League Play-Off

山东聊城骑兵队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) If 曾帆阳 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 4th minute, 任文坤 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. 18 minutes into the match, 辽宁沈阳太级虎队's goal looked a bit too open when 曾帆阳 came free, but 庞彬桑 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th match minute, 辽宁沈阳太级虎队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 俞昂宁 to maneuver through the defense. 任文坤 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. 庞彬桑 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 庞彬桑 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 曾帆阳 in the 23rd minute of play. 任文坤 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 庞彬桑 having to interfere. In the 25th minute 曾帆阳 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 庞彬桑 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in 辽宁沈阳太级虎队's zone, 任文坤 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 庞彬桑 came out of the goal and 任文坤 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 31 minutes, 俞昂宁 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 辽宁沈阳太级虎队 and the 山东聊城骑兵队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. 俞昂宁 hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. 任文坤 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 庞彬桑 having to interfere. After a rather tough play, 辽宁沈阳太级虎队's 宋星荣 got a free kick in the 36th minute. 周帆光 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If 周帆光 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When 谢宁桑 fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 山东聊城骑兵队's protests and gave 谢宁桑 a yellow card for diving instead. 巩建益's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 雷钢城 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 巩建益 to make the kick off. 雷钢城 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 巩建益, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as 巩建益 kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving 雷钢城. That made the score 0-2 in the 54 minute of play. 辽宁沈阳太级虎队's 庞彬桑 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 曾帆阳 in the 61st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, 巩建益 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 辽宁沈阳太级虎队's supporters rose to their feet, but 巩建益 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 雷钢城 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 84th minute 任文坤 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 庞彬桑 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 庞彬桑 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 任文坤, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 94thth minute of the game 曾帆阳 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 辽宁沈阳太级虎队's 庞彬桑 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched 辽宁沈阳太级虎队 eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.