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Long Tan
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Trần Anh Hung got the match started through his kick off. Phan Thi Ngoc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trần Anh Hung in the 3rd minute of play. If Trần Anh Hung had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 14th minute Phan Dung shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nguyễn Tho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Ha Giang's goalkeeper Nguyễn Tho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nguyễn Lam. A collision led to Long Tan getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Nguyễn Lan hit a great ball. Ha Giang's Trần Anh Hung got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vũ Ho during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Vũ Ho kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Ha Giang's goal looked a bit too open when Phan Dung came free, but Nguyễn Tho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nguyễn Tuan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Phan Thi Ngoc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Phan Thi Ngoc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Tuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. When Nguyễn Lam came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Long Tan 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 Nguyễn Lam couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Long Tan booed when Ha Giang was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Huỳnh Pham didn't get a good kick on the ball. Huỳnh Pham's late challenge caught a Long Tan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Huỳnh Pham helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Ha Giang getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Huỳnh Pham hit a great ball. Đặng Nga was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 42nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The audience was convinced that Phan Dung's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nguyễn Tho was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Phan Dung sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Phan Dung to make the kick off. In the 54th minute, Long Tan's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Trần Anh Hung fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After some careless play in the Ha Giang defense, Nguyễn Lam kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nguyễn Tho. The Ha Giang fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nguyễn Tho should have stopped the shot. 65 minutes into the game, Phan Dung was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Long Tan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ha Giang the free kick. In the 65th match minute, Long Tan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Phan Dung to maneuver through the defense. Long Tan's defense didn't have a chance, in the 70th minute, when Trần Anh Hung scored to the left of an out of position Phan Thi Ngoc, making the score, 1-1. 73 minutes into the game, Nguyễn Hoa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Long Tan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ha Giang the free kick. Nguyễn Hoa kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Ha Giang's Trần Anh Hung got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Phan Thi Ngoc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trần Anh Hung in the 78th minute of play. The supporters of Ha Giang booed when Long Tan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nguyễn Lan didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Nguyễn Tuan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Phan Thi Ngoc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trần Anh Hung, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ha Giang's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.