League Play-Off

河南漯河犀牛俱乐部队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 巩国卫 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 曲潮光, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. After 11 played minutes 河南漯河犀牛俱乐部队 got a freekick which was hit by 邱光正. 巩国卫 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 曲潮光, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 13 minutes of play, 安徽阜阳皇家队's 沈锋昂 made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 巩国卫 was left in no man's land by his defense there! 巩国卫 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 曲潮光 in the 19th minute of play. 20 minutes into the game, 冯棋宽 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 河南漯河犀牛俱乐部队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 安徽阜阳皇家队 the free kick. 冯棋宽 hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. 曲潮光 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. 巩国卫 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 巩国卫 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 曲潮光 in the 24th minute of the match. 巩国卫 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 沈锋昂 went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. 巩国卫 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 沈锋昂 in the 30th minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, 河南漯河犀牛俱乐部队's goal looked a bit too open when 沈锋昂 came free, but 巩国卫 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half 安徽阜阳皇家队 were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 曲潮光 to make the kick off. With a little luck, 河南漯河犀牛俱乐部队's 巩国卫 got control of the ball when 沈锋昂 tried to sneak it across the goal line. When 尤松真 fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 河南漯河犀牛俱乐部队's protests and gave 尤松真 a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, 河南漯河犀牛俱乐部队's 尤松真 got a free kick in the 55th minute. 63 minutes into the match, 沈锋昂 notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of 河南漯河犀牛俱乐部队's 巩国卫. 巩国卫 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When 沈锋昂 came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the 安徽阜阳皇家队 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 沈锋昂 couldn't finish the play. The supporters of 安徽阜阳皇家队 booed when 河南漯河犀牛俱乐部队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. 邓光德 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 沈锋昂 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without 巩国卫 having to make a save. If 沈锋昂 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 80th minute, 曲潮光 reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of 巩国卫. The goal made the score 1-4. In the 86th minute 冯桑振 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 张强誉 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 沈锋昂 struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. 巩国卫 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 安徽阜阳皇家队. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 曲潮光 in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 巩国卫 saved 河南漯河犀牛俱乐部队 from getting behind. A collision led to 河南漯河犀牛俱乐部队 getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. 洪风榕 hit a great ball.