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Yen Bai
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nguyễn Nguyet made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Bùi Diem managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bắc Kạn's supporters rose to their feet, but Bùi Diem was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Triệu Nghiêm-Minh breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Triệu Nghiêm-Minh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bùi Diem, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Triệu Nghiêm-Minh stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bùi Diem's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. After 13 minutes, Bùi Diem mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bắc Kạn and the bạc liêu players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Bắc Kạn's Bùi Diem got a free kick in the 13th minute. 18 minutes into the match, Nguyễn Nga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Triệu Nghiêm-Minh. bạc liêu's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nguyễn Nga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Phan Khoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Nguyet in the 22nd minute of play. Nguyễn Cuc kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Triệu Nghiêm-Minh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nghiêm Nhật Minh in the 28th minute of play. Nguyễn Nguyet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Triệu Nghiêm-Minh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bùi Diem in the 35th minute of play. Nguyễn Nga kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. With a little luck, Bắc Kạn's Phan Khoi got control of the ball when Trần Phong tried to sneak it across the goal line. Trần Phong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Phan Khoi having to interfere. Phan Khoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Nguyet in the 44th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nghiêm Nhật Minh to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute Nguyễn Nguyet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Phan Khoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Nguyet in the 55th minute of play forced Bắc Kạn's goalkeeper Phan Khoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Phan Khoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Nguyet in the 58th minute of play. If Trần Phong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bắc Kạn's Phan Khoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Nguyet in the 60th minute of play. If Trần Phong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Triệu Nghiêm-Minh was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bùi Diem showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 70 minute of play. Nguyễn Quang Thanh's late challenge caught a Bắc Kạn's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nguyễn Quang Thanh helped the player get up and apologised. Nguyễn Quang Thanh kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Trần Phong managed to get in a good position for a shot. bạc liêu's supporters rose to their feet, but Trần Phong was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Phan Khoi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nguyễn Nguyet's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Phan Khoi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. The bạc liêu supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Bắc Kạn's performance. The match ended with a win for Bắc Kạn.