League Play-Off

广东中山市黑蚁队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 天津西青区豺狼队's 秦南扬 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. A long shot from 叶超俊 in the 7th minute of play was well struck, but 方晨斌 made a really good save at the right post. In the 13th minute, 严益云 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 27 minutes, 雷奕益 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 天津西青区豺狼队 and the 广东中山市黑蚁队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. With his leg 方晨斌 managed to avoid a goal in the 32ndth minute, when 广东中山市黑蚁队's 巩延飞 fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 33rd minute, 巩延飞 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. If 柯坤德 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to 天津西青区豺狼队 getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. 乔寒亮 hit a great ball. 巩延飞 who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 43rdth minute tested the skills of 方晨斌 when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 43rd minute, 乔寒亮 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, 柯坤德 took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for 方晨斌 to make any attempt to save it. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 柯坤德 was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute 秦南扬 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 姜潮笑 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, 秦南扬 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 天津西青区豺狼队's supporters rose to their feet, but 秦南扬 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 姜潮笑 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind 天津西青区豺狼队's goalkeeper 方晨斌, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 方晨斌 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 柯坤德, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 58th minute, 雷奕益 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 61st minute, 柯坤德 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. If 顾夕迅 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 天津西青区豺狼队's 秦南扬 got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 方晨斌 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 巩延飞 in the 70th minute of the match. 方晨斌 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 柯坤德, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. After a defensive mix-up in 天津西青区豺狼队's zone, 巩延飞 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 方晨斌 came out of the goal and 巩延飞 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 方晨斌 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 巩延飞 went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. After having played for 87 minutes, 秦南扬 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 天津西青区豺狼队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 秦南扬 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, 广东中山市黑蚁队's 叶超俊 got a free kick in the 92nd minute. 巩彬辰 kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the 天津西青区豺狼队 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for 广东中山市黑蚁队.