Soc Trang
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nguyễn Cong Vinh kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Tuyen Quang getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Đặng Khoi hit a great ball. If Nguyễn Duc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Nguyễn Cong Vinh managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tuyen Quang's supporters rose to their feet, but Nguyễn Cong Vinh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Phạm Hoai breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 8th match minute, Soc Trang was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Trần Diem to maneuver through the defense. Soc Trang's Phạm Hoai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Cong Vinh in the 10th minute of play. Phạm Hoai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Dong, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Lê Dinh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Anh Hung in the 13th minute of play. If Nguyễn Duc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Nguyễn Anh Hung managed to get in a good position for a shot. Soc Trang's supporters rose to their feet, but Nguyễn Anh Hung was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lê Dinh breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 20th minute, Nguyễn Duc made a precise shot to the right of Lê Dinh. Tuyen Quang's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 25 minutes into the match, Tuyen Quang's Nguyễn Cong Vinh sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Phạm Hoai narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nguyễn Anh Hung received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Lê Dinh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32ndth minute of the game Nguyễn Cong Vinh who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Soc Trang's Phạm Hoai was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tuyen Quang's defense didn't have a chance, in the 33rd minute, when Nguyễn Anh Hung scored to the left of an out of position Lê Dinh, making the score, 2-0. After 36 played minutes Tuyen Quang got a freekick which was hit by Dương Thanh Bình. Đặng Khoi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 39th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Phạm Hoai. Soc Trang's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Huỳnh Tu charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Huỳnh Tu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Tuyen Quang getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Huỳnh Tu hit a great ball. Lê Dinh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Anh Hung in the 45th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.
When Phan Tuan Hoang fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Soc Trang's protests and gave Phan Tuan Hoang a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Soc Trang getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Phan Tuan Hoang hit a great ball. The long shot by Nguyễn Cadeo in the 55th minute really tested Phạm Hoai's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 57 minutes into the match, Tuyen Quang's Nguyễn Dong sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Phạm Hoai narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 59th minute Nguyễn Cong Vinh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Phạm Hoai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 62 in the game by Nguyễn Dong from a close distance when the talented Phạm Hoai managed to make a qualified save. Soc Trang's players were relieved. Nguyễn Dong received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Phạm Hoai tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Phạm Hoai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Cong Vinh in the 71st minute of the match. Tuyen Quang's Nguyễn Dong got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Phạm Hoai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Cong Vinh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nguyễn Cong Vinh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Phạm Hoai having to interfere. Phan Tinh charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Phan Tinh the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Soc Trang getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Phan Tinh hit a great ball. After 82 played minutes Tuyen Quang got a freekick which was hit by Huỳnh Tu. Nguyễn Dong could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Phạm Hoai made a huge save. Phạm Hoai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Cong Vinh in the 86th minute of the match. In the 88th minute of the match Hồ Ho sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lê Dinh skillfully saved the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nguyễn Cadeo during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 89 minutes into the game, one of Tuyen Quang:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Nguyễn Dong received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Phạm Hoai tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 97th minute, Nguyễn Cong Vinh got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Tuyen Quang's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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