League Play-Off

广西贺州掠夺者俱乐部队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 长春亚泰足球俱乐部's 史博升 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by 莫骋克 in the 3rd minute of play forced 长春亚泰足球俱乐部's goalkeeper 孔崇扬 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute, 李伟常 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. 11 minutes into the match, 长春亚泰足球俱乐部's goal looked a bit too open when 莫骋克 came free, but 孔崇扬 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If 史博升 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that 史博升's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 郝义正 was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 0-1 when 李伟常 sped through 长春亚泰足球俱乐部's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of 孔崇扬. 长春亚泰足球俱乐部's 高西政 got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If 史博升 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 39 minutes into the match, 莫骋克 notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of 长春亚泰足球俱乐部's 孔崇扬. 孔崇扬 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 孔崇扬 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 李伟常, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. 史博升 received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. 郝义正 came out and tried to block the shot, but 史博升 slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 45th minute. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when 莫骋克 made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute 史博升 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 郝义正 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When 严震渊 fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 长春亚泰足球俱乐部's protests and gave 严震渊 a yellow card for diving instead. In the 59th match minute, 长春亚泰足球俱乐部 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 严震渊 to maneuver through the defense. 李伟常's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 孔崇扬 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, 李伟常 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 孔崇扬. 长春亚泰足球俱乐部's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 李伟常 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. 史博升 scored 2-3 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 郝义正, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In a very dangerous position, a player in 长春亚泰足球俱乐部 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 73rd minute. Penalty! 81 minutes into the game, 倪夕战 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 长春亚泰足球俱乐部's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ¡¾ESPN¡¿¼Å¾²¡éÃεĵØÓü¾ÈÊ the free kick. After 81 played minutes 长春亚泰足球俱乐部 got a freekick which was hit by 倪夕战. 莫骋克 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. 孔崇扬 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 85 minutes into the match, ¡¾ESPN¡¿¼Å¾²¡éÃεĵØÓü¾ÈÊ's goal looked a bit too open when 史博升 came free, but 郝义正 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If 李伟常 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to 长春亚泰足球俱乐部 getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. 柯辰川 hit a great ball. When ¡¾ESPN¡¿¼Å¾²¡éÃεĵØÓü¾ÈÊ's 莫骋克 in the 98th minute got a chance for a shot 98th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 长春亚泰足球俱乐部's goalie prevented a goal. The ¡¾ESPN¡¿¼Å¾²¡éÃεĵØÓü¾ÈÊ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ¡¾ESPN¡¿¼Å¾²¡éÃεĵØÓü¾ÈÊ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.