League Play-Off

山东菏泽剑圣队
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 严雄泉 took the kick off in the first half of the match. 龚天荣 made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when 魏宇亦 sent off a good shot on target. 曹树默 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 何鹰景 was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 13 minutes into the match. In the 12th minute, one of 山东菏泽剑圣队:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for 山东菏泽剑圣队. The referee gave 上海金山海盗代表队 a penalty, 15 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by 彭亦耀, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of 山东菏泽剑圣队's 肖霖宁. 1-1. 严默岚 hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. 肖霖宁 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 曹树默 in the 28th minute of play. After 29 played minutes 上海金山海盗代表队 got a freekick which was hit by 陆珂彬. 31 minutes into the game, 陆珂彬 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. 肖霖宁 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 肖霖宁 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 陆珂彬 in the 35th minute of play. If 陆珂彬 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If 曹树默 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When 吕然云 fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 山东菏泽剑圣队's protests and gave 吕然云 a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, 山东菏泽剑圣队's 吕然云 got a free kick in the 47th minute. After the first half 上海金山海盗代表队 were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 陆珂彬 was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, 柯辉桑 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 山东菏泽剑圣队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 上海金山海盗代表队 the free kick. After a rather tough play, 山东菏泽剑圣队's 柯辉桑 got a free kick in the 53rd minute. When 陆珂彬 came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the 上海金山海盗代表队 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 陆珂彬 couldn't finish the play. A collision led to 上海金山海盗代表队 getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. 于鹏广 hit a great ball. 龚天荣 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 魏宇亦 in the 61st minute of the match. 肖霖宁 made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when 曹树默 sent off a good shot on target. 魏宇亦 scored 2-3 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 龚天荣, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 83rd minute, 曹树默 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by 魏宇亦 in the 88th minute of play forced 上海金山海盗代表队's goalkeeper 龚天荣 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 89 minutes into the match, 上海金山海盗代表队's goal looked a bit too open when 陶梁迪 came free, but 龚天荣 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The 上海金山海盗代表队 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing 上海金山海盗代表队 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.