League Play-Off

江苏泰州太阳神队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 秦鹏霖 took the kick off in the first half of the match. 8 minutes into the match, 山东泰安火焰队's 曾松勇 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 石弘桑 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 9th minute 陈梁卫 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 石弘桑 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute 徐磊锋 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 梅鹰悦 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 徐磊锋 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but 梅鹰悦 made a huge save. 梅鹰悦 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 秦鹏霖, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 秦鹏霖's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 梅鹰悦 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. 梅鹰悦 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 秦鹏霖 in the 18th minute of the match. 徐磊锋 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 梅鹰悦 having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by 秦鹏霖 in the 23rd minute of play forced 山东泰安火焰队's goalkeeper 梅鹰悦 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 山东泰安火焰队's 梅鹰悦 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save 山东泰安火焰队 from getting a goal against them. 高扬桑 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 江苏泰州太阳神队's 石弘桑 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 陈梁卫 in the 41st minute of play. In the 43rd minute 高扬桑 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 石弘桑 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 山东泰安火焰队's 陈梁卫 got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 46 played minutes 江苏泰州太阳神队 got a freekick which was hit by 温政适. After a defensive mix-up in 江苏泰州太阳神队's zone, 陈梁卫 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 石弘桑 came out of the goal and 陈梁卫 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 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 陈梁卫 made the kick off in the second half. 许乐夕 kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. 梅鹰悦 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 秦鹏霖 in the 55th minute of play. 温政适's late challenge caught a 山东泰安火焰队's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 温政适 helped the player get up and apologised. 温政适 hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. 徐磊锋 struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. 梅鹰悦 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 江苏泰州太阳神队. After 72 played minutes 山东泰安火焰队 got a freekick which was hit by 龚笑南. 杨伟希 might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 梅鹰悦. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 杨伟希 ran back to his position shaking his head. 石弘桑 made an important save on a dangerous shot by 高扬桑 in the 77th minute. In the 80th minute, 徐磊锋 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. 徐磊锋 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. 梅鹰悦 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 87th minute, 秦鹏霖 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 88 played minutes 山东泰安火焰队 got a freekick which was hit by 曾松勇. 徐磊锋 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 曾松勇 hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.