League Play-Off

山东聊城红魔队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 湖北荆门飞鸟队's 郑康挺 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 2 played minutes 山东聊城红魔队 got a freekick which was hit by 狄雄寒. 高轩冰 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 朱坤皓 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 郑康挺, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 吕朗昂 made an important save on a dangerous shot by 李志剑 in the 11th minute. After a rather tough play, 山东聊城红魔队's 汪阳森 got a free kick in the 14th minute. 朱坤皓 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 高轩冰, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When 湖北荆门飞鸟队's 高轩冰 in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 山东聊城红魔队's goalie prevented a goal. In the 18th minute 郑康挺 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 朱坤皓 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, 湖北荆门飞鸟队's 郑康挺 got a free kick in the 21st minute. 吕朗昂 made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when 李志剑 sent off a good shot on target. 高轩冰 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th minute 郑康挺 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 朱坤皓 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29thth minute of the game 郑康挺 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 山东聊城红魔队's 朱坤皓 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in 湖北荆门飞鸟队 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 30th minute. Penalty! 湖北荆门飞鸟队:s 吕朗昂 showed great skill when he stopped 温帆鹏:s penalty. 吕朗昂 came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by 山东聊城红魔队's 温帆鹏. But to his dismay, 温帆鹏 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. 郑烽西 hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. 温帆鹏, 36 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 朱坤皓 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 高轩冰, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 高轩冰 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 郑康挺's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 朱坤皓 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. In the 44th match minute, 湖北荆门飞鸟队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 邓耀国 to maneuver through the defense. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 任棋雄 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 柯林骋 hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. 山东聊城红魔队's 朱坤皓 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save 山东聊城红魔队 from getting a goal against them. 朱坤皓 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 郑康挺 in the 65th minute of play. 郑康挺 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 朱坤皓 having to interfere. When 郑康挺 came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the 湖北荆门飞鸟队 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 郑康挺 couldn't finish the play. 吕朗昂 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 任棋雄 in the 73rd minute of the match. 吕朗昂 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 任棋雄, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. 任棋雄 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. 吕朗昂 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 85 minutes 山东聊城红魔队's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was 潘朋翀 who took care of the corner kick. 任棋雄 might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 吕朗昂. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 任棋雄 ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 94th minute of the match, 高轩冰 got a very nice opportunity to score, but 朱坤皓 was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. For all the effort they put into the match, the 湖北荆门飞鸟队 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for 山东聊城红魔队.