League Play-Off

天津西青区企鹅俱乐部
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 郑州FC's 任强鸿 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, 郑州FC's 陶凌青 got control of the ball when 肖雄希 tried to sneak it across the goal line. 肖雄希 kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in 郑州FC's zone, 龙旭晨 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 陶凌青 came out of the goal and 龙旭晨 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 7 minutes into the match, 郑州FC's goal looked a bit too open when 肖雄希 came free, but 陶凌青 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 9 played minutes 天津西青区企鹅俱乐部队 got a freekick which was hit by 罗源国. 陶凌青 was out of position in the 11 minute of play, and 肖雄希 capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. 肖雄希 really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. The audience was convinced that 任强鸿's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 孙庭光 was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. 孙庭光 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 任强鸿, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 20 minutes into the match, 郑州FC's goal looked a bit too open when 肖雄希 came free, but 陶凌青 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 郑昆昆 charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 郑昆昆 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 22nd minute, 郑昆昆 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 天津西青区企鹅俱乐部队's 叶钢梁 got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to 郑州FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. 方坚迪 hit a great ball. 28 minutes in the game, 罗源国 fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without 陶凌青 having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by 肖雄希 in the 29th minute of play forced 郑州FC's goalkeeper 陶凌青 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 孙庭光 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 任强鸿, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. 龙旭晨 came free with the goalkeeper in the 35th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and 陶凌青 could save by the left post. If 任强鸿 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 郑州FC's 陶凌青 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save 郑州FC from getting a goal against them. The supporters of 郑州FC booed when 天津西青区企鹅俱乐部队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. 叶钢梁 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 天津西青区企鹅俱乐部队's 罗源国 pulled a muscle in his back after 45 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When 郑昆昆 was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 45 minutes had been played.

The wind increased when 龙旭晨 made the kick off in the second half. When 龙旭晨 came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the 天津西青区企鹅俱乐部队 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 龙旭晨 couldn't finish the play. The supporters of 郑州FC booed when 天津西青区企鹅俱乐部队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. 潘崇文 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 陶凌青 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 龙旭晨 in the 64th minute of the match. 龙旭晨 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. 陶凌青 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rd minute, 肖雄希 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 天津西青区企鹅俱乐部队 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. After 76 minutes, 叶钢梁 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 天津西青区企鹅俱乐部队 and the 郑州FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 76th minute, 叶钢梁 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 龙旭晨 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 79 played minutes 郑州FC got a freekick which was hit by 鲁响志. An unexpectedly hard shot by 何洋平 in the 87th minute of play forced 郑州FC's goalkeeper 陶凌青 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 龙旭晨 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. 陶凌青 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 天津西青区企鹅俱乐部队's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.