League Play-Off

西藏拉萨法皇队
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 西藏拉萨法皇队's 莫鹰振 started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to 云南昆明小牛代表队 getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. 鲁昂战 hit a great ball. 林西建 kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. 王悦阳 struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. 赵常德 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 云南昆明小牛代表队. The crowd rose to their feet as 西藏拉萨法皇队's 莫鹰振 slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of 姜枫强. That made the score 1-0 after 14 minutes of play. 莫鹰振 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. 姜枫强 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by 王悦阳 in the 21st minute of play forced 西藏拉萨法皇队's goalkeeper 赵常德 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute, 刘镇阳 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 云南昆明小牛代表队 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 28th match minute, 西藏拉萨法皇队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 刘铮冰 to maneuver through the defense. In the 30th minute, 傅建战 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by 王悦阳 in the 31st minute of play forced 西藏拉萨法皇队's goalkeeper 赵常德 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 莫鹰振 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 39 minutes into the match, 云南昆明小牛代表队's goalkeeper 姜枫强 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 范银然. 莫鹰振's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 姜枫强 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. 48 minutes into the match, 云南昆明小牛代表队's goalkeeper 姜枫强 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 范银然. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 刘镇阳 to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in 云南昆明小牛代表队's zone, 江天西 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 姜枫强 came out of the goal and 江天西 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 刘镇阳 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If 范银然 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 赵常德 made an important save on a dangerous shot by 王悦阳 in the 68th minute. In the 71st minute 莫鹰振 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 姜枫强 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that 冯枫翀's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 赵常德 was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. 冯枫翀's late challenge caught a 西藏拉萨法皇队's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 冯枫翀 helped the player get up and apologised. 冯枫翀 hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. 莫鹰振 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 云南昆明小牛代表队 were furious when 方坤平 was red carded, 86 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in 云南昆明小牛代表队 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 86th minute. Penalty! 云南昆明小牛代表队's 姜枫强 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 范银然 in the 94th minute of play. After 94 minutes, 蔡挺星 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 云南昆明小牛代表队 and the 西藏拉萨法皇队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 99th minute the ball was on its way in behind 西藏拉萨法皇队's goalkeeper 赵常德, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 云南昆明小牛代表队's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.