League Play-Off

天津北辰区摩羯联队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 孟坚明 started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the game, 雨林冰狐's 石潮烽 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 马桑宁 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 7th minute 石钢钢 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 马桑宁 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When 雨林冰狐's 石潮烽, in the 11th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for 雨林冰狐. 石潮烽 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 石钢钢 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 马桑宁 having to interfere. The referee gave 雨林冰狐 a penalty, 23 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by 蒋潮西, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of 天津北辰区摩羯联队's 马桑宁. 0-2. 雨林冰狐's 蒋锋战 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 孟坚明 in the 28th minute of play. If 石潮烽 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 郭伟威 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 蒋锋战 having to interfere. If 郭伟威 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 石钢钢 to make the kick off. In the 54th minute there was a penalty for 雨林冰狐. 蒋潮西 stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving 马桑宁. 0-3. 石钢钢 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. 马桑宁 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If 石潮烽 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the 雨林冰狐 defense, 郭伟威 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 蒋锋战. The 雨林冰狐 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 蒋锋战 should have stopped the shot. If 石钢钢 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74th minute 石钢钢 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 马桑宁 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 马桑宁 made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when 石潮烽 sent off a good shot on target. 蒋锋战 came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by 天津北辰区摩羯联队's 孟坚明. But to his dismay, 孟坚明 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. In the 88th minute, 蒋潮西 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 雨林冰狐's 蒋锋战 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 孟坚明 in the 94th minute of play. 于凌天 hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by 石钢钢 in the 98th minute of play forced 天津北辰区摩羯联队's goalkeeper 马桑宁 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The 雨林冰狐 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing 雨林冰狐 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.