League Play-Off

山东聊城国王队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 山东聊城国王队's 林翔常 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. 孙乐雄 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 赵城寒, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as 山东聊城国王队's 任默鹰 slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of 黄诚潮. That made the score 1-0 after 8 minutes of play. 任默鹰 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 15th minute, 山东聊城国王队's 张建乐 dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. A hard shot 25 in the game by 任默鹰 from a close distance when the talented 黄诚潮 managed to make a qualified save. 大连万达足球俱乐部's players were relieved. 林翔常 struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. 黄诚潮 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 山东聊城国王队. After 28 played minutes 大连万达足球俱乐部 got a freekick which was hit by 徐兴超. If 林翔常 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 大连万达足球俱乐部's 黄诚潮 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 林翔常 in the 31st minute of play. 林翔常 was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 32nd minute. 山东聊城国王队's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 任默鹰 might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 黄诚潮. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 任默鹰 ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by 林翔常 in the 35th minute of play forced 大连万达足球俱乐部's goalkeeper 黄诚潮 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 林翔常 struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. 黄诚潮 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 山东聊城国王队. 任默鹰 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but 黄诚潮 made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in 大连万达足球俱乐部's zone, 林翔常 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 黄诚潮 came out of the goal and 林翔常 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With his leg 黄诚潮 managed to avoid a goal in the 42ndth minute, when 山东聊城国王队's 任默鹰 fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a rather tough play, 大连万达足球俱乐部's 倪珂源 got a free kick in the 43rd minute. 黄诚潮 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 林翔常, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 大连万达足球俱乐部's 倪珂源 got his second yellow card of the match in the 46th minute. The referee ordered 倪珂源 off the ground. 倪珂源 hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 叶义强 was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, 林翔常 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 山东聊城国王队's supporters rose to their feet, but 林翔常 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 黄诚潮 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When 任默鹰 came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the 山东聊城国王队 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 任默鹰 couldn't finish the play. 叶义强 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without 孙乐雄 having to make a save. 大连万达足球俱乐部's 黄诚潮 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 任默鹰 in the 60th minute of play. In the 64th minute, 任默鹰 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 黄诚潮 was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. 69 minutes into the match, 大连万达足球俱乐部's goal looked a bit too open when 任默鹰 came free, but 黄诚潮 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by 任默鹰 in the 70th minute of play forced 大连万达足球俱乐部's goalkeeper 黄诚潮 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 86th minute of the game. One of 大连万达足球俱乐部:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of 山东聊城国王队:s goal. 黄诚潮 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 林翔常 in the 92nd minute of the match. If 林翔常 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 山东聊城国王队's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.