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Match Report
Yen Bai
Spectators: 6787 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 0) Đồng Nai's Nguyễn Bay started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Lê Thuyet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Đỗ Van Tai Em having to interfere. Nguyễn Bay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Đỗ Van Tai Em having to interfere. Nguyễn Bay struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Đỗ Van Tai Em didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Đồng Nai. Lê Thuyet struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Đỗ Van Tai Em didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Đồng Nai. 16 minutes into the game, Huỳnh Hieu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Yen Bai's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Đồng Nai the free kick. A collision led to Yen Bai getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Huỳnh Hieu hit a great ball. With a little luck, Đồng Nai's Lê Duc got control of the ball when Trịnh Quang Thanh tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Lê Thuyet came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Đồng Nai 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 Lê Thuyet couldn't finish the play. Nguyễn Bay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Đỗ Van Tai Em having to interfere. Lê Thuyet recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Lê Thuyet came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Đồng Nai 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 Lê Thuyet couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Nguyễn Bay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Đỗ Van Tai Em was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. In the 38th minute, Lê Thuyet ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Đỗ Van Tai Em was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 43rd minute, Lê Thuyet 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. After the first half Đồng Nai were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vũ Quang to make the kick off. An unexpected shot in the 52nd minute by Lê Thuyet got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nguyễn Bay in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Đỗ Van Tai Em saved Yen Bai from getting behind. Trịnh Quang Thanh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lê Duc having to interfere. Trần Thuy kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Nguyễn Bay did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-2 to the left of a surprised Đỗ Van Tai Em 62 minutes into the match. When Lê Thuyet came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Đồng Nai 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 Lê Thuyet couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Yen Bai's zone, Nguyễn Bay stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Đỗ Van Tai Em came out of the goal and Nguyễn Bay tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Lê Thuyet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lê Duc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trịnh Quang Thanh in the 72nd minute of the match. The supporters of Yen Bai booed when Đồng Nai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nguyễn Phuoc didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 80 played minutes Đồng Nai got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Tuan. Yen Bai's attack was well implemented in the 81st minute, but when Vũ Quang was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. 86 minutes into the match, Đồng Nai's goal looked a bit too open when Vũ Quang came free, but Lê Duc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Đồng Nai's goal looked a bit too open when Vũ Quang came free, but Lê Duc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lê Thuyet succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-3 in the 97th playminute.
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