Hai Duong
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nguyễn Loc kicked off to start the match. Nguyễn Duc made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Lương Phuoc sent off a good shot on target. Dương Minh kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. If Phạm Nhật Minh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 10th minute, Phạm Nhật Minh ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nguyễn Thi Ngoc was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Nguyễn Loc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Phạm Nhật Minh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nguyen Gia's Nguyễn Duc proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Nguyen Gia from getting a goal against them. Hà Nội's Nguyễn Thi Ngoc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Nga in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th match minute, Hà Nội was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Trần Cadeo to maneuver through the defense. If Lương Phuoc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 36th minute, Phạm Nhật Minh left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nguyen Gia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 42nd minute, Nguyễn Phuong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46th minute, Nguyễn Loc left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nguyen Gia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
Lương Phuoc's late challenge caught a Nguyen Gia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lương Phuoc helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Hà Nội getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Lương Phuoc hit a great ball. After 56 played minutes Nguyen Gia got a freekick which was hit by Phạm Dung. In the 64th minute Lương Phuoc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nguyễn Duc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute, Hà Nội's Đặng Nam seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Đặng Nam the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Hà Nội protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Đặng Nam had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After a rather tough play, Hà Nội's Đặng Nam got a free kick in the 66th minute. In the 68th minute, Lê Phuong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Hà Nội's Nguyễn Thi Ngoc got control of the ball when Nguyễn Loc tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nguyễn Nga was extremely unlucky when he, in the 72nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lương Phuoc in the 75th minute of play forced Nguyen Gia's goalkeeper Nguyễn Duc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Nguyen Gia defense, Trịnh Hong kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nguyễn Duc. The Nguyen Gia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nguyễn Duc should have stopped the shot. Nguyễn Duc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lương Phuoc in the 81st minute of play. In the 83rd minute Lương Phuoc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nguyễn Duc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 84 minutes, Trần Cadeo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hà Nội's supporters crossed their fingers, but Trần Cadeo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nguyen Gia's Nguyễn Duc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lương Phuoc in the 86th minute of play. Nguyễn Lien kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Nguyen Gia's Nguyễn Duc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lương Phuoc in the 91st minute of play. Nguyễn Duc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lương Phuoc, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Nguyen Gia had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.
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