League Play-Off

上海金山伯爵队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 上海金山伯爵队's 毛寒铮 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. After 6 played minutes 上海金山伯爵队 got a freekick which was hit by 齐川默. 17 minutes into the match, 傅朗庭 notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of 上海金山伯爵队's 朱建彬. 朱建彬 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 龚兴常's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 宋源泉 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by 任悦克 in the 22nd minute of play forced 上海金山伯爵队's goalkeeper 朱建彬 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When 龚兴常 fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 上海金山伯爵队's protests and gave 龚兴常 a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, 上海金山伯爵队's 龚兴常 got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 30th match minute, 湖北随州市食豆人队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 邓源骋 to maneuver through the defense. After 31 played minutes 湖北随州市食豆人队 got a freekick which was hit by 刘夕振. 龚兴常 was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 37th minute. 上海金山伯爵队's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by 毛寒铮 in the 39th minute of play forced 湖北随州市食豆人队's goalkeeper 宋源泉 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, 湖北随州市食豆人队's 马正锋 got a free kick in the 43rd minute. After 45 played minutes 湖北随州市食豆人队 got a freekick which was hit by 刘夕振. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 傅朗庭 was the one to do the kick off. 宋源泉 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 毛寒铮, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of 上海金山伯爵队 booed when 湖北随州市食豆人队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. 刘夕振 didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, 毛寒铮 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 上海金山伯爵队's supporters rose to their feet, but 毛寒铮 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 宋源泉 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 任悦克 took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 朱建彬. 朱建彬 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. A collision led to 湖北随州市食豆人队 getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. 蒋骋亦 hit a great ball. 毛寒铮 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 宋源泉 having to interfere. 任悦克 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 朱建彬 having to interfere. 73 minutes into the match, 龚兴常 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 宋源泉. 湖北随州市食豆人队's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 龚兴常 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. 程洲伟 hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. During the 78th minute of the match 龚兴常 completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave 龚兴常 a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of 湖北随州市食豆人队 booed when 上海金山伯爵队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. 龚兴常 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 任悦克 might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 朱建彬. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 任悦克 ran back to his position shaking his head. 87 minutes in the game, 任悦克 fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without 朱建彬 having to interfere. After 93 minutes, 毛寒铮 made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. 湖北随州市食豆人队's 宋源泉 tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 宋源泉 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 毛寒铮 in the 97th minute of play. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.