League Play-Off

宁夏固原野狗队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 胡然瑜 took the kick off in the first half of the match. 齐默风 took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 4th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for 杨竞. 『挑战者』Gold Hapular Team's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 庞鹰默 during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 庞鹰默 hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After 8 minutes of play, 『挑战者』Gold Hapular Team's 肖榕扬 made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 唐义亮 was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 任骋远 during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 12th match minute, 『挑战者』Gold Hapular Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 任骋远 to maneuver through the defense. 姜辉适's late challenge caught a 『挑战者』Gold Hapular Team's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 姜辉适 helped the player get up and apologised. After a defensive mix-up in 宁夏固原野狗队's zone, 肖榕扬 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 唐义亮 came out of the goal and 肖榕扬 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 19 minutes, 胡然瑜 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 宁夏固原野狗队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 胡然瑜 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 孟星誉 struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. 唐义亮 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 『挑战者』Gold Hapular Team. 23 minutes into the match, 孟星誉 notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of 宁夏固原野狗队's 唐义亮. 唐义亮 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 肖榕扬 hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. 肖榕扬 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 杨竞 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 胡然瑜 in the 40th minute of play. 邱镇坤 hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. 『挑战者』Gold Hapular Team's 杨竞 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save 『挑战者』Gold Hapular Team from getting a goal against them. When 肖榕扬 came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the 『挑战者』Gold Hapular Team 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 肖榕扬 couldn't finish the play. After the first half 『挑战者』Gold Hapular Team were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 孟星誉 to strike the kick off in the second half. 宁夏固原野狗队's 唐义亮 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 孟星誉 in the 53rd minute of play. 杨竞 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 王军岩 in the 55th minute of the match. 王军岩 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 杨竞 having to interfere. 杨竞 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 胡然瑜, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 61 minutes into the game, 『挑战者』Gold Hapular Team's 肖榕扬 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 唐义亮 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. 唐义亮 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 孟星誉 in the 67th minute of the match. If 肖榕扬 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 孟星誉 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. 唐义亮 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 肖榕扬 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. 唐义亮 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 杨竞 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 王军岩, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 胡然瑜 might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 杨竞. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 胡然瑜 ran back to his position shaking his head. 唐义亮 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 孟星誉 in the 91st minute of the match. 杨竞 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 王军岩, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. In the 95th minute, 钱亦辉 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 唐义亮 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 孟星誉's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. 『挑战者』Gold Hapular Team had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.