League Play-Off

香港元朗区稻草人联队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 唐南森 got the match started through his kick off. 姜剑希 took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 顾广岩. 顾广岩 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 于军渊 during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 13th minute, 于军渊 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 香港元朗区稻草人联队's 徐延谦 got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 于军渊 kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. 顾广岩 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 姜剑希 went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. The supporters of 香港元朗区稻草人联队 booed when 江苏连云港灰熊代表队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. 张洋岩 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 于军渊 got his second yellow card in the match during the 33rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 34 played minutes 江苏连云港灰熊代表队 got a freekick which was hit by 于军渊. After 35 minutes of play, 香港元朗区稻草人联队's 姜剑希 made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 顾广岩 was left in no man's land by his defense there! 江苏连云港灰熊代表队's 顾广岩 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 徐延谦 in the 45th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 徐延谦 in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 顾广岩 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when 徐延谦 made the kick off in the second half. 顾广岩 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 徐延谦, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 52nd minute, 唐南森 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 姜剑希 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 宋辰霖 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 顾广岩 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 徐延谦 in the 62nd minute of the match. If 徐延谦 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 徐延谦 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 顾广岩 having to interfere. 姜剑希 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. 顾广岩 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 徐延谦 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 顾广岩 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 徐延谦 went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. 86 minutes into the game, 香港元朗区稻草人联队's 姜剑希 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 顾广岩 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. After having played for 96 minutes, 徐延谦 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 香港元朗区稻草人联队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 徐延谦 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. There was no doubt that 香港元朗区稻草人联队 were the better team. 香港元朗区稻草人联队's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.