League Play-Off

河南许昌犀鸟俱乐部队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 魏耀鹏 kicked off to start the match. 河南许昌犀鸟俱乐部队's 汪迪弘 suffered a sore thigh after 8 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 8 minutes into the game, 陆潮峰 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 香港西贡区火箭队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 河南许昌犀鸟俱乐部队 the free kick. In the 9th match minute, 香港西贡区火箭队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 陆潮峰 to maneuver through the defense. 陆潮峰's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 麦辉云 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. 河南许昌犀鸟俱乐部队's 陶剑庭 shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 13th minute of play. The shot was stopped by 白西博 but with some difficulty. 马青战's late challenge caught a 河南许昌犀鸟俱乐部队's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 马青战 helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to 香港西贡区火箭队 getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. 马青战 hit a great ball. 17 minutes into the match, 河南许昌犀鸟俱乐部队's goal looked a bit too open when 陆潮峰 came free, but 麦辉云 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When 郑威志 came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the 河南许昌犀鸟俱乐部队 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 郑威志 couldn't finish the play. 香港西贡区火箭队's 白西博 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save 香港西贡区火箭队 from getting a goal against them. 魏耀鹏 struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. 麦辉云 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 香港西贡区火箭队. 38 minutes into the game, 郑威志 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 河南许昌犀鸟俱乐部队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 香港西贡区火箭队 the free kick. After a rather tough play, 河南许昌犀鸟俱乐部队's 郑威志 got a free kick in the 38th minute. In the 41st minute, 陆潮峰 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 麦辉云 was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 沈悦适 hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 沈悦适 was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute of the match 河南许昌犀鸟俱乐部队 got a corner. 香港西贡区火箭队's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 杜笑然 ran over to the corner to take the kick. After a rather tough play, 河南许昌犀鸟俱乐部队's 范城康 got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind 河南许昌犀鸟俱乐部队's goalkeeper 麦辉云, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when 陆潮峰 got free with 麦辉云 in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, 马烽风 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 香港西贡区火箭队's supporters rose to their feet, but 马烽风 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 麦辉云 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 陆潮峰's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 麦辉云 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. 魏耀鹏 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. 麦辉云 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 陆潮峰 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 麦辉云 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 陆潮峰 went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 吕夕青 during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 83rd minute, one of 香港西贡区火箭队:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for 香港西贡区火箭队. The referee gave 河南许昌犀鸟俱乐部队 a penalty, 85 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by 杜笑然, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of 香港西贡区火箭队's 白西博. 1-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when 陆潮峰 got free with 麦辉云 in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 97th minute 魏耀鹏 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 麦辉云 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 香港西贡区火箭队's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.