League Play-Off

云南临沧男爵代表队
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 云南临沧男爵代表队's 蔡然凡 started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 11 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for 云南临沧男爵代表队! In the 12th minute there was a penalty for 河南鹤壁11人代表队. 马剑响 stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving 邓益星. 0-2. If Aziz Vijiaratnam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, 河南鹤壁11人代表队's 庞阳森 got control of the ball when 乔凌光 tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aziz Vijiaratnam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 庞阳森 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 蔡然凡, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 32 minutes, 冯广国 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 云南临沧男爵代表队 and the 河南鹤壁11人代表队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. The audience was convinced that Aziz Vijiaratnam's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 邓益星 was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. After having played for 34 minutes, 许文真 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 河南鹤壁11人代表队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 许文真 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 35 minutes, 雷洋泉 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 云南临沧男爵代表队 and the 河南鹤壁11人代表队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to 云南临沧男爵代表队 getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. 雷洋泉 hit a great ball. After having played for 39 minutes, Aziz Vijiaratnam managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 河南鹤壁11人代表队's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aziz Vijiaratnam was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 40 minutes into the match, 云南临沧男爵代表队's goal looked a bit too open when Aziz Vijiaratnam came free, but 邓益星 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 河南鹤壁11人代表队's Aziz Vijiaratnam got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After the first half 河南鹤壁11人代表队 were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 许文真 made a kick off. Aziz Vijiaratnam struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. 邓益星 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 河南鹤壁11人代表队. In the 56th match minute, 云南临沧男爵代表队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 史庭耀 to maneuver through the defense. Aziz Vijiaratnam struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. 邓益星 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 河南鹤壁11人代表队. 庞阳森 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 乔凌光 went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 68th minute, 乔凌光 made a precise shot to the right of 庞阳森. 河南鹤壁11人代表队's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. 邓益星 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 刘磊城 went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. 82 minutes into the match, 云南临沧男爵代表队's goalkeeper 邓益星 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aziz Vijiaratnam. 84 minutes into the game, 河南鹤壁11人代表队's 马剑响 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 邓益星 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-5. In the 94th minute, 许文真 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by 蔡然凡 in the 96th minute of play forced 河南鹤壁11人代表队's goalkeeper 庞阳森 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match was over 河南鹤壁11人代表队 could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than 云南临沧男爵代表队 throughout the match.