League Play-Off

云南曲靖城堡队
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 福建泉州老鹰代表队's 梅昂斐 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. 6 minutes into the game, 邵卫 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 福建泉州老鹰代表队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 云南曲靖城堡队 the free kick. After a rather tough play, 福建泉州老鹰代表队's 邵卫 got a free kick in the 6th minute. If 谢杰宽 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 12 minutes into the game, 方镇凡 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. 余振平 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to 福建泉州老鹰代表队 getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. 郝宽光 hit a great ball. 方镇凡 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to 云南曲靖城堡队 getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. 楚南升 hit a great ball. In the 21st minute of the match 温政竞 sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but 蔡誉悦 skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 吕泉荣 in the 27th minute of play forced 云南曲靖城堡队's goalkeeper 蔡誉悦 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute, 云南曲靖城堡队's 谢杰宽 ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind 余振平. 余振平 yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. 邵卫 hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. If 谢杰宽 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 方镇凡 might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 余振平. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 方镇凡 ran back to his position shaking his head. 余振平 made an important save on a dangerous shot by 谢杰宽 in the 47th minute. In the 47th minute, 谢杰宽 made a precise shot to the right of 余振平. 福建泉州老鹰代表队's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 谢杰宽 was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 57 minutes, 谢杰宽 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 云南曲靖城堡队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 谢杰宽 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If 吕泉荣 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 赵宁勇 in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 蔡誉悦 saved 云南曲靖城堡队 from getting behind. In the 64th minute 谢杰宽 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 余振平 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 余振平 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 谢杰宽's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. In the 71st minute, 蔡青永 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th minute 方镇凡 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 余振平 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 余振平 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 尹风亦 in the 76th minute of play. 福建泉州老鹰代表队's 余振平 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 谢杰宽 in the 78th minute of play. 尹风亦's late challenge caught a 福建泉州老鹰代表队's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 尹风亦 helped the player get up and apologised. 尹风亦 kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. When 郝宽光 fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 福建泉州老鹰代表队's protests and gave 郝宽光 a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of 云南曲靖城堡队 booed when 福建泉州老鹰代表队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. 郝宽光 didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 方镇凡 in the 86th minute of play forced 福建泉州老鹰代表队's goalkeeper 余振平 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If 赵宁勇 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 95th minute, 吕泉荣 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. 方镇凡 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.