League Play-Off

山东泰安犀牛队
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Birant Pekin in the 11th minute of play forced 曼彻斯特联队's goalkeeper 唐岚辉 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 曼彻斯特联队's 唐岚辉 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 罗鸿景 in the 15th minute of play. 刘珂辰 struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Chu Xing Chao didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 曼彻斯特联队. When 袁奕剑 came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the 曼彻斯特联队 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 袁奕剑 couldn't finish the play. 罗鸿景 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cao Yu Yan in the 30th minute of play forced 曼彻斯特联队's goalkeeper 唐岚辉 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cao Yu Yan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 唐岚辉 having to interfere. 唐岚辉 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Birant Pekin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Birant Pekin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 44thth minute, 唐岚辉 skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Cao Yu Yan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without 唐岚辉 having to make a save. 46 minutes into the game, 庄西诚 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 曼彻斯特联队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 山东泰安犀牛队 the free kick. A collision led to 曼彻斯特联队 getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. 庄西诚 hit a great ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 刘珂辰 to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, 庄西诚 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Chu Xing Chao. 山东泰安犀牛队's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 庄西诚 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 唐岚辉 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 罗鸿景, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to 曼彻斯特联队 getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. 任迪鸿 hit a great ball. In the 60th minute, Birant Pekin 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. 72 minutes into the match, 曼彻斯特联队's goal looked a bit too open when Birant Pekin came free, but 唐岚辉 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute, 任迪鸿 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chu Xing Chao showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 刘珂辰, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. After 92 played minutes 曼彻斯特联队 got a freekick which was hit by 袁奕剑. 95 minutes into the match, Birant Pekin notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of 曼彻斯特联队's 唐岚辉. 唐岚辉 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 山东泰安犀牛队 walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.