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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Nguyễn Teo made the kick off and thus started the match. Phuong Uyen's Võ Hung got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bùi Viet in the 8th minute of play forced Phuong Uyen's goalkeeper Huỳnh Huỳnh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Phuong Uyen getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Dương Xuan hit a great ball. Lý Hoang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Huỳnh Huỳnh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Cao Bang's Hồ Dung got control of the ball when Võ Hung tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 20th minute Lý Hoang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Huỳnh Huỳnh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, Cao Bang's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Teo came free, but Hồ Dung reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nguyễn Teos short, quick shot in the 22ndth minute got Hồ Dung to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Bùi Viet scored 0-1 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Huỳnh Huỳnh, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 28th minute, Phuong Uyen's Nguyễn Teo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Nguyễn Hung kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Võ Hung sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Cao Bang getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Nguyễn Hung hit a great ball. After 47 minutes, Nguyễn Hung mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cao Bang and the Phuong Uyen players grew even worse after the yellow card.

After having played for 53 minutes, Võ Hung managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Phuong Uyen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Võ Hung was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 56th minute, Bùi Viet ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Huỳnh Huỳnh was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 60th minute Lý Hoang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Huỳnh Huỳnh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Phuong Uyen's goalkeeper Huỳnh Huỳnh, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lý Hoang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Võ Hung had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Võ Hung's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hồ Dung was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Nguyễn Teo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hồ Dung having to interfere. Huỳnh Xuan's late challenge caught a Phuong Uyen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Huỳnh Xuan helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 90th minute of the game. One of Cao Bang:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Phuong Uyen:s goal. In the 92nd minute there was a penalty for Phuong Uyen. Trần Viet stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Hồ Dung. 2-2. Nguyễn Teo struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Hồ Dung didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Phuong Uyen. If Bùi Viet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 99th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Cao Bang players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Phuong Uyen from taking control. The game ends in a draw.