League Play-Off

山西阳泉火流星俱乐部队
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 云南思茅猛龙队's 江彬潮 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. 吕勇峰 charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 吕勇峰 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 云南思茅猛龙队's 温鹰旭 got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If 温鹰旭 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 31 minutes, 江彬潮 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 云南思茅猛龙队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 江彬潮 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When 温鹰旭 came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the 云南思茅猛龙队 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 温鹰旭 couldn't finish the play. 吕勇峰 scored 1-1 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 巩挺亮, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When 温鹰旭 came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the 云南思茅猛龙队 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 温鹰旭 couldn't finish the play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 吕勇峰 was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, 山西阳泉火流星俱乐部队's 姚鸿诚 got control of the ball when 温鹰旭 tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 61st match minute, 云南思茅猛龙队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 孙常烽 to maneuver through the defense. If 温鹰旭 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by 吕勇峰 in the 72nd minute of play forced 云南思茅猛龙队's goalkeeper 巩挺亮 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 温鹰旭 struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. 姚鸿诚 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 云南思茅猛龙队. 姚鸿诚 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 江彬潮, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to 云南思茅猛龙队 getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. 高旭明 hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in 云南思茅猛龙队's zone, 吕勇峰 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 巩挺亮 came out of the goal and 吕勇峰 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 89 minutes into the game, 孙常烽 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 云南思茅猛龙队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 山西阳泉火流星俱乐部队 the free kick. After a rather tough play, 云南思茅猛龙队's 孙常烽 got a free kick in the 89th minute. 秦潮风 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. 巩挺亮 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, 秦潮风 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 山西阳泉火流星俱乐部队's supporters rose to their feet, but 秦潮风 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 巩挺亮 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.