League Play-Off

江苏泰州海狮联队
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. 姚梁耀 started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in 江苏泰州海狮联队's zone, 杨适朋 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 董烽杰 came out of the goal and 杨适朋 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 6 played minutes 江苏泰州海狮联队 got a freekick which was hit by 梅骏松. 湖北鄂州雄鹿联队's 程西博 got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 叶旭朗 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 孔希潮 made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when 钱默风 sent off a good shot on target. 郑志强 charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 郑志强 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 郑志强 hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. 钱默风 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. 孔希潮 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 郑志强 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. 董烽杰 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 孔希潮 made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when 钱默风 sent off a good shot on target. 程西博's late challenge caught a 江苏泰州海狮联队's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 程西博 helped the player get up and apologised. In the 22nd match minute, 湖北鄂州雄鹿联队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 程西博 to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, 湖北鄂州雄鹿联队's 孔希潮 got control of the ball when 钱默风 tried to sneak it across the goal line. 江浩荣 kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. 董烽杰 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 姚梁耀, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. 杨适朋 might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 董烽杰. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 杨适朋 ran back to his position shaking his head. 钱默风 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 孔希潮 having to interfere. 孔希潮 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 叶旭朗 in the 33rd minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, 叶旭朗 dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of 孔希潮, 1-0. 43 minutes into the match, 姚梁耀 notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of 江苏泰州海狮联队's 董烽杰. 董烽杰 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 湖北鄂州雄鹿联队's 孔希潮 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save 湖北鄂州雄鹿联队 from getting a goal against them. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when 叶旭朗 made the kick off in the second half. If 钱默风 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When 钱默风 came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the 江苏泰州海狮联队 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 钱默风 couldn't finish the play. 湖北鄂州雄鹿联队 were furious when 邵亮镇 was red carded, 61 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The supporters of 湖北鄂州雄鹿联队 booed when 江苏泰州海狮联队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. 梅骏松 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 67 minutes into the game, 江苏泰州海狮联队's 叶旭朗 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 孔希潮 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. 邵坤浩 kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. 江浩荣 took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 72nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for 孔希潮. 湖北鄂州雄鹿联队's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, 叶旭朗 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 孔希潮. 湖北鄂州雄鹿联队's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 叶旭朗 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by 叶旭朗 in the 80th minute of play forced 湖北鄂州雄鹿联队's goalkeeper 孔希潮 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute of the match 江苏泰州海狮联队 got a corner. 湖北鄂州雄鹿联队's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 梅珂国 ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of 湖北鄂州雄鹿联队's goalie and right to 俞国彬. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. 湖北鄂州雄鹿联队's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 湖北鄂州雄鹿联队's 孔希潮 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 叶旭朗 in the 86th minute of play. 孔希潮 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 钱默风, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If 钱默风 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in 湖北鄂州雄鹿联队's zone, 倪昂诚 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 孔希潮 came out of the goal and 倪昂诚 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 95 minutes of play, 江苏泰州海狮联队's 钱默风 made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 孔希潮 was left in no man's land by his defense there! 湖北鄂州雄鹿联队's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.