League Play-Off

上海杨浦火箭队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 楚宁磊 started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 柳响峰 during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by 倪荣林 in the 8th minute of play forced 上海杨浦火箭队's goalkeeper 尤泉骋 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 福建民主发展俱乐部's 倪荣林 got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 18th minute, 徐城锋 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in 上海杨浦火箭队's zone, 倪悦洲 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 尤泉骋 came out of the goal and 倪悦洲 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by 莫夕斐 in the 26th minute of play forced 上海杨浦火箭队's goalkeeper 尤泉骋 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 楚宁磊 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 倪卫岚 having to interfere. In the 36th minute, 柳响峰 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 having played for 38 minutes, 倪悦洲 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 福建民主发展俱乐部's supporters crossed their fingers, but 倪悦洲 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in 上海杨浦火箭队's zone, 倪荣林 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 尤泉骋 came out of the goal and 倪荣林 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 42 minutes into the match, 上海杨浦火箭队's goal looked a bit too open when 倪荣林 came free, but 尤泉骋 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 上海杨浦火箭队's 尤泉骋 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 倪荣林 in the 45th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when 倪荣林 made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, 福建民主发展俱乐部 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 柳响峰 to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to 上海杨浦火箭队 getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. 苏平松 hit a great ball. When 苏平松 fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 上海杨浦火箭队's protests and gave 苏平松 a yellow card for diving instead. After 56 played minutes 上海杨浦火箭队 got a freekick which was hit by 苏平松. 徐城锋 kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, 福建民主发展俱乐部's goal looked a bit too open when 楚宁磊 came free, but 倪卫岚 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 倪荣林 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 67th minute of the game, 徐城锋 landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. 67 minutes into the game, 邓岚轩 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 福建民主发展俱乐部's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 上海杨浦火箭队 the free kick. A collision led to 福建民主发展俱乐部 getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. 邓岚轩 hit a great ball. In the 71st match minute, 上海杨浦火箭队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 周誉崇 to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, 上海杨浦火箭队's 贺荣强 got a free kick in the 77th minute. 尤泉骋 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 倪悦洲 in the 79th minute of the match. 倪卫岚 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 苏平松, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute of the match 莫夕斐 shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but 尤泉骋 showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 邱荣翔 charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 邱荣翔 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 苏平松 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 倪卫岚 having to interfere. After having played for 94 minutes, 苏平松 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 上海杨浦火箭队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 苏平松 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 苏平松 struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. 倪卫岚 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 上海杨浦火箭队. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.