League Play-Off

河南郑州虎鲨联队
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 严昂景 kicked off to start the match. 陆文昂 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 姚远宇 in the 5th minute of play. In the 6th minute 朱宽霖 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 陆文昂 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that 朱宽霖's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 陆文昂 was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. 杜沙晨 charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 杜沙晨 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to 河南郑州虎鲨联队 getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. 杜沙晨 hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, 卓德坚 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 河南郑州虎鲨联队's supporters rose to their feet, but 卓德坚 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 莫旭烨 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 庞坚晨 during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 庞坚晨 kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. The supporters of 香港中西区狮面人联队 booed when 河南郑州虎鲨联队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. 高川棋 didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 15th minute of the match 倪庭渊 shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but 陆文昂 showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 陆文昂 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 朱宽霖 in the 16th minute of the match. When 严霆宇 fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 河南郑州虎鲨联队's protests and gave 严霆宇 a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to 河南郑州虎鲨联队 getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. 严霆宇 hit a great ball. 河南郑州虎鲨联队's 严霆宇 got his second yellow card of the match in the 18th minute. The referee ordered 严霆宇 off the ground. In the 18th minute, 严霆宇 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 姚远宇 struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. 陆文昂 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 香港中西区狮面人联队. The throw-in from 胡城思 in the 25th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by 河南郑州虎鲨联队's 倪庭青. 陆文昂 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 姚远宇, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 河南郑州虎鲨联队's 卓德坚 got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 朱宽霖 charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 朱宽霖 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 31st match minute, 香港中西区狮面人联队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 朱宽霖 to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by 卓德坚 in the 32nd minute of play forced 香港中西区狮面人联队's goalkeeper 莫旭烨 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in 香港中西区狮面人联队's zone, 卓德坚 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 莫旭烨 came out of the goal and 卓德坚 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 35 minutes into the match, 河南郑州虎鲨联队's 卓德坚 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 莫旭烨 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 莫旭烨 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 卓德坚's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 姚远宇 to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, 倪庭渊 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. 陆文昂 was a little too slow when 朱宽霖 got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 53rd minute. The score was now 0-2. 陆文昂 made an important save on a dangerous shot by 孙海彬 in the 56th minute. If 姚远宇 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 严昂景 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. 莫旭烨 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 62 minutes into the game, 孙海彬 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 香港中西区狮面人联队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 河南郑州虎鲨联队 the free kick. After 62 played minutes 香港中西区狮面人联队 got a freekick which was hit by 孙海彬. 64 minutes into the match, 香港中西区狮面人联队's goal looked a bit too open when 卓德坚 came free, but 莫旭烨 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 孙海彬 was shown his second yellow card after 65 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of 河南郑州虎鲨联队 booed when 香港中西区狮面人联队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. 孙海彬 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 陆文昂 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 姚远宇 in the 69th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, 河南郑州虎鲨联队's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after 朱宽霖 fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. A collision led to 香港中西区狮面人联队 getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. 朱宽霖 hit a great ball. 陆文昂 had great luck who in the 78thth minute grab hold of the ball when 姚远宇 from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. 姚远宇 took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 陆文昂. 陆文昂 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. In the 82nd minute 倪庭渊 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 陆文昂 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 朱宽霖 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 陆文昂 came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by 香港中西区狮面人联队's 朱宽霖. But to his dismay, 朱宽霖 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. After having played for 90 minutes, 朱宽霖 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 香港中西区狮面人联队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 朱宽霖 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 周义乐 kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. 严昂景 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 莫旭烨 having to interfere. When the match was over 香港中西区狮面人联队 could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than 河南郑州虎鲨联队 throughout the match.