Official Cup

Ông Tạ Sài Gòn
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Nguyễn Hoa made the kick off and thus started the match. Vũ Minh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fawaz Boland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 4 minutes into the match, Abdul Aziz Al Holey notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Sài Gòn's Vũ Minh. Vũ Minh was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nguyễn Than kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Vũ Minh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Al Towatan, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Sài Gòn's Vũ Minh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fawaz Boland in the 10th minute of play. Qutaiba Al Ateqi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Vũ Minh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vũ Minh stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ali Al Towatan's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Vũ Minh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qutaiba Al Ateqi in the 14th minute of play. Vũ Minh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esam Al Hashash in the 16th minute of the match. Hakem Al Attar hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. 22 minutes into the match, Esam Al Hashash notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Sài Gòn's Vũ Minh. Vũ Minh was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Vũ Minh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Al Towatan in the 25th minute of the match. Vũ Minh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdul Aziz Al Holey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdul Aziz Al Holey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Golden Tigers booed when Sài Gòn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lý Hoa didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Golden Tigers booed when Sài Gòn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nguyễn Hoa didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 35 minutes into the game, when Nguyễn Thanh Bình put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Sài Gòn fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 34th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Golden Tigers a penalty, 37 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Hakem Al Attar, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Sài Gòn's Vũ Minh. 0-4. After the first half Golden Tigers were leading 0-4. 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 Ali Al Towatan to make the kick off. The supporters of Golden Tigers booed when Sài Gòn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lý Hoa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Khalefa Al Hadad kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. 55 minutes into the match, Sài Gòn's goal looked a bit too open when Fawaz Boland came free, but Vũ Minh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vũ Minh made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ali Al Towatan in the 59th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ali Al Towatan got free with Vũ Minh in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 61 minutes into the match, Sài Gòn's goalkeeper Vũ Minh had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ali Al Towatan. In the 66th minute of the match, Esam Al Hashash tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vũ Minh saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Sài Gòn's Vũ Minh proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Sài Gòn from getting a goal against them. Abdul Aziz Al Holey scored 0-5 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vũ Minh, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Nguyễn Than hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the 76th minute of the match, Esam Al Hashash tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vũ Minh saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Abdul Aziz Al Holey came free with the goalkeeper in the 78th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Vũ Minh could save by the left post. Sayer Al Besher was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 80 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Golden Tigers fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 79th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Sài Gòn a penalty, 82 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Vương Thanh Bình, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Golden Tigers's José Alberto Chilavert. 1-5. Sài Gòn's Vũ Minh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fawaz Boland in the 87th minute of play. Vũ Minh made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Ali Al Towatan sent off a good shot on target. When the final whistle sounded Golden Tigers left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Sài Gòn.