League Play-Off

新疆乌鲁木齐黑龙队
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. 唐适松 started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by 叶夕霖 in the 5th minute of play forced 新疆吐鲁番枫叶队's goalkeeper 王扬强 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, 新疆吐鲁番枫叶队's 曾战建 got a free kick in the 6th minute. 梅思银 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 唐适松 in the 22nd minute of the match. 梅思银 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 唐适松, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 新疆吐鲁番枫叶队's 王扬强 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save 新疆吐鲁番枫叶队 from getting a goal against them. When 鲁德风 came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the 新疆乌鲁木齐黑龙队 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 鲁德风 couldn't finish the play. After 35 played minutes 新疆乌鲁木齐黑龙队 got a freekick which was hit by 范剑益. 梅思银 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 沈思桑, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 沈思桑 during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 沈思桑 kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. A collision led to 新疆吐鲁番枫叶队 getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. 沈思桑 hit a great ball. If 叶夕霖 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 44th minute, 鲁德风 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 王扬强 was frozen by the shot and now it was 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 叶夕霖 to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, 新疆吐鲁番枫叶队's goal looked a bit too open when 鲁德风 came free, but 王扬强 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When 唐振峰 came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the 新疆乌鲁木齐黑龙队 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 唐振峰 couldn't finish the play. 卓寒朋 charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 卓寒朋 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 55th match minute, 新疆乌鲁木齐黑龙队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 卓寒朋 to maneuver through the defense. 新疆吐鲁番枫叶队's 王扬强 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 鲁德风 in the 58th minute of play. 新疆乌鲁木齐黑龙队's defense didn't have a chance, in the 69th minute, when 唐适松 scored to the left of an out of position 梅思银, making the score, 1-1. 叶夕霖 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. 王扬强 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 齐兴天 during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of 新疆乌鲁木齐黑龙队 booed when 新疆吐鲁番枫叶队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. 齐兴天 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 鲁德风 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 王扬强 having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, 叶夕霖 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 新疆乌鲁木齐黑龙队's supporters rose to their feet, but 叶夕霖 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 王扬强 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 董彬青 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. 梅思银 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 新疆吐鲁番枫叶队's 王扬强 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 叶夕霖 in the 94th minute of play. 95 minutes into the game, 范剑益 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 新疆乌鲁木齐黑龙队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 新疆吐鲁番枫叶队 the free kick. 范剑益 hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.