League Play-Off

湖南株洲犀鸟代表队
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 湖南株洲犀鸟代表队's 鲁迪树 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. The supporters of 山东泰安海豹俱乐部队 booed when 湖南株洲犀鸟代表队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. 韩朋战 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 曹建奕 took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 8th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for 雷超志. 湖南株洲犀鸟代表队's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, 山东泰安海豹俱乐部队's goalkeeper 庄德冰 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 孙飞迪. 庄德冰 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 鲁迪树 in the 11th minute of play. After 13 played minutes, 湖南株洲犀鸟代表队's 莫辰西 shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper 庄德冰 came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in 湖南株洲犀鸟代表队 reached it. 苏桑霖 hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, 山东泰安海豹俱乐部队's 何宇荣 got a free kick in the 33rd minute. In the 39th minute, 胡帆鸿 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when 何潮真 got free with 庄德冰 in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 胡帆鸿 to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, 何潮真 notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of 山东泰安海豹俱乐部队's 庄德冰. 庄德冰 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 雷超志 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 胡帆鸿 in the 61st minute of the match. 方磊榕 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 雷超志 having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when 方磊榕 got free with 雷超志 in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 方磊榕 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 雷超志 having to interfere. 雷超志 was a little too slow when 胡帆鸿 got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 73rd minute. The score was now 1-2. 方磊榕 received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. 雷超志 came out and tried to block the shot, but 方磊榕 slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 78th minute. 方磊榕's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 雷超志 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. After having played for 84 minutes, 何潮真 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 湖南株洲犀鸟代表队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 何潮真 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 何宇荣 during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 87th minute of the match 莫辰西 sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but 庄德冰 skillfully saved the ball. 雷超志 made an important save on a dangerous shot by 方磊榕 in the 90th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 何潮真 in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 庄德冰 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The 湖南株洲犀鸟代表队 supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching 山东泰安海豹俱乐部队's performance. The match ended with a win for 山东泰安海豹俱乐部队.