League Play-Off

山西长治山猫队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 邓沙桑 started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute 邓沙桑 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 秦飞阳 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 石彬皓 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 唐银辰, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by 邓沙桑 in the 10th minute of play forced 广东珠海兽人队's goalkeeper 秦飞阳 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in 广东珠海兽人队's zone, 邓沙桑 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 秦飞阳 came out of the goal and 邓沙桑 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With his leg 秦飞阳 managed to avoid a goal in the 17thth minute, when 山西长治山猫队's 曹国诚 fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After having played for 19 minutes, 曹国诚 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 山西长治山猫队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 曹国诚 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 邓沙桑 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 秦飞阳 having to interfere. 姜伟彬 kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. In the 22nd minute, 曹国诚 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 唐银辰 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of 广东珠海兽人队 booed when 山西长治山猫队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. 曹国诚 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 石彬皓 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 罗奕风, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. A collision led to 山西长治山猫队 getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. 陶海钢 hit a great ball. If 唐银辰 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

秦飞阳 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 曹国诚 in the 54th minute of play. 石彬皓 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 唐银辰 in the 56th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 邓沙桑 in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 秦飞阳 saved 广东珠海兽人队 from getting behind. 秦飞阳 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 曹国诚 in the 64th minute of the match. 秦飞阳 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 曹国诚 in the 65th minute of play. 罗远朋's late challenge caught a 山西长治山猫队's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 罗远朋 helped the player get up and apologised. After 66 played minutes 广东珠海兽人队 got a freekick which was hit by 罗远朋. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 姜伟彬 during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 姜伟彬 hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. 秦飞阳 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 曹国诚's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. 邓沙桑 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 秦飞阳 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 邓沙桑 in the 79th minute of play. 山西长治山猫队's 邓沙桑 managed to work through 广东珠海兽人队's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. 邓沙桑 dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. If 曹国诚 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 85 minutes into the match, 广东珠海兽人队's goal looked a bit too open when 邓沙桑 came free, but 秦飞阳 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 邓沙桑 in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 秦飞阳 saved 广东珠海兽人队 from getting behind. 91 minutes into the match, 广东珠海兽人队's goal looked a bit too open when 邓沙桑 came free, but 秦飞阳 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 秦飞阳 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 曹国诚's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. In the 94th minute, 罗奕风 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. 96 minutes into the match, 邓沙桑 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 秦飞阳. 广东珠海兽人队's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 邓沙桑 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 山西长治山猫队's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.