League Play-Off

山东东营飞马代表队
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 江苏淮安剑齿虎代表队's 倪奕鹰 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. 雷振森 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 董永城, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. 麦骋杰 received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. 黄悦峰 came out and tried to block the shot, but 麦骋杰 slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 12th minute. If 麦骋杰 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 19th minute, 冯桦朋 reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of 黄悦峰. The goal made the score 2-0. 24 minutes into the game, 江苏淮安剑齿虎代表队's 董永城 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 雷振森 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. The 江苏淮安剑齿虎代表队 fans' excitement grew in the 36th match minute when 江苏淮安剑齿虎代表队's 董永城 looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 42nd minute 倪奕鹰 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 雷振森 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If 董永城 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 a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 冯桦朋 was the one to do the kick off. 冯桦朋 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 黄悦峰 having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by 麦骋杰 in the 57th minute of play forced 江苏淮安剑齿虎代表队's goalkeeper 黄悦峰 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, 董永城 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 江苏淮安剑齿虎代表队's supporters rose to their feet, but 董永城 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 雷振森 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by 倪奕鹰 in the 64th minute of play forced 山东东营飞马代表队's goalkeeper 雷振森 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When 江苏淮安剑齿虎代表队's 董永城, in the 66th 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 江苏淮安剑齿虎代表队. When 吕磊源 fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 山东东营飞马代表队's protests and gave 吕磊源 a yellow card for diving instead. 吕磊源 kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when 董永城 got free with 雷振森 in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 82 played minutes 江苏淮安剑齿虎代表队 got a freekick which was hit by 苏斌常. 孔浩弘 hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. 雷振森 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 倪奕鹰, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 92 minutes into the match, 江苏淮安剑齿虎代表队's goal looked a bit too open when 麦骋杰 came free, but 黄悦峰 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 93 minutes into the game, 龙威霖 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 江苏淮安剑齿虎代表队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 山东东营飞马代表队 the free kick. 龙威霖 hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. 雷振森 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 倪奕鹰, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.