League Play-Off

香港南区火神联队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 秦骋雄 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 胡钢卫, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg 秦骋雄 managed to avoid a goal in the 8thth minute, when 香港南区火神联队's 胡钢卫 fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 秦骋雄 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 胡钢卫, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 曲凌威 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 卓升凌 in the 15th minute of play. 秦骋雄 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 胡钢卫 in the 17th minute of the match. If 卓升凌 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 22 minutes into the game, 曾榕林 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. 曲凌威 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 曲凌威 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 卓升凌 in the 25th minute of play. 胡钢卫 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 曲凌威 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 曾榕林 in the 33rd minute of the match. A collision led to 上海杨浦剑侠俱乐部队 getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. 唐桦军 hit a great ball. If 卓升凌 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 40th minute, 胡钢卫 got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 42 minutes into the match, 方竞平 notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of 上海杨浦剑侠俱乐部队's 秦骋雄. 秦骋雄 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 方竞平 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but 秦骋雄 made a huge save. 曾榕林 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 卓升凌 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 方竞平 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 秦骋雄 having to interfere. After 57 played minutes 上海杨浦剑侠俱乐部队 got a freekick which was hit by 柳常朗. 于真星, 58 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 曲凌威 was out of position in the 61 minute of play, and 卓升凌 capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. 卓升凌 really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. After a rather tough play, 香港南区火神联队's 陶南骏 got a free kick in the 64th minute. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind 香港南区火神联队's goalkeeper 曲凌威, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When 卓升凌 fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 上海杨浦剑侠俱乐部队's protests and gave 卓升凌 a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of 香港南区火神联队 booed when 上海杨浦剑侠俱乐部队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. 卓升凌 didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 71st minute 胡钢卫 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 秦骋雄 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 彭峰亮 during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to 上海杨浦剑侠俱乐部队 getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. 彭峰亮 hit a great ball. When 胡钢卫 came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the 香港南区火神联队 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 胡钢卫 couldn't finish the play. 彭峰亮 hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. After 76 played minutes, 香港南区火神联队's 于真星 shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper 秦骋雄 came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in 香港南区火神联队 reached it. The supporters of 香港南区火神联队 booed when 上海杨浦剑侠俱乐部队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. 彭峰亮 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 胡钢卫 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 香港南区火神联队's 曲凌威 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save 香港南区火神联队 from getting a goal against them. In the 82nd match minute, 香港南区火神联队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 曲骏青 to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, 上海杨浦剑侠俱乐部队's 唐桦军 tried to score from far away in the 83rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, 曾榕林 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 上海杨浦剑侠俱乐部队's supporters rose to their feet, but 曾榕林 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 曲凌威 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that 胡钢卫's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 秦骋雄 was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. 94 minutes into the match, 香港南区火神联队's goal looked a bit too open when 卓升凌 came free, but 曲凌威 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 方竞平 scored 2-3 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 秦骋雄, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. 上海杨浦剑侠俱乐部队 walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.