League

Nam Dinh
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Liễu Viet made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to Dong Xam getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Nguyễn Tho hit a great ball. Dong Xam's Ngô Mai proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Dong Xam from getting a goal against them. Lê Phuong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liễu Viet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lý Bay recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Danilo Huezo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Liễu Viet blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lê Phuong having to make a save. Ngô Mai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danilo Huezo in the 20th minute of the match. Dong Xam's Ngô Mai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Danilo Huezo in the 24th minute of play. When Danilo Huezo came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Nam Dinh 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 Danilo Huezo couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Lý Bay managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nam Dinh's supporters rose to their feet, but Lý Bay was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ngô Mai breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Danilo Huezo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ngô Mai having to interfere. When Lý Bay, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 36 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Ngô Mai was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lý Bay got free with Ngô Mai in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lê Phuong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liễu Viet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Nam Dinh getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Nguyễn Quang Thanh hit a great ball. Liễu Viet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lý Bay to strike the kick off in the second half. If Lý Bay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lê Phuong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liễu Viet in the 55th minute of the match. If Nguyễn Thanh Bình had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th minute, Lý Bay made a precise shot to the right of Ngô Mai. Dong Xam's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. After some careless play in the Dong Xam defense, Lý Bay kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ngô Mai. The Dong Xam fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ngô Mai should have stopped the shot. In the 73rd match minute, Nam Dinh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Đỗ Viet to maneuver through the defense. Lê Phuong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liễu Viet, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. After 77 minutes, Nguyễn Quang Thanh mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nam Dinh and the Dong Xam players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nam Dinh made a substitution. Nguyễn Anh Hung replaced Nguyễn Thanh Bình. Nguyễn Quang Thanh hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Danilo Huezo struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Ngô Mai didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nam Dinh. Ngô Mai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Đỗ Viet, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Lý Bay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.