League Play-Off

香港观塘区隐士联队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 傅振夕 kicked off to start the match. The supporters of 香港观塘区隐士联队 booed when 贵州安顺皇家队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. 郑阳笑 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 高渊骋's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 方城默 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, 香港观塘区隐士联队's goal looked a bit too open when 傅振夕 came free, but 苏坤耀 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 沈夕钢 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 沈夕钢 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. 苏坤耀 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 沈夕钢 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that 傅振夕's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 苏坤耀 was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. 高渊骋 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. 方城默 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If 何建岚 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 高渊骋 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 方城默 having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by 秦钢海 in the 25th minute of play forced 香港观塘区隐士联队's goalkeeper 苏坤耀 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When 唐霆宽 fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 香港观塘区隐士联队's protests and gave 唐霆宽 a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, 香港观塘区隐士联队's 唐霆宽 got a free kick in the 26th minute. 何建岚 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but 方城默 made a huge save. If 沈夕钢 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by 高渊骋 in the 51st minute of play forced 贵州安顺皇家队's goalkeeper 方城默 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

If 高渊骋 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 香港观塘区隐士联队's 何建岚 got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When 傅振夕 came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the 贵州安顺皇家队 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 傅振夕 couldn't finish the play. 何建岚 struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. 方城默 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 香港观塘区隐士联队. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind 贵州安顺皇家队's goalkeeper 方城默, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 77 minutes, 傅振夕 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 贵州安顺皇家队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 傅振夕 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by 傅振夕 in the 79th minute of play forced 香港观塘区隐士联队's goalkeeper 苏坤耀 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 傅振夕 in the 84th minute of play forced 香港观塘区隐士联队's goalkeeper 苏坤耀 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 84 played minutes 贵州安顺皇家队 got a freekick which was hit by 郑阳笑. 高渊骋 scored 1-0 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 方城默, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 何建岚 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 何建岚 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 方城默 having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in 贵州安顺皇家队's zone, 高渊骋 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 方城默 came out of the goal and 高渊骋 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the 贵州安顺皇家队 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for 香港观塘区隐士联队.