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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Phạm Thien got the match started through his kick off. Phạm Thien received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Huỳnh Huỳnh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Phuong Uyen's Huỳnh Huỳnh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Phạm Thien in the 9th minute of play. Nguyễn Teo's late challenge caught a Hung Yen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nguyễn Teo helped the player get up and apologised. Lương Nghiêm-Minh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Teo in the 16th minute of play. The supporters of Phuong Uyen booed when Hung Yen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nguyễn Duong didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 22 minutes of play, Hung Yen's Phạm Thien made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Huỳnh Huỳnh was left in no man's land by his defense there! Huỳnh Huỳnh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Phạm Pham in the 25th minute of the match. Huỳnh Huỳnh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Phạm Thien, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. 33 minutes into the match, Hung Yen's Phạm Pham sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Huỳnh Huỳnh narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lương Nghiêm-Minh made an important save on a dangerous shot by Võ Hung in the 35th minute. Phạm Van Tai Em hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Teo in the 42nd minute of play forced Hung Yen's goalkeeper Lương Nghiêm-Minh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Võ Hung fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lương Nghiêm-Minh having to interfere. In the 45th minute, Bùi Phuoc had to leave the field with a concussion. Nguyễn Duong charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nguyễn Duong the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nguyễn Duong kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. After the first half Hung Yen were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Võ Hung to strike the kick off in the second half. When the match clock showed 53 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Phạm Thien sped through Phuong Uyen's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Huỳnh Huỳnh. Nguyễn Duong received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Huỳnh Huỳnh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 59th minute, Phạm Thien fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Huỳnh Huỳnh, passed just outside the right post. Phạm Pham's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 65thth minute, Huỳnh Huỳnh skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Võ Hung sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Huỳnh Huỳnh was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Phạm Thien showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 78 minute of play. Phạm Pham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Phạm Pham succeeded in the game's 90th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-4. Huỳnh Huỳnh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Phạm Thien in the 94th minute of play. Võ Hung fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lương Nghiêm-Minh having to interfere. The Hung Yen supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Hung Yen would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.