League Play-Off

广东梅州慧星联队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 卓奕昂 made the kick off and thus started the match. 毛俊志 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 潘彬升 in the 3rd minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, 云南思茅火龙联队's goalkeeper 康庭冰 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 苏星. 倪德德 struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. 康庭冰 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 广东梅州慧星联队. 柯天适 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When 周夕洋 fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 广东梅州慧星联队's protests and gave 周夕洋 a yellow card for diving instead. 柯天适 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. 毛俊志 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 37 minutes into the match, 广东梅州慧星联队's goal looked a bit too open when 柯天适 came free, but 毛俊志 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, 柯天适 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 云南思茅火龙联队's supporters rose to their feet, but 柯天适 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 毛俊志 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 毛俊志 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 柯天适 in the 41st minute of play. With his leg 康庭冰 managed to avoid a goal in the 43rdth minute, when 广东梅州慧星联队's 苏星 fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 卓奕昂 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without 毛俊志 having to make a save. 柯天适 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. 毛俊志 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

In the 53rd minute of the match, 顾松树 tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but 毛俊志 saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 徐博振 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 57th match minute, 云南思茅火龙联队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 姜棋德 to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that 徐博振's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 康庭冰 was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. 苏星 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as 柯天适 kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving 毛俊志. That made the score 1-3 in the 67 minute of play. After 74 minutes, 潘彬升 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 云南思茅火龙联队 and the 广东梅州慧星联队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. 毛俊志 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 卓奕昂 in the 79th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the game, 倪德德 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 广东梅州慧星联队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 云南思茅火龙联队 the free kick. After 80 played minutes 广东梅州慧星联队 got a freekick which was hit by 倪德德. 卓奕昂 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 84thth minute of the game 苏星 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 云南思茅火龙联队's 康庭冰 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 康庭冰 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 苏星, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute of the match 谢适锋 sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but 康庭冰 skillfully saved the ball. After having played for 91 minutes, 柯天适 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 云南思茅火龙联队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 柯天适 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If 卓奕昂 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The 云南思茅火龙联队 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing 云南思茅火龙联队 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.