League Play-Off

山东泰安火鸟队
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 陈皓凌 took the kick off in the first half of the match. 陈皓凌 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. 杜凌棋 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 5 minutes, 白洲凡 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 山东泰安火鸟队 and the 湖南长沙巨蟹联队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 6th minute there was a penalty for 湖南长沙巨蟹联队. 冯轩皓 stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving 贺瑜响. 0-1. 莫克升 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 19 played minutes 山东泰安火鸟队 got a freekick which was hit by 刘俊珂. If 巩翔松 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 26 minutes into the match, 山东泰安火鸟队's goal looked a bit too open when 马泉康 came free, but 贺瑜响 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, 湖南长沙巨蟹联队's 马泉康 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 贺瑜响 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When 范皓超 fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 山东泰安火鸟队's protests and gave 范皓超 a yellow card for diving instead. After having played for 32 minutes, 马泉康 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 湖南长沙巨蟹联队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 马泉康 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 莫克升 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but 杜凌棋 made a huge save. 贺瑜响 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 马泉康, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. If 巩翔松 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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 马泉康 to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st play minute 巩翔松 came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised 贺瑜响. 0-2. 杜凌棋 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 莫克升, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute 莫克升 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 杜凌棋 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that 陈皓凌's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 杜凌棋 was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. 梅诚光 charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 梅诚光 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 沈文思 kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by 陈皓凌 in the 75th minute of play forced 湖南长沙巨蟹联队's goalkeeper 杜凌棋 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the match, 陈皓凌 notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of 湖南长沙巨蟹联队's 杜凌棋. 杜凌棋 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 贺瑜响 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 马泉康, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 81 minutes into the match, 山东泰安火鸟队's goalkeeper 贺瑜响 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 巩翔松. 湖南长沙巨蟹联队's 巩翔松 got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, 马泉康 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 湖南长沙巨蟹联队's supporters rose to their feet, but 马泉康 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 贺瑜响 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 陈皓凌 struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. 杜凌棋 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 山东泰安火鸟队. An unexpectedly hard shot by 莫克升 in the 87th minute of play forced 湖南长沙巨蟹联队's goalkeeper 杜凌棋 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute, 巩翔松 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. After a defensive mix-up in 湖南长沙巨蟹联队's zone, 陈皓凌 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 杜凌棋 came out of the goal and 陈皓凌 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The 湖南长沙巨蟹联队 players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented 山东泰安火鸟队 from taking control. The game ends in a draw.