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Match Report
Ho Chi Minh City
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) 7 minutes into the match, Ho Chi Minh City's goal looked a bit too open when Chung Hanh came free, but Đặng Thuyet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Trần Thanh struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Đặng Thuyet didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lai Chau. Đặng Thuyet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chung Hanh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lê Thuyet hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Lai Chau's Nguyễn Duc got control of the ball when Đặng Hung tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Lai Chau getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Phạm Thuyet hit a great ball. Nguyễn Duc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Phuoc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Ho Chi Minh City booed when Lai Chau was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Đỗ Loc didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 19 minutes Lai Chau's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dương Huỳnh who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Ho Chi Minh City's Dương Huỳnh to fire away a dangerous shot which Nguyễn Duc despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 20 minutes, Nguyễn Huy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lai Chau and the Ho Chi Minh City players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Ho Chi Minh City booed when Lai Chau was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nguyễn Huy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Đặng Hung received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Nguyễn Duc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Nguyễn Phuoc's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nguyễn Duc was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Đặng Hung sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nguyễn Phuoc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chung Hanh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Đặng Thuyet having to interfere. When Nguyễn Duy fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ho Chi Minh City's protests and gave Nguyễn Duy a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Lai Chau booed when Ho Chi Minh City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nguyễn Duy didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 49th minute, Chung Hanh left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lai Chau fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nguyễn Phuoc was the one to do the kick off. Trần Thanh recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Đặng Hung fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Duc having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Nguyễn Phuoc managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ho Chi Minh City's supporters rose to their feet, but Nguyễn Phuoc was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nguyễn Duc breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 69th minute, Đặng Hung made a precise shot to the right of Nguyễn Duc. Lai Chau's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Nguyễn Phuoc struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Nguyễn Duc didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ho Chi Minh City. The audience was convinced that Đặng Hung's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nguyễn Duc was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. After having played for 79 minutes, Đặng Hung managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ho Chi Minh City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Đặng Hung was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 81 played minutes Lai Chau got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Tu. Dương Huỳnh didn't quite understand what happened when in the 82 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Nguyễn Phuoc took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nguyễn Duc. Nguyễn Duc dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Đặng Hung received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Nguyễn Duc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nguyễn Duc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Đặng Hung, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.
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