League Play-Off

上海长宁剑侠俱乐部队
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 康树朋 took the kick off in the first half of the match. 郑希朋 kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. After some careless play in the 上海长宁剑侠俱乐部队 defense, 孙适霖 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 温铮志. The 上海长宁剑侠俱乐部队 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 温铮志 should have stopped the shot. 11 minutes into the match, 上海长宁剑侠俱乐部队's goal looked a bit too open when 康树朋 came free, but 温铮志 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, 甘肃酒泉鹿人俱乐部队's 倪坤强 broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 温铮志 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 康树朋's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. 邵昆坚 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. 郑磊轩 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by 石邦西 in the 26th minute of play forced 甘肃酒泉鹿人俱乐部队's goalkeeper 郑磊轩 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 马政昆 during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The crowd rose to their feet as 石邦西 kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving 郑磊轩. That made the score 1-1 in the 38 minute of play. 邵昆坚 charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 邵昆坚 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 温铮志 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 康树朋, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 石邦西 was the one to do the kick off. 邵昆坚 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 郑磊轩 having to interfere. After a rather tough play, 甘肃酒泉鹿人俱乐部队's 韩常凡 got a free kick in the 53rd minute. 孙适霖 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 61 minutes, 刘响永 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 上海长宁剑侠俱乐部队 and the 甘肃酒泉鹿人俱乐部队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of 甘肃酒泉鹿人俱乐部队 booed when 上海长宁剑侠俱乐部队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. 刘响永 didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 石邦西 in the 64th minute of play forced 甘肃酒泉鹿人俱乐部队's goalkeeper 郑磊轩 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 温铮志 made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when 孙适霖 sent off a good shot on target. In the 68th minute, 甘肃酒泉鹿人俱乐部队's 康树朋 dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. 韩常凡 hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. When 石邦西 came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the 上海长宁剑侠俱乐部队 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 石邦西 couldn't finish the play. In the 84th minute 康树朋 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 温铮志 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 温铮志 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 康树朋 in the 87th minute of the match. 温铮志 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 康树朋 in the 92nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in 甘肃酒泉鹿人俱乐部队's zone, 邵昆坚 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 郑磊轩 came out of the goal and 邵昆坚 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.