô Liem in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nguyễn Duy saved truong tan from getting behind. Nguyễn Tan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lê Minh in the 69th minute of the match. With a little luck, truong tan's Nguyễn Duy got control of the ball when Trần Hoang tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Hanoi's goalkeeper Nguyễn Tan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lê Minh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Tan having to interfere. In the 81st minute Ngô Liem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nguyễn Duy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ngô Liem came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Hanoi 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 Ngô Liem couldn't finish the play. Ngô Liem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Nguyễn Duy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 87th minute, Hanoi's Ngô Liem dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lê Minh in the 96th minute of play forced Hanoi's goalkeeper Nguyễn Tan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Hanoi eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.