League Play-Off

湖北荆州猎户代表队
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 周乐梁 got the match started through his kick off. 姚城坚 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 肖西乐 having to interfere. 袁烨鹏 charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 袁烨鹏 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, 湖北荆州猎户代表队's 袁烨鹏 got a free kick in the 9th minute. 湖北荆州猎户代表队's 彭建岚 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 周乐梁 in the 10th minute of play. After 14 played minutes 湖北荆州猎户代表队 got a freekick which was hit by 姚城坚. If 周乐梁 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 姚城坚 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 20 minutes, 楚斌诚 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 湖南长沙海狮俱乐部队 and the 湖北荆州猎户代表队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. 楚斌诚 hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. When 刘景棋 fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 湖南长沙海狮俱乐部队's protests and gave 刘景棋 a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of 湖北荆州猎户代表队 booed when 湖南长沙海狮俱乐部队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. 刘景棋 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 22 minutes into the game, one of 湖南长沙海狮俱乐部队:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 24 minutes, 湖北荆州猎户代表队's 白辉坤 got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of 肖西乐. 肖西乐 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 狄旭珂 in the 27th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by 周乐梁 in the 29th minute of play forced 湖北荆州猎户代表队's goalkeeper 彭建岚 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 36th minute, but 肖西乐 got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving 湖南长沙海狮俱乐部队 hanging dry this time. 狄旭珂 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 肖西乐 having to interfere. 肖西乐 made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when 狄旭珂 sent off a good shot on target. 湖南长沙海狮俱乐部队's 楚斌诚 got his second yellow card of the match in the 43rd minute. The referee ordered 楚斌诚 off the ground. After 44 played minutes 湖南长沙海狮俱乐部队 got a freekick which was hit by 楚斌诚. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 姚城坚 to strike the kick off in the second half. 肖西乐 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 姚城坚's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. 胡奕战 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. 彭建岚 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as 湖南长沙海狮俱乐部队's 刘景棋 slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of 彭建岚. That made the score 1-1 after 55 minutes of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 胡奕战 during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 61st minute, 胡奕战 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 彭建岚 was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but 胡奕战 showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 65 minute of play. 刘景棋 got his second yellow card in the match during the 70th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. If 狄旭珂 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 姚城坚 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 肖西乐 having to interfere. In the 76th match minute, 湖南长沙海狮俱乐部队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 周乐梁 to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of 湖北荆州猎户代表队 booed when 湖南长沙海狮俱乐部队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. 曹宽卫 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 肖西乐 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 狄旭珂, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, 胡奕战 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 湖南长沙海狮俱乐部队's supporters rose to their feet, but 胡奕战 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 彭建岚 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 肖西乐 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 袁烨鹏, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. 肖西乐 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 狄旭珂 in the 94th minute of play. 湖南长沙海狮俱乐部队's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.