National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772,
Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) 3 minutes into the game, Nguyễn Dung was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Vietnam's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Iran the free kick. Nguyễn Quang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Soheil Mahdavikia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Farhang Azizi during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 9th minute, Farhang Azizi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 10th minute of the match Nguyễn Teo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Parviz Asslibasab showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Kianoosh Tabari managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Iran's supporters rose to their feet, but Kianoosh Tabari was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nguyễn Quang breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Behnam Ghasemi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 20 minutes into the match, U21 Vietnam's goalkeeper Nguyễn Quang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ali Karimi. Nguyễn Quang made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Mahbod Jalaeepour sent off a good shot on target. With his leg Nguyễn Quang managed to avoid a goal in the 25thth minute, when U21 Iran's Ali Karimi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Lê Van Tai Em had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nguyễn Khoi kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. The supporters of U21 Iran booed when U21 Vietnam was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nguyễn Teo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Ali Karimi managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Iran's supporters rose to their feet, but Ali Karimi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nguyễn Quang breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 42nd match minute, U21 Vietnam was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lê Thuy to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, U21 Iran's Ali Karimi tried to score from far away in the 43rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Nguyễn Dung hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Ali Karimi from long distance, 46 minutes into the match, got Nguyễn Quang's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
The wind increased when Nguyễn Khoi made the kick off in the second half. Nguyễn Quang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abtin Farnoudi, who was totally free with the ball in the 50th minute. 52 minutes into the game, Kianoosh Tabari cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Nguyễn Quang was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 55th minute Ali Karimi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nguyễn Quang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th match minute, U21 Iran was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Soheil Mahdavikia to maneuver through the defense. U21 Iran's Parviz Asslibasab proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Iran from getting a goal against them. Anoush Kazemi made in the 60th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Soheil Mahdavikia immediately put the ball in play. 61 minutes into the game, U21 Iran's Ali Karimi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nguyễn Quang made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Nguyễn Quang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hüseyin Shamsaei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th match minute, U21 Vietnam was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lê Van Tai Em to maneuver through the defense. After 75 played minutes, U21 Iran's Ali Karimi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nguyễn Quang 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 U21 Iran reached it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ali Karimi in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nguyễn Quang saved U21 Vietnam from getting behind. Ali Karimi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nguyễn Quang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Karimi, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. If Kianoosh Tabari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nguyễn Quang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hüseyin Shamsaei, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 90 minutes into the match, U21 Vietnam's goal looked a bit too open when Behnam Ghasemi came free, but Nguyễn Quang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Farhang Azizi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 95 played minutes U21 Iran got a freekick which was hit by Hüseyin Shamsaei. U21 Iran walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.
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