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Quang Ninh
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Liễu Nga made the kick off which started today's match. When Nguyễn Nam fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cao Lanh's protests and gave Nguyễn Nam a yellow card for diving instead. In the 3rd match minute, Cao Lanh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Nam to maneuver through the defense. Nguyễn Nam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Tho, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. With a little luck, Cao Lanh's Phạm Duong got control of the ball when Đặng Cong Vinh tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nguyễn Tho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Cao Lanh's Phạm Duong got control of the ball when Đặng Cong Vinh tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nguyễn Nam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Nam, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. After 17 played minutes HK-Mobile got a freekick which was hit by Hồ Nguyet. In the 19th minute, Đặng Cong Vinh left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The HK-Mobile fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Đặng Cong Vinh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Phạm Duong having to interfere. Phạm Duong came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by HK-Mobile's Đặng Cong Vinh. But to his dismay, Đặng Cong Vinh quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Đặng Cong Vinh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Liễu Nga's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Phạm Duong read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. In the 36th minute, Lê Nhật Minh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hoàng Thien in the 37th minute of play forced HK-Mobile's goalkeeper Nguyễn Nam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Liễu Nga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Phạm Duong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. HK-Mobile's Đặng Cong Vinh got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 45 minutes into the match, Đặng Cong Vinh had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Phạm Duong. Cao Lanh's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Đặng Cong Vinh was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nguyễn Tho to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Cao Lanh booed when HK-Mobile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lê Nhật Minh didn't get a good kick on the ball. Phạm Duong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liễu Nga, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Nguyễn Nam in the 59thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nguyễn Nam, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Nguyễn Thai kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Đặng Cong Vinh's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Phạm Duong was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. In the 64thth minute of the game Đặng Cong Vinh who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cao Lanh's Phạm Duong was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Liễu Nga managed to get in a good position for a shot. HK-Mobile's supporters rose to their feet, but Liễu Nga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Phạm Duong breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liễu Nga in the 86th minute of play forced Cao Lanh's goalkeeper Phạm Duong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Cao Lanh's zone, Đặng Cong Vinh stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Phạm Duong came out of the goal and Đặng Cong Vinh tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 96 minutes, Nguyễn Nam managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cao Lanh's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nguyễn Nam was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. There was no doubt that HK-Mobile were the better team. HK-Mobile's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.