League Play-Off

上海闵行热火联队
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when 邱勇梁 made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute 郑响奕 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 杨景耀 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 香港元朗区罗刹联队's 梅晨晨 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 邱勇梁 in the 10th minute of play. 梅晨晨 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 邱勇梁 in the 11th minute of play. 杨景耀 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 苏坚飞 in the 15th minute of play. After some careless play in the 上海闵行热火联队 defense, 苏坚飞 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 杨景耀. The 上海闵行热火联队 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 杨景耀 should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in 香港元朗区罗刹联队's zone, 邱勇梁 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 梅晨晨 came out of the goal and 邱勇梁 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If 邱勇梁 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by 郑响奕 in the 29th minute of play forced 上海闵行热火联队's goalkeeper 杨景耀 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 李乐磊 during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 30 played minutes 上海闵行热火联队 got a freekick which was hit by 李乐磊. 苏坚飞 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. 杨景耀 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 梅晨晨 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 邱勇梁, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. After a rather tough play, 上海闵行热火联队's 鲁真霖 got a free kick in the 42nd minute. In the 44th match minute, 香港元朗区罗刹联队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 刘帆彬 to maneuver through the defense. If 谢光庭 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when 苏坚飞 made the kick off in the second half. 谢光庭 might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 梅晨晨. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 谢光庭 ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 60th match minute, 香港元朗区罗刹联队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 郑响奕 to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st minute, 谢光庭 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. In the 63rd minute, 邱勇梁 made a precise shot to the right of 梅晨晨. 香港元朗区罗刹联队's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 鲁翔川 charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 鲁翔川 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to 香港元朗区罗刹联队 getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. 鲁翔川 hit a great ball. The supporters of 上海闵行热火联队 booed when 香港元朗区罗刹联队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. 鲁翔川 didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, 谢光庭 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 上海闵行热火联队's supporters rose to their feet, but 谢光庭 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 梅晨晨 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match clock showed 73 minutes, the score became 2-1 when 谢光庭 sped through 香港元朗区罗刹联队's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of 梅晨晨. 苏坚飞's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 杨景耀 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. 杨景耀 made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when 郑响奕 sent off a good shot on target. 杨景耀 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 苏坚飞 in the 87th minute of the match. 苏坚飞 received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. 杨景耀 came out and tried to block the shot, but 苏坚飞 slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 88th minute. 香港元朗区罗刹联队's 郑响奕 got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 96 minutes, 郑响奕 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 香港元朗区罗刹联队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 郑响奕 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.