League Play-Off

香港黄大仙区红袜联队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 香港黄大仙区红袜联队's 庄延杰 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. When 马沙雄 came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the 山东枣庄钢铁人队 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that 马沙雄 couldn't finish the play. 庄延杰 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 顾然亦 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 12th minute, 袁剑景 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. 15 minutes into the match, 山东枣庄钢铁人队's goal looked a bit too open when 庄延杰 came free, but 冯凡风 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 周默松 kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. 冯凡风 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 庄延杰, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 23 minutes, 顾然亦 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 香港黄大仙区红袜联队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 顾然亦 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If 袁剑景 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that 袁剑景's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 许鹏永 was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. When 庄延杰 came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the 香港黄大仙区红袜联队 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that 庄延杰 couldn't finish the play. If 马沙雄 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in 香港黄大仙区红袜联队's zone, 马沙雄 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 许鹏永 came out of the goal and 马沙雄 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 41st minute, 袁剑景 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. 曹亮谦 kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. 顾梁正 took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 48th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for 许鹏永. 香港黄大仙区红袜联队's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 袁剑景 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute of the match 山东枣庄钢铁人队 got a corner. 香港黄大仙区红袜联队's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 顾梁正 ran over to the corner to take the kick. 顾梁正 made a great header on 山东枣庄钢铁人队's corner, it was just that 香港黄大仙区红袜联队's 许鹏永 managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 64th minute 庄延杰 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 冯凡风 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 冯凡风 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 庄延杰, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 79 minutes into the match, 山东枣庄钢铁人队's goal looked a bit too open when 顾然亦 came free, but 冯凡风 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 顾然亦 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 冯凡风 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 庄延杰, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute of the match 顾永岩 sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but 冯凡风 skillfully saved the ball. In the 94th minute, 顾然亦 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. For all the effort they put into the match, the 山东枣庄钢铁人队 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for 香港黄大仙区红袜联队.