League Play-Off

安徽淮南幽灵队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 孙宇德 started the match with the kick off. 肖悦真 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 陶凡骋, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 陶凡骋 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 肖悦真 having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in 安徽淮南幽灵队's zone, 陶凡骋 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 肖悦真 came out of the goal and 陶凡骋 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 19 minutes into the match, 安徽安庆掠夺者联队's goalkeeper 梅平正 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 孔竞文. 孔竞文 struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. 梅平正 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 安徽淮南幽灵队. 安徽安庆掠夺者联队's 梅平正 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save 安徽安庆掠夺者联队 from getting a goal against them. A collision led to 安徽安庆掠夺者联队 getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. 于文磊 hit a great ball. If 于文磊 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 36 minutes into the match, 陶凡骋 notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of 安徽淮南幽灵队's 肖悦真. 肖悦真 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If 尤延康 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 肖悦真 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 陶凡骋 in the 44th minute of play. 莫挺宽 took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 梅平正. 梅平正 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

In the 59th minute, 陶凡骋 fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. When 曹烨迅 fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 安徽淮南幽灵队's protests and gave 曹烨迅 a yellow card for diving instead. The audience was convinced that 陶凡骋's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 肖悦真 was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. In the 65th minute 孙宇德 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 梅平正 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 67 minutes, 尤延康 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 安徽安庆掠夺者联队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 尤延康 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 安徽淮南幽灵队's 孔竞文 got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 安徽安庆掠夺者联队's 陶凡骋 got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in 安徽淮南幽灵队's zone, 尤延康 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 肖悦真 came out of the goal and 尤延康 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 肖悦真 made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when 尤延康 sent off a good shot on target. 肖悦真 made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when 尤延康 sent off a good shot on target. 肖悦真 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 陶凡骋 in the 84th minute of play. 梅平正 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 孙宇德 in the 90th minute of play. In the 93rd minute, 孔竞文 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. 94 minutes into the match, 安徽安庆掠夺者联队's goal looked a bit too open when 孔竞文 came free, but 梅平正 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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.