League Play-Off

甘肃兰州白头翁联队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 云南思茅剑圣队's 崔义坤 started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the game, 云南思茅剑圣队's 崔义坤 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 唐升桑 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 唐升桑 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 楚兴飞, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 任皓寒 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. 陶明升 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 毛斌凌 kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. 孙南洲 might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 陶明升. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 孙南洲 ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 18th minute, 汪超森 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 21 minutes into the game, 云南思茅剑圣队's 程诚岩 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 唐升桑 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 26th minute, 毛斌凌 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 陶明升 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 任皓寒's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. In the 36th minute, 陶斌城 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A murmur of surprise went through the audience when 甘肃兰州白头翁联队's 姜光强 after having done a couple of nice dribblings in the 38th minute of the game fired away a shot to his disappointment passed just outside the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by 崔义坤 in the 41st minute of play forced 甘肃兰州白头翁联队's goalkeeper 唐升桑 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute, 程诚岩 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 云南思茅剑圣队 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when 任皓寒 made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to 云南思茅剑圣队 getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. 陶斌城 hit a great ball. 陶明升 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 孙南洲, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute, 崔义坤 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. 任皓寒 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 66 minutes into the match, 云南思茅剑圣队's goal looked a bit too open when 孙南洲 came free, but 陶明升 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 任皓寒 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 程诚岩 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. 唐升桑 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When 汪超森 fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 甘肃兰州白头翁联队's protests and gave 汪超森 a yellow card for diving instead. In the 76th minute, 汪超森 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 庞棋光 charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 庞棋光 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 庞棋光 kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. 云南思茅剑圣队's 陶明升 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 孙南洲 in the 86th minute of play. 88 minutes into the game, 孙南洲 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. 陶明升 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 92 minutes into the match, 孙南洲 notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of 云南思茅剑圣队's 陶明升. 陶明升 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The 云南思茅剑圣队 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing 云南思茅剑圣队 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.