League Play-Off

广东佛山玄武联队
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 温强桦 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. 刘康文 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 广东佛山玄武联队's 邱升俊 got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by 邱升俊 in the 8th minute of play forced 上海长宁飞箭联队's goalkeeper 梅延杰 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 孟希战 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. 梅延杰 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 15 minutes, 洪川翔 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 广东佛山玄武联队 and the 上海长宁飞箭联队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. 洪川翔 kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as 广东佛山玄武联队's 陶伟岩 slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of 梅延杰. That made the score 1-0 after 19 minutes of play. 张义彬's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 刘康文 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. 刘康文 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 温强桦 in the 28th minute of the match. A collision led to 上海长宁飞箭联队 getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. 温强桦 hit a great ball. When 李耀桑 fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 广东佛山玄武联队's protests and gave 李耀桑 a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in 广东佛山玄武联队 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 35th minute. Penalty! 梅延杰 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 邱升俊, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute, 孟希战 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 梅延杰 was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. 郝国挺 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 邱升俊 to make the kick off. 孟希战 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 上海长宁飞箭联队's 温强桦 got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 孟希战's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 梅延杰 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. 59 minutes into the game, 陶伟岩 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 广东佛山玄武联队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 上海长宁飞箭联队 the free kick. 64 minutes into the match, 广东佛山玄武联队's 孟希战 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 梅延杰 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 65 played minutes 上海长宁飞箭联队 got a freekick which was hit by 巩适克. After a defensive mix-up in 上海长宁飞箭联队's zone, 孟希战 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 梅延杰 came out of the goal and 孟希战 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, 上海长宁飞箭联队's 俞沙坚 got a free kick in the 69th minute. If 莫烨斌 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 张义彬 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 刘康文 having to interfere. In the 77th minute 张义彬 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 刘康文 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of 广东佛山玄武联队 booed when 上海长宁飞箭联队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. 莫烨斌 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 86 minutes into the match, 广东佛山玄武联队's 李耀桑 broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 孟希战 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 91 minutes, 温强桦 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 上海长宁飞箭联队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 温强桦 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 广东佛山玄武联队 were furious when 卓海榕 was red carded, 93 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 92nd minute of the game. One of 广东佛山玄武联队:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of 上海长宁飞箭联队:s goal. After a defensive mix-up in 广东佛山玄武联队's zone, 张义彬 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 刘康文 came out of the goal and 张义彬 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 广东佛山玄武联队's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.