League Play-Off

江苏宿迁拓荒者俱乐部队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 秦崇庭 got the match started through his kick off. 孟阳坤 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. 许斐光 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 孔昂辉 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 楚珂庭, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by 蒋军义 in the 15th minute of play forced 江苏宿迁拓荒者俱乐部队's goalkeeper 孔昂辉 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 许斐光 made an important save on a dangerous shot by 孟阳坤 in the 19th minute. 28 minutes into the match, 江苏宿迁拓荒者俱乐部队's goal looked a bit too open when 楚珂庭 came free, but 孔昂辉 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 孔昂辉 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 楚珂庭 in the 30th minute of the match. 黄亦泉's late challenge caught a 江苏宿迁拓荒者俱乐部队's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 黄亦泉 helped the player get up and apologised. 黄亦泉 hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. 秦崇庭 was extremely unlucky when he, in the 35th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 楚珂庭 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 39 minutes into the game, 洪城朋 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 江苏宿迁拓荒者俱乐部队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 香港南区山猫队 the free kick. After a defensive mix-up in 江苏宿迁拓荒者俱乐部队's zone, 蒋军义 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 孔昂辉 came out of the goal and 蒋军义 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When 楚珂庭 came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the 香港南区山猫队 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 楚珂庭 couldn't finish the play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

In the 55th minute, 洪城朋 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 56 minutes into the match, 江苏宿迁拓荒者俱乐部队's goalkeeper 孔昂辉 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 楚珂庭. When 乔鸿洲 fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 江苏宿迁拓荒者俱乐部队's protests and gave 乔鸿洲 a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to 江苏宿迁拓荒者俱乐部队 getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. 乔鸿洲 hit a great ball. 洪城朋 kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when 楚珂庭 got free with 孔昂辉 in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 香港南区山猫队's 蒋军义 got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 蒋军义 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 孔昂辉 having to interfere. 67 minutes into the game, 江苏宿迁拓荒者俱乐部队's 孟阳坤 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 许斐光 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 孔昂辉 didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 72nd minute, which inside left pole to 1-1. After 74 minutes, 黄斐文 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 江苏宿迁拓荒者俱乐部队 and the 香港南区山猫队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 74th minute, 黄斐文 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 蒋军义 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The 江苏宿迁拓荒者俱乐部队 supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching 香港南区山猫队's performance. The match ended with a win for 香港南区山猫队.