League Play-Off

辽宁葫芦岛犀鸟联队
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 辽宁葫芦岛犀鸟联队's 郑谦林 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. 王昂翀 kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. In the 4th minute, 孔渊朋 sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and 辽宁葫芦岛犀鸟联队's 康常海 didn't even have to move. After a rather tough play, 辽宁葫芦岛犀鸟联队's 王昂翀 got a free kick in the 6th minute. 王昂翀 was shown his second yellow card after 26 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. 王昂翀 hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. In the 28th minute, 孔渊朋 sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and 辽宁葫芦岛犀鸟联队's 康常海 didn't even have to move. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, 江康霖 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 河南郑州小熊队's supporters rose to their feet, but 江康霖 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 康常海 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 37th minute 陶响笑 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 康常海 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If 陶响笑 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 江康霖 scored 0-1 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 康常海, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of 河南郑州小熊队 booed when 辽宁葫芦岛犀鸟联队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. 叶乐树 didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that 江康霖's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 康常海 was relentless in the 49th minute of the game. After the first half 河南郑州小熊队 were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 陶响笑 to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 56th match minute, 辽宁葫芦岛犀鸟联队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 白鸿益 to maneuver through the defense. If 陶响笑 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, 辽宁葫芦岛犀鸟联队's 毛震义 got a free kick in the 62nd minute. 孔渊朋 didn't quite understand what happened when in the 64 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. 69 minutes into the match, 辽宁葫芦岛犀鸟联队's goalkeeper 康常海 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 江康霖. 陶响笑 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by 宋风夕 in the 77th minute of play forced 河南郑州小熊队's goalkeeper 温凡坚 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 康常海 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 陶响笑, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. After some careless play in the 辽宁葫芦岛犀鸟联队 defense, 陶响笑 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 康常海. The 辽宁葫芦岛犀鸟联队 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 康常海 should have stopped the shot. When the match was over 河南郑州小熊队 could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than 辽宁葫芦岛犀鸟联队 throughout the match.