League Play-Off

江苏南通棕人队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 蔡坚永 made the kick off and thus started the match. The supporters of 新疆吐鲁番蓝鸟队 booed when 江苏南通棕人队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. 蔡坚永 didn't get a good kick on the ball. If 冯挺永 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 12th minute 冯挺永 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 任明誉 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the 江苏南通棕人队 defense, 刘磊平 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 任明誉. The 江苏南通棕人队 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 任明誉 should have stopped the shot. 卓光晨 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but 贺国景 made a huge save. 30 minutes into the match, 新疆吐鲁番蓝鸟队's goalkeeper 贺国景 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 卓光晨. The supporters of 新疆吐鲁番蓝鸟队 booed when 江苏南通棕人队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. 鲁明弘 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 贺国景 made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when 卓光晨 sent off a good shot on target. The corner led 江苏南通棕人队's 王亦崇 to fire away a dangerous shot which 贺国景 despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 冯挺永 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 刘磊平 made a kick off. 卓光晨 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 贺国景 having to interfere. 55 minutes into the match, 江苏南通棕人队's goal looked a bit too open when 刘磊平 came free, but 任明誉 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 刘磊平 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 雷迅云 charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 雷迅云 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd match minute, 新疆吐鲁番蓝鸟队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 雷迅云 to maneuver through the defense. 刘磊平 received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. 任明誉 came out and tried to block the shot, but 刘磊平 slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 68th minute. 雷强泉 hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, 江苏南通棕人队's 邓永飞 got a free kick in the 72nd minute. After 73 played minutes 江苏南通棕人队 got a freekick which was hit by 苏荣桦. 76 minutes into the game, 苏荣桦 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 江苏南通棕人队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 新疆吐鲁番蓝鸟队 the free kick. In the 76th minute, 苏荣桦 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to 新疆吐鲁番蓝鸟队 getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. 白谦俊 hit a great ball. When 江苏南通棕人队's 卓光晨 in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 新疆吐鲁番蓝鸟队's goalie prevented a goal. If 蔡坚永 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When 江苏南通棕人队's 蔡坚永 in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 新疆吐鲁番蓝鸟队's goalie prevented a goal. After 90 minutes, 任瑜奕 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 新疆吐鲁番蓝鸟队 and the 江苏南通棕人队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 90 played minutes 新疆吐鲁番蓝鸟队 got a freekick which was hit by 任瑜奕. 贺国景 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 卓光晨, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. 贺国景 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 蔡坚永 went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. The 新疆吐鲁番蓝鸟队 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing 新疆吐鲁番蓝鸟队 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.