League Play-Off

河南信阳捍卫者队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 魏云沙 made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute, 王帆国 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. 4 minutes into the game, 鲁俊扬 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 上海闸北黑龙代表队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 河南信阳捍卫者队 the free kick. A collision led to 上海闸北黑龙代表队 getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. 鲁俊扬 hit a great ball. If 王帆国 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, 王帆国 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 河南信阳捍卫者队's supporters rose to their feet, but 王帆国 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 吕天迅 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 15 minutes into the match, 上海闸北黑龙代表队's goal looked a bit too open when 巩骏源 came free, but 吕天迅 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 吕天迅 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 巩骏源, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 王帆国 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but 吕天迅 made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in 上海闸北黑龙代表队's zone, 巩骏源 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 吕天迅 came out of the goal and 巩骏源 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 28th minute, 王帆国 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by 巩骏源 in the 32nd minute of play forced 上海闸北黑龙代表队's goalkeeper 吕天迅 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to 河南信阳捍卫者队 getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. 袁义风 hit a great ball. 巩骏源's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 37thth minute, 吕天迅 skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 吕天迅 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 巩骏源 in the 41st minute of the match. 王帆国 was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 43rd minute. 河南信阳捍卫者队's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 巩骏源 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 吕天迅 having to interfere. If 王帆国 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 巩骏源 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, 王帆国 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 吕天迅. 上海闸北黑龙代表队's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 王帆国 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. When 梅延钢 fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 上海闸北黑龙代表队's protests and gave 梅延钢 a yellow card for diving instead. If 巩骏源 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the 上海闸北黑龙代表队 defense, 巩骏源 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 吕天迅. The 上海闸北黑龙代表队 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 吕天迅 should have stopped the shot. 吕天迅 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 巩骏源, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. When 王帆国 came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the 河南信阳捍卫者队 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 王帆国 couldn't finish the play. In the 79thth minute of the game 巩骏源 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 上海闸北黑龙代表队's 吕天迅 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 80 played minutes 上海闸北黑龙代表队 got a freekick which was hit by 鲁俊扬. In the 81st minute of the match 马飞锋 shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but 吕天迅 showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If 巩骏源 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 吕天迅 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 巩骏源 in the 89th minute of the match. After 97 minutes of play, 河南信阳捍卫者队's 王帆国 made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 吕天迅 was left in no man's land by his defense there! 河南信阳捍卫者队 walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.