League Play-Off

四川巴中坦克俱乐部队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 苏鹰永 kicked off to start the match. In the 9th minute, 史亦凌 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 10th minute of the match 倪常耀 sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but 曾升荣 skillfully saved the ball. If 吕光真 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 15 minutes, 苏鹰永 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 四川巴中坦克俱乐部队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 苏鹰永 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by 苏鹰永 in the 19th minute of play forced 河南郑州水手联队's goalkeeper 曾升荣 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 曾升荣 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 苏鹰永 in the 28th minute of play. In the 29th match minute, 四川巴中坦克俱乐部队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 邓耀旭 to maneuver through the defense. 32 minutes into the game, 倪昂宁 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 四川巴中坦克俱乐部队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 河南郑州水手联队 the free kick. In the 32nd match minute, 四川巴中坦克俱乐部队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 倪昂宁 to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when 吕光真 got free with 曾升荣 in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 吕光真 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but 曾升荣 made a huge save. After 47 played minutes 河南郑州水手联队 got a freekick which was hit by 孔南峰. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 邵洋军 to strike the kick off in the second half. 魏骋彬 charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 魏骋彬 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 53rd minute of the game. One of 四川巴中坦克俱乐部队:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of 河南郑州水手联队:s goal. In the 57th minute, 孔南峰 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 倪昂宁 hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in 四川巴中坦克俱乐部队's zone, 邵洋军 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 林景夕 came out of the goal and 邵洋军 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 邵洋军 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. 林景夕 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If 邵洋军 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th minute, 倪昂宁 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in 河南郑州水手联队's zone, 吕光真 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 曾升荣 came out of the goal and 吕光真 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet as 河南郑州水手联队's 邵洋军 slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of 林景夕. That made the score 1-2 after 85 minutes of play. In the 97th play minute 傅常城 came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised 林景夕. 1-3. The 河南郑州水手联队 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing 河南郑州水手联队 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.