League Play-Off

宁夏中卫九头蛇队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 柯川铮 took the kick off in the first half of the match. 范西剑 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 雷彬彬 went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 宁夏中卫九头蛇队's 洪坚飞 got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, 崔榕国 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 宁夏中卫九头蛇队's supporters rose to their feet, but 崔榕国 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 谢源志 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 洪坚飞's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 15thth minute, 谢源志 skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The crowd rose to their feet as 洪坚飞 kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving 谢源志. That made the score 1-1 in the 18 minute of play. 22 minutes into the game, 洪坚飞 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. 谢源志 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in 江苏苏州猛虎联队's zone, 洪坚飞 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 谢源志 came out of the goal and 洪坚飞 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 范西剑 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 龚凡然, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 范西剑 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 龚凡然 in the 35th minute of play. After 44 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for 宁夏中卫九头蛇队! In the 46th minute there was a penalty for 江苏苏州猛虎联队. 何坚弘 stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving 范西剑. 2-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 雷彬彬 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 龚凡然 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 雷彬彬 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. 范西剑 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, 宁夏中卫九头蛇队's 董天威 got a free kick in the 57th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by 雷彬彬 in the 61st minute of play forced 宁夏中卫九头蛇队's goalkeeper 范西剑 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 谢源志 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 柯川铮's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. 龚凡然 was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 70th minute. 江苏苏州猛虎联队's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 范西剑 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 雷彬彬 in the 72nd minute of the match. 柯川铮 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. 谢源志 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 梅邦威 during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 83 played minutes 江苏苏州猛虎联队 got a freekick which was hit by 梅邦威. 柯川铮 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. 谢源志 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 90 minutes, 洪坚飞 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 宁夏中卫九头蛇队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 洪坚飞 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.