League Play-Off

山西忻州公羊代表队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 苏正伟 got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes in the game, 巩骋荣 dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 何峰兴 during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, 山西忻州公羊代表队's 何峰兴 got a free kick in the 6th minute. 7 minutes into the match, 山西忻州公羊代表队's goal looked a bit too open when 狄杰博 came free, but 庞傲洲 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by 苏正伟 in the 8th minute of play forced 山西忻州公羊代表队's goalkeeper 庞傲洲 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 12 minutes, 苏正伟 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 四川自贡公爵代表队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 苏正伟 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 17 minutes into the game, 马誉诚 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 四川自贡公爵代表队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 山西忻州公羊代表队 the free kick. A collision led to 四川自贡公爵代表队 getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. 马誉诚 hit a great ball. 柳竞桑 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 狄杰博 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 何峰兴 hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. When 柳竞桑 came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the 山西忻州公羊代表队 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 柳竞桑 couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when 柳竞桑 got free with 范庭誉 in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When 任烽奕 fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 四川自贡公爵代表队's protests and gave 任烽奕 a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to 四川自贡公爵代表队 getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. 任烽奕 hit a great ball. After 31 played minutes 四川自贡公爵代表队 got a freekick which was hit by 任烽奕. In the 33rd minute, 苏正伟 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 巩骋荣 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 范庭誉 having to interfere. 山西忻州公羊代表队's 柳竞桑 got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 范庭誉 made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when 柳竞桑 sent off a good shot on target. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 巩骋荣 to strike the kick off in the second half. 巩骋荣 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 柳竞桑 took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 范庭誉. 范庭誉 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. 狄杰博 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 庞傲洲 having to interfere. 庞傲洲 was a little too slow when 狄杰博 got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 67th minute. The score was now 2-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 巩骋荣 in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 范庭誉 saved 四川自贡公爵代表队 from getting behind. 马誉诚 kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. 狄杰博 succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-2 in the 77th playminute. When 狄杰博 came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the 四川自贡公爵代表队 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 狄杰博 couldn't finish the play. 85 minutes into the game, 潘永城 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 四川自贡公爵代表队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 山西忻州公羊代表队 the free kick. If 柳竞桑 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.