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河南信阳巨魔俱乐部队
Spectators: 7172 (Terracing: 5250, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ding 颜良 started the match with the kick off. After some careless play in the Salmuera CP defense, 梅洲彬 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zhuo Nan Peng. The Salmuera CP fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zhuo Nan Peng should have stopped the shot. 孔泉国 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ding 颜良, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. After having played for 12 minutes, 姚卫延 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Salmuera CP's supporters crossed their fingers, but 姚卫延 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 15th minute 姚卫延 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 孔泉国 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, Salmuera CP's goal looked a bit too open when 梅洲彬 came free, but Zhuo Nan Peng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zhuo Nan Peng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 孔浩荣 in the 23rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, 梅洲彬 managed to get in a good position for a shot. ◥◣木杉菜◢◤'s supporters rose to their feet, but 梅洲彬 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zhuo Nan Peng breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When 梅洲彬 fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ◥◣木杉菜◢◤'s protests and gave 梅洲彬 a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to ◥◣木杉菜◢◤ getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. 梅洲彬 hit a great ball. After 32 played minutes ◥◣木杉菜◢◤ got a freekick which was hit by 叶博挺. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 梅洲彬 in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zhuo Nan Peng saved Salmuera CP from getting behind. 梅崇默 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zhuo Nan Peng having to interfere. In the 37th minute, 程坚常 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 尤益帆 took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 38th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Zhuo Nan Peng. Salmuera CP's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. ◥◣木杉菜◢◤'s 梅崇默 got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by 梅洲彬 in the 43rd minute of play forced Salmuera CP's goalkeeper Zhuo Nan Peng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 姚卫延 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. 孔泉国 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by 梅洲彬 in the 52nd minute of play forced Salmuera CP's goalkeeper Zhuo Nan Peng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When 梅崇默 came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the ◥◣木杉菜◢◤ 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 梅崇默 couldn't finish the play. After having played for 62 minutes, Ding 颜良 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Salmuera CP's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ding 颜良 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. ◥◣木杉菜◢◤'s 孔泉国 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 姚卫延 in the 64th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Salmuera CP's zone, 梅崇默 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zhuo Nan Peng came out of the goal and 梅崇默 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Salmuera CP booed when ◥◣木杉菜◢◤ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. 肖希凌 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ding 颜良 in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 孔泉国 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Zhuo Nan Peng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 梅洲彬, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd minute 梅洲彬 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhuo Nan Peng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 陆希 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 孔泉国 having to interfere. After 80 played minutes ◥◣木杉菜◢◤ got a freekick which was hit by 庞常斌. Ding 颜良 hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. When 梅洲彬 came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the ◥◣木杉菜◢◤ 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 梅洲彬 couldn't finish the play. In the 93rd minute, 梅崇默 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. ◥◣木杉菜◢◤'s players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.