League Play-Off

广东东莞市升班马队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 广东东莞市升班马队's 韩然竞 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. With a little luck, 辽宁现代俱乐部's 孟亮震 got control of the ball when 郝骏骋 tried to sneak it across the goal line. 韩然竞 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 孟亮震 having to interfere. The supporters of 广东东莞市升班马队 booed when 辽宁现代俱乐部 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. 蔡思正 didn't get a good kick on the ball. If 韩然竞 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 14 minutes into the match, 广东东莞市升班马队's goal looked a bit too open when 蒋雄希 came free, but 李耀常 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, 郝骏骋 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 孟亮震. 辽宁现代俱乐部's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 郝骏骋 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, 郝骏骋 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 广东东莞市升班马队's supporters rose to their feet, but 郝骏骋 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 孟亮震 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 韩然竞 was extremely unlucky when he, in the 22nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After 25 minutes of play, 辽宁现代俱乐部's 蒋雄希 made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 李耀常 was left in no man's land by his defense there! If 石瑜常 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 方霆康 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 李耀常 having to interfere. In the 35th minute, 狄帆文 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 方霆康 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. 李耀常 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 辽宁现代俱乐部's 卓超铮 got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 47th minute, 蒋雄希 made a precise shot to the right of 李耀常. 广东东莞市升班马队's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 蒋雄希 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 方源沙 hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 庞轩竞 during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 李耀常 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 蒋雄希 in the 72nd minute of play. The supporters of 辽宁现代俱乐部 booed when 广东东莞市升班马队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. 石瑜常 didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 76 minutes, 方源沙 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 广东东莞市升班马队 and the 辽宁现代俱乐部 players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to 广东东莞市升班马队 getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. 方源沙 hit a great ball. 李耀常 was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but 蒋雄希 showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 78 minute of play. 孟亮震 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 韩然竞, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. 蒋雄希 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. 李耀常 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 96 minutes into the match, 广东东莞市升班马队's goalkeeper 李耀常 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 方霆康. The 辽宁现代俱乐部 players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.