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Vinh Long
Spectators: 8421 (Terracing: 6316, Seating: 1937, VIP seats: 168) 5 minutes into the match, Triệu Hung notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Dien Bien's Hoàng Phuc. Hoàng Phuc was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nguyễn Khoi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Nguyễn Bien tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Nguyễn Khoi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Phan Dung in the 18th minute of play forced Ngôi Sao Vàng's goalkeeper Nguyễn Bien to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ngôi Sao Vàng's Nguyễn Bien played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Phan Dung in the 23rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Nguyễn Khoi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nguyễn Bien was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. In the 28th minute, Nguyễn Khoi made a precise shot to the right of Nguyễn Bien. Ngôi Sao Vàng's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After 33 minutes, Phan Dung made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Ngôi Sao Vàng's Nguyễn Bien tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Lâm Tong managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ngôi Sao Vàng's supporters rose to their feet, but Lâm Tong was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hoàng Phuc breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 47 minutes, Nguyễn Khoi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dien Bien's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nguyễn Khoi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Phan Dung blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nguyễn Bien having to make a save. When Ngôi Sao Vàng's Lâm Tong in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Dien Bien's goalie prevented a goal. In the 63rd minute, one of Dien Bien:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Dien Bien. In the 65th minute there was a penalty for Ngôi Sao Vàng. Lưu Minh-ha stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Hoàng Phuc. 2-2. The audience was convinced that Nguyễn Khoi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nguyễn Bien was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Nguyễn Khoi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nguyễn Khoi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Bien having to interfere. Nguyễn Bien showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Khoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. If Nguyễn Khoi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Phan Dung received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nguyễn Bien came out and tried to block the shot, but Phan Dung slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 80th minute. Nguyễn Bien was out of position in the 83 minute of play, and Nguyễn Khoi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nguyễn Khoi really showed his touch with that goal: 2-4. The audience thought a goal was coming when Phan Dung got free with Nguyễn Bien in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Phan Dung had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dien Bien's Nguyễn Khoi got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 98th minute, Nguyễn Khoi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dien Bien's supporters rose to their feet, but Nguyễn Khoi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nguyễn Bien breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dien Bien played a much better game than Ngôi Sao Vàng and deserved their victory. The Ngôi Sao Vàng players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.