League Play-Off

台湾省澎湖县飞人俱乐
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 湖南长沙海狮俱乐部队's 周乐梁 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. In the 3rdth minute of the game 周乐梁 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 台湾省澎湖县飞人俱乐部队's 曹鸿康 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 10 minutes into the game, 钱岩义 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 台湾省澎湖县飞人俱乐部队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 湖南长沙海狮俱乐部队 the free kick. If 胡奕战 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 曹鸿康 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 胡奕战 in the 13th minute of play. 周乐梁 got in the 15th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but 曹鸿康 handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. 肖西乐 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 严寒平 in the 16th minute of play. 胡奕战 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. 曹鸿康 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that 胡奕战's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 曹鸿康 was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by 周乐梁 in the 24th minute of play forced 台湾省澎湖县飞人俱乐部队's goalkeeper 曹鸿康 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 曹鸿康 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 周乐梁 in the 31st minute of play. If 胡奕战 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 湖南长沙海狮俱乐部队's 肖西乐 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 严寒平 in the 39th minute of play. 狄磊岩's late challenge caught a 台湾省澎湖县飞人俱乐部队's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 狄磊岩 helped the player get up and apologised. After 43 played minutes 湖南长沙海狮俱乐部队 got a freekick which was hit by 狄磊岩. The audience was convinced that 严寒平's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 肖西乐 was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. 48 minutes into the match, 湖南长沙海狮俱乐部队's goal looked a bit too open when 严寒平 came free, but 肖西乐 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 严寒平 to make the kick off. When 胡奕战 came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the 湖南长沙海狮俱乐部队 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 胡奕战 couldn't finish the play. 胡奕战 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 曹鸿康 having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, 湖南长沙海狮俱乐部队's 胡奕战 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 曹鸿康 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 胡奕战 struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. 曹鸿康 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 湖南长沙海狮俱乐部队. In the 78th minute 郝振默 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 肖西乐 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 肖西乐 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 严寒平, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th 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. 曹鸿康 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 周乐梁 might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 曹鸿康. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 周乐梁 ran back to his position shaking his head. 胡奕战 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without 曹鸿康 having to make a save. 湖南长沙海狮俱乐部队's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.