League Play-Off

河南开封幻林游侠队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 黄奕乐 took the kick off in the first half of the match. 陶榕川 struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. 严适超 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 河南开封幻林游侠队. In the 8th minute, 崔傲弘 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 9 minutes into the game, 陶榕川 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. 严适超 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, 张正宇 took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for 严适超 to make any attempt to save it. 香港元朗区火流星联队's 严适超 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 张正宇 in the 23rd minute of play. 河南开封幻林游侠队's 谢远诚 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 郝森洲 in the 25th minute of play. A collision led to 香港元朗区火流星联队 getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. 陈战勇 hit a great ball. 严适超 made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when 陶榕川 sent off a good shot on target. 河南开封幻林游侠队's 谢远诚 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 黄奕乐 in the 32nd minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, 香港元朗区火流星联队's goalkeeper 严适超 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 陶榕川. 香港元朗区火流星联队's 郝森洲 got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 2-1 became the score in the 42nd minute when 黄奕乐 elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 谢远诚 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 郝森洲, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 张正宇 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 郝森洲 took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 谢远诚. 谢远诚 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. If 陶榕川 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 香港元朗区火流星联队's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by 毛军海 in the 66th minute. In the 77thth minute of the game 黄奕乐 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 河南开封幻林游侠队's 谢远诚 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to 河南开封幻林游侠队 getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. 叶荣昆 hit a great ball. 79 minutes into the match, 河南开封幻林游侠队's goal looked a bit too open when 黄奕乐 came free, but 谢远诚 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd minute 黄奕乐 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 谢远诚 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, 河南开封幻林游侠队's goal looked a bit too open when 黄奕乐 came free, but 谢远诚 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, 香港元朗区火流星联队's goal looked a bit too open when 张正宇 came free, but 严适超 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 91 minutes into the match, 河南开封幻林游侠队's goal looked a bit too open when 黄奕乐 came free, but 谢远诚 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in 河南开封幻林游侠队's zone, 郝森洲 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 谢远诚 came out of the goal and 郝森洲 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 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.