National Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arman Eriksson got the match started through his kick off. In the 6th minute, Calle Lindgren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kennet Hjelm in the 10th minute of play forced U21 Vietnam's goalkeeper Nguyễn Quang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute Calle Lindgren 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kennet Hjelm in the 17th minute of play forced U21 Vietnam's goalkeeper Nguyễn Quang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dan Lundström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Khoi in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th minute Arman Eriksson 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. Nguyễn Quang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arman Eriksson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nguyễn Quang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kennet Hjelm in the 25th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arman Eriksson in the 27th minute of play forced U21 Vietnam's goalkeeper Nguyễn Quang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nguyễn Quang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kennet Hjelm in the 29th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Ingvar Kihlberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nguyễn Quang was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Torsten Lundqvist in the 34th minute of play forced U21 Vietnam's goalkeeper Nguyễn Quang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Calle Lindgren notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of U21 Vietnam's Nguyễn Quang. Nguyễn Quang was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nguyễn Quang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arman Eriksson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute, Arman Eriksson made a precise shot to the right of Nguyễn Quang. U21 Vietnam's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nguyễn Khoi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. U21 Vietnam's Nguyễn Quang proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save U21 Vietnam from getting a goal against them. 55 minutes into the match, Calle Lindgren had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nguyễn Quang. U21 Vietnam's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Calle Lindgren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. After a defensive mix-up in Leeds United FC's zone, Nguyễn Khoi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dan Lundström came out of the goal and Nguyễn Khoi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of U21 Vietnam booed when Leeds United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ingvar Kihlberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, U21 Vietnam's Nguyễn Quang got control of the ball when Calle Lindgren tried to sneak it across the goal line. Leeds United FC's Calle Lindgren got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kennet Hjelm's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Nguyễn Quang firmly grabbed it by the left post. With a little luck, U21 Vietnam's Nguyễn Quang got control of the ball when Calle Lindgren tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, U21 Vietnam's Nguyễn Quang got control of the ball when Arman Eriksson tried to sneak it across the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Calle Lindgren notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of U21 Vietnam's Nguyễn Quang. Nguyễn Quang was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kennet Hjelm received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Nguyễn Quang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nguyễn Quang made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Arman Eriksson sent off a good shot on target. When Kennet Hjelm fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Leeds United FC's protests and gave Kennet Hjelm a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of U21 Vietnam booed when Leeds United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kennet Hjelm didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 88 played minutes, U21 Vietnam's Nguyễn Dung shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dan Lundström 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 Vietnam reached it. When Ingvar Kihlberg fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Leeds United FC's protests and gave Ingvar Kihlberg a yellow card for diving instead. Ingvar Kihlberg hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. 91 minutes into the match, Leeds United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Khoi came free, but Dan Lundström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leeds United FC played a much better game than U21 Vietnam and deserved their victory. The U21 Vietnam players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.
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