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Dien Bien Phu
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Liễu Viet started the match with the kick off. Phạm Pham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Phan Hung in the 3rd minute of play. Nguyễn Thai kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. In the 5th minute, Phan Hung 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. When Phan Hung came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Dong Xam 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 Phan Hung couldn't finish the play. If Phan Hung had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Liễu Duc hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Liễu Viet struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Phạm Pham didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dong Xam. In the 12th match minute, Dien Bien Phu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Trương Hung to maneuver through the defense. Dong Xam's Phan Hung got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Liễu Viet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Phạm Pham having to interfere. 21 minutes in the game, Đặng Lam fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Ngô Mai having to interfere. When Dong Xam's Phan Hung in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Dien Bien Phu's goalie prevented a goal. 26 minutes into the game, Hoàng Bien was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dong Xam's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dien Bien Phu the free kick. Hoàng Bien hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 28th minute Nguyễn Khoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ngô Mai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Khoi in the 35th minute of play forced Dong Xam's goalkeeper Ngô Mai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Đặng Lam came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Dien Bien Phu 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 Đặng Lam couldn't finish the play. 39 minutes into the match, Dien Bien Phu's Đặng Lam sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ngô Mai narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After the first half Dong Xam were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Đặng Lam during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 58th minute, Trương Hung hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With his leg Phạm Pham managed to avoid a goal in the 60thth minute, when Dong Xam's Phan Hung fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Đặng Lam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Ngô Mai tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Dien Bien Phu's Nguyễn Khoi in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Dong Xam's goalie prevented a goal. Dong Xam's Ngô Mai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Khoi in the 72nd minute of play. Dong Xam's Ngô Mai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Đặng Lam in the 75th minute of play. Dien Bien Phu's Nguyễn Khoi got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Liễu Viet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Phạm Pham having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 83 minutes, Phạm Pham successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 88 played minutes, Dien Bien Phu's Nguyễn Thai shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ngô Mai came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Dien Bien Phu reached it. After 89 played minutes Dien Bien Phu got a freekick which was hit by Trương Hung. Phạm Pham 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 91st minute. In the 93rd minute, Liễu Viet 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. Ngô Mai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Đặng Lam, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The Dong Xam players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Dien Bien Phu from taking control. The game ends in a draw.