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Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when 莫弘坚 made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of 香港紫荊花護衛隊 booed when 辽宁铁岭牧猪人代表队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. 张庭风 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 苏庭博 came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by 辽宁铁岭牧猪人代表队's 潘钢乐. But to his dismay, 潘钢乐 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 12th minute, 苏洲卫 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 张庭风 got his second yellow card in the match during the 16th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of 香港紫荊花護衛隊 booed when 辽宁铁岭牧猪人代表队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. 张庭风 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 莫弘坚 in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 雷辰枫 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 朱桦国 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 雷辰枫 having to interfere. 莫弘坚 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but 雷辰枫 made a huge save. 宋光杰 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. 雷辰枫 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 巩峰弘's late challenge caught a 香港紫荊花護衛隊's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 巩峰弘 helped the player get up and apologised. 巩峰弘 hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. The supporters of 香港紫荊花護衛隊 booed when 辽宁铁岭牧猪人代表队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. 潘钢乐 didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind 辽宁铁岭牧猪人代表队's goalkeeper 雷辰枫, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 柯皓宇 kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by 莫弘坚 in the 45th minute of play forced 辽宁铁岭牧猪人代表队's goalkeeper 雷辰枫 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 鲁勇超 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 雷辰枫 having to interfere. 莫弘坚 in the 47thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of 雷辰枫, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when 巩峰弘 made the kick off in the second half. The corner led 香港紫荊花護衛隊's 曲文潮 to fire away a dangerous shot which 雷辰枫 despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 龚轩弘 in the 59th minute of play forced 辽宁铁岭牧猪人代表队's goalkeeper 雷辰枫 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If 巩峰弘 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 潘钢乐 might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 苏庭博. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 潘钢乐 ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 66th match minute, 辽宁铁岭牧猪人代表队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 柯皓宇 to maneuver through the defense. 朱桦国 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 龚轩弘 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. 雷辰枫 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 雷辰枫 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 莫弘坚 in the 74th minute of play. 雷辰枫 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 朱桦国, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When 龚轩弘 came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the 香港紫荊花護衛隊 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that 龚轩弘 couldn't finish the play. After 86 played minutes 辽宁铁岭牧猪人代表队 got a freekick which was hit by 潘钢乐. In the 88th minute, 朱桦国 got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in 辽宁铁岭牧猪人代表队's zone, 莫弘坚 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 雷辰枫 came out of the goal and 莫弘坚 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 93 played minutes 辽宁铁岭牧猪人代表队 got a freekick which was hit by 巩峰弘. 龚轩弘 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Despite being the better team, 香港紫荊花護衛隊 failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.