League Play-Off

北京平谷区剑客俱乐部队
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. 崔崇骏 started the match with the kick off. After 2 minutes, 楚文瑜 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 曹县宇宙队 and the 北京平谷区剑客俱乐部队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. 楚文瑜 hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. 于国庭 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 杜城星 having to interfere. A collision led to 北京平谷区剑客俱乐部队 getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. 汪挺政 hit a great ball. In the 9th minute, 方勇益 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 于国庭 took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 杜城星. 杜城星 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 杜城星 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 宋政响 in the 18th minute of the match. 宋政响 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 杜城星 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 于国庭, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 于国庭 struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. 杜城星 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 曹县宇宙队. In the 30th match minute, 北京平谷区剑客俱乐部队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 汪挺政 to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by 宋政响 in the 32nd minute of play forced 北京平谷区剑客俱乐部队's goalkeeper 杜城星 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the match, 曹县宇宙队's 宋政响 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 杜城星 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 36 minutes into the match, 于国庭 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 杜城星. 北京平谷区剑客俱乐部队's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 于国庭 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 于国庭 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 杜城星 having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, 于国庭 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 曹县宇宙队's supporters rose to their feet, but 于国庭 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 杜城星 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 宋政响 to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the game, 曹县宇宙队's 于国庭 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 杜城星 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. If 王凡亮 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th minute, 于国庭 fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of 杜城星, passed just outside the right post. 66 minutes into the game, 王凡亮 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 北京平谷区剑客俱乐部队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 曹县宇宙队 the free kick. In the 66th match minute, 北京平谷区剑客俱乐部队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 王凡亮 to maneuver through the defense. When 汪挺政 fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 北京平谷区剑客俱乐部队's protests and gave 汪挺政 a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to 北京平谷区剑客俱乐部队 getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. 汪挺政 hit a great ball. 杜城星 made an important save on a dangerous shot by 于国庭 in the 71st minute. 杜城星 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 宋政响 in the 74th minute of play. 于国庭 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but 杜城星 made a huge save. 汪挺政 was shown his second yellow card after 85 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. 宋政响 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. 杜城星 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 宋政响 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In a very dangerous position, a player in 北京平谷区剑客俱乐部队 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 94th minute. Penalty! 齐天翀 shot the penalty kick right outside the post. In the 99th minute the ball was on its way in behind 曹县宇宙队's goalkeeper 麦希城, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 曹县宇宙队's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.