League Play-Off

香港湾仔区半兽联队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 贺悦浩 started the match with the kick off. 杜钢博's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 王文城 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. If 贺悦浩 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 龙昂夕 in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 曹笑乐 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 15 played minutes 香港湾仔区半兽联队 got a freekick which was hit by 胡森桦. In the 17th minute 陈泉霆 suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. 17 minutes into the game, 巩珂城 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 香港湾仔区半兽联队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 广东中山市守望者队 the free kick. After a rather tough play, 香港湾仔区半兽联队's 巩珂城 got a free kick in the 18th minute. 王文城 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 巩珂城 in the 24th minute of the match. In the 29th minute 贺悦浩 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 王文城 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 袁海常 hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. 史鹰烽 was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 35th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. During the 39th minute of the match 巩珂城 completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave 巩珂城 a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to 香港湾仔区半兽联队 getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. 巩珂城 hit a great ball. 42 minutes into the match, 杜钢博 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 王文城. 广东中山市守望者队's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 杜钢博 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 巩南政 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 杜钢博 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 曹笑乐 made an important save on a dangerous shot by 巩南政 in the 62nd minute. 杜钢博 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 巩南政 took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 曹笑乐. 曹笑乐 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 曹笑乐 made an important save on a dangerous shot by 巩南政 in the 75th minute. After a rather tough play, 广东中山市守望者队's 钱帆强 got a free kick in the 76th minute. When 杜钢博 came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the 香港湾仔区半兽联队 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 杜钢博 couldn't finish the play. 曾冰钢 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 杜钢博 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 86 minutes into the match, 广东中山市守望者队's goal looked a bit too open when 杜钢博 came free, but 王文城 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 王文城 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 杜钢博, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute.