Nam Dinh
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nguyễn Tuan took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Nguyễn Phu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind viet nam's goalkeeper Trần Tran, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Trần Tran came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Nam Dinh's Nguyễn Tuan. But to his dismay, Nguyễn Tuan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. viet nam's defense didn't have a chance, in the 17th minute, when Lê Cuc scored to the left of an out of position Trần Tran, making the score, 2-0. With a little luck, viet nam's Trần Tran got control of the ball when Lê Cuc tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Nguyễn Cadeo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nguyễn Cadeo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Phan Hong Minh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 33rd minute Nguyễn Tuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trần Tran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nguyễn Cadeo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Phan Hong Minh having to make a save. Nguyễn Tuan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Trần Tran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lê Cuc received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Trần Tran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lê Cuc 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. Nguyễn Cadeo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nguyễn Cadeo was the one to do the kick off. Phan Hong Minh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Cadeo, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Nguyễn Tuan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Trần Tran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Phan Hong Minh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lê Nguyet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 59 minutes into the game, viet nam's Nguyễn Cadeo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Phan Hong Minh made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Nguyễn Dung's late challenge caught a Nam Dinh's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nguyễn Dung helped the player get up and apologised. In the 63rd match minute, viet nam was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Dung to maneuver through the defense. 67 minutes into the match, Nguyễn Cadeo notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Nam Dinh's Phan Hong Minh. Phan Hong Minh was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 72 minutes into the match, viet nam's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Tuan came free, but Trần Tran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to viet nam getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Trần Teo hit a great ball. Trần Tran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Tuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Trần Tran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Tuan in the 76th minute of play. Trần Tran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lê Cuc, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 80th minute, Nguyễn Minh-ha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Nguyễn Tuan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lê Cuc scored 3-2 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Trần Tran, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lưu Dung kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Phan Hong Minh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Cadeo in the 87th minute of play. After having played for 90 minutes, Lê Cuc managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nam Dinh's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lê Cuc was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. viet nam were furious when Phan Chuong was red carded, 92 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 92nd minute, one of viet nam: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 viet nam. Trần Tran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Tuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Nam Dinh's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.
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