League Play-Off

天津河北区剑齿虎队
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 秦朗斌 kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the game, 天津河北区剑齿虎队's 冯翀邦 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 杜宇桦 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 彭洲卫 got in the 7th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but 麦德荣 handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. When 叶克朗 came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the 天津河北区剑齿虎队 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 叶克朗 couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as 叶克朗 kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving 杜宇桦. That made the score 2-0 in the 14 minute of play. 17 minutes into the game, 张桑亮 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 湖南长沙白虎队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 天津河北区剑齿虎队 the free kick. After 17 played minutes 湖南长沙白虎队 got a freekick which was hit by 张桑亮. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, 彭洲卫 put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of 麦德荣. 秦朗斌 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 麦德荣 having to interfere. In the 26th minute of the match 王振西 shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but 麦德荣 showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 29th minute, 姚荣宇 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 杜宇桦 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 叶克朗, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. If 秦朗斌 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, 天津河北区剑齿虎队's 许强浩 got a free kick in the 33rd minute. 杜宇桦 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 叶克朗, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. After some careless play in the 湖南长沙白虎队 defense, 顾超锋 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 杜宇桦. The 湖南长沙白虎队 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 杜宇桦 should have stopped the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 叶克朗 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 55 played minutes 天津河北区剑齿虎队 got a freekick which was hit by 龙益坤. 张彬翔 hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. A collision led to 天津河北区剑齿虎队 getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. 龙益坤 hit a great ball. 69 minutes into the match, 天津河北区剑齿虎队's goal looked a bit too open when 秦朗斌 came free, but 麦德荣 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 71 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for 天津河北区剑齿虎队! When the match had been going on for 72 minutes, 湖南长沙白虎队's 姚荣宇 got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of 麦德荣. 秦朗斌 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 86th minute 秦朗斌 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 麦德荣 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 龙益坤 kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. 彭洲卫's late challenge caught a 天津河北区剑齿虎队's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 彭洲卫 helped the player get up and apologised. In the 88th minute, 彭洲卫 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 麦德荣 made an important save on a dangerous shot by 彭洲卫 in the 90th minute. After 91 played minutes 天津河北区剑齿虎队 got a freekick which was hit by 龙益坤. 92 minutes into the match, 天津河北区剑齿虎队's goalkeeper 麦德荣 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 彭洲卫. 93 minutes into the match, 天津河北区剑齿虎队's goal looked a bit too open when 秦朗斌 came free, but 麦德荣 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, 秦朗斌 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 湖南长沙白虎队's supporters rose to their feet, but 秦朗斌 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 麦德荣 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 麦德荣 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 秦朗斌 in the 97th minute of play. 冯翀邦 kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match. When 湖南长沙白虎队's 秦朗斌, in the 100th 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 湖南长沙白虎队. 天津河北区剑齿虎队's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.