League Play-Off

新疆吐鲁番枫叶队
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 孙邦旭 took the kick off in the first half of the match. 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 孙邦旭 in the 3rd minute of play. 广西柳州怪鸟代表队's 孙邦旭 got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If 孙邦旭 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When 新疆吐鲁番枫叶队's 唐适松, in the 24th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for 新疆吐鲁番枫叶队. 柯寒彬 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. 王扬强 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 王扬强 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 柯寒彬, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 孙邦旭 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 莫博希 hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. 柯寒彬 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. 王扬强 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th minute, 董彬青 got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 陆永升 during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 陆永升 hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. In the 39th match minute, 广西柳州怪鸟代表队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 陆永升 to maneuver through the defense. If 唐适松 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 唐适松 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 程挺镇 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 董彬青, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 沈思桑 during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 56th match minute, 新疆吐鲁番枫叶队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 沈思桑 to maneuver through the defense. After 59 minutes, 齐兴天 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 新疆吐鲁番枫叶队 and the 广西柳州怪鸟代表队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of 广西柳州怪鸟代表队 booed when 新疆吐鲁番枫叶队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. 齐兴天 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 唐适松 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 程挺镇 having to interfere. In the 70th minute, 唐适松 made a precise shot to the right of 程挺镇. 广西柳州怪鸟代表队's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 73rd minute 董彬青 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 程挺镇 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 王扬强 made an important save on a dangerous shot by 柯寒彬 in the 75th minute. 史海弘 kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. When 唐适松 came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the 新疆吐鲁番枫叶队 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 唐适松 couldn't finish the play. In the 94th minute, 广西柳州怪鸟代表队's 孙邦旭 ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind 王扬强. 王扬强 yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The 新疆吐鲁番枫叶队 fans cheered their team off the field, for while 广西柳州怪鸟代表队 had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.