League Play-Off

青岛盛迪亚球场
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 青岛五虎FC's 孙广旭 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. 王星风 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 林军潮 having to interfere. 楚思沙 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 庄竞扬 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 任迅剑's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. When 毛翀霆 fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 青岛五虎FC's protests and gave 毛翀霆 a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to 青岛五虎FC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. 毛翀霆 hit a great ball. 青岛五虎FC's 庄竞扬 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 任迅剑 in the 23rd minute of play. 陶云晨's late challenge caught a 青岛五虎FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 陶云晨 helped the player get up and apologised. 孙广旭 was extremely unlucky when he, in the 29th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 31st minute 孙广旭 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 林军潮 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 孙广旭 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. 林军潮 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 37 minutes into the match, 山东鲁能泰山足球队's goal looked a bit too open when 孙广旭 came free, but 林军潮 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes in the game, 孙广旭 dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. 林军潮 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 孙广旭's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when 楚思沙 got free with 林军潮 in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 楚思沙 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. 林军潮 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 青岛五虎FC's 楚思沙 got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 任迅剑 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 楚思沙 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 林军潮 having to interfere. If 楚思沙 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 68th minute, 任迅剑 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. 林军潮 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 孙广旭 in the 70th minute of play. In the 72nd minute 楚思沙 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 林军潮 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74thth minute of the game 孙广旭 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 山东鲁能泰山足球队's 林军潮 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 79th minute, 莫挺翀 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 山东鲁能泰山足球队's 林军潮 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 孙广旭 in the 83rd minute of play. If 孙广旭 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 林军潮 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 楚思沙, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the 青岛五虎FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.