League Play-Off

山东莱芜犀鸟队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) ≮Empire≯风云☆蒜蓉沙虫's 鲁永天 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. 范瑜竞 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 陈寒皓 in the 7th minute of the match. After having played for 22 minutes, 鲁永天 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ≮Empire≯风云☆蒜蓉沙虫's supporters crossed their fingers, but 鲁永天 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 24th minute, 唐谦然 got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 尹迅威 kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the match, 山东莱芜犀鸟队's goal looked a bit too open when 鲁永天 came free, but 陶天雄 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 鲁永天 in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 陶天雄 saved 山东莱芜犀鸟队 from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, 郑克鹏 managed to get in a good position for a shot. ≮Empire≯风云☆蒜蓉沙虫's supporters rose to their feet, but 郑克鹏 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 陶天雄 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 范瑜竞 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 陈寒皓, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute 郑克鹏 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 陶天雄 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 48th minute, 鲁永天 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ≮Empire≯风云☆蒜蓉沙虫 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 陈寒皓 to make the kick off. A collision led to 山东莱芜犀鸟队 getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. 贺景誉 hit a great ball. 55 minutes into the match, 鲁永天 dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of 陶天雄, 0-2. In the 61st minute, 莫常枫 got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 66th minute of the match, 郑克鹏 got a very nice opportunity to score, but 陶天雄 was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 鲁永天 succeeded in the game's 68th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by 鲁永天 in the 72nd minute of play forced 山东莱芜犀鸟队's goalkeeper 陶天雄 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77thth minute of the game 陈寒皓 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ≮Empire≯风云☆蒜蓉沙虫's 范瑜竞 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 79th minute, 莫常枫 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 山东莱芜犀鸟队 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. 陶天雄 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 鲁永天, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 90th minute, 山东莱芜犀鸟队's 刘建烨 seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed 刘建烨 the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of 山东莱芜犀鸟队 protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and 刘建烨 had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 90 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for 山东莱芜犀鸟队! After a rather tough play, 山东莱芜犀鸟队's 尹迅威 got a free kick in the 96th minute. 郑克鹏 took the ball and in the 97 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 陶天雄. 陶天雄 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. The ≮Empire≯风云☆蒜蓉沙虫 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ≮Empire≯风云☆蒜蓉沙虫 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.