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Ho Chi Minh
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nguyễn Viet got the match started through his kick off. Trần Nhật Minh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Viet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute, Nguyễn Viet reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Trần Nhật Minh. The goal made the score 1-0. 15 minutes into the match, Nguyễn Viet dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Trần Nhật Minh, 2-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Dương Huỳnh managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chi Minh City's supporters rose to their feet, but Dương Huỳnh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Trần Nhật Minh breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Chi Minh City's Chung Chuong got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Chi Minh City's Trần Hong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Trần Nam in the 23rd minute of play. When Min-anola's Nguyễn Lien in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chi Minh City's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Viet in the 28th minute of play forced Min-anola's goalkeeper Trần Nhật Minh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Trần Hong didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Min-anola's Nguyễn Lien shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. If Đinh Phu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nguyễn Viet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Trần Nhật Minh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Viet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nguyễn Viet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Trần Thai to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Chung Chuong notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Min-anola's Trần Nhật Minh. Trần Nhật Minh was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 58 minutes into the game, Nguyễn Viet cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Trần Nhật Minh was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 63rd minute, Nguyễn Viet made a precise shot to the right of Trần Nhật Minh. Min-anola's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nguyễn Viet during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 67th match minute, Chi Minh City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Viet to maneuver through the defense. Trần Nhật Minh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Viet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70thth minute of the game Chung Chuong who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Min-anola's Trần Nhật Minh was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chung Chuong in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Trần Nhật Minh saved Min-anola from getting behind. When Nguyễn Viet came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Chi Minh City 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 Viet couldn't finish the play. The Chi Minh City fans' excitement grew in the 73rd match minute when Chi Minh City's Chung Chuong looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 7-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 76 minutes of play, Chi Minh City's Nguyễn Viet made it 8-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Trần Nhật Minh was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Đinh Phu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Nguyễn Viet came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Chi Minh City 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 Viet couldn't finish the play. Chung Chuong sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Trần Nhật Minh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Viet, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Nguyễn Viet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Nhật Minh having to interfere. 91 minutes into the match, Min-anola's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Viet came free, but Trần Nhật Minh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chung Chuong might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Trần Nhật Minh. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Chung Chuong ran back to his position shaking his head. When Chi Minh City's Nguyễn Viet in the 96th minute got a chance for a shot 96th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Min-anola's goalie prevented a goal. There was no doubt that Chi Minh City were the better team. Chi Minh City's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.