League Play-Off

天津河东区半人马代表队
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. 邵平响 started the match with the kick off. 天津河东区半人马代表队's 严磊竞 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 邵平响 in the 3rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 邵平响 in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 严磊竞 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 严磊竞 came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by 陕西咸阳扫荡者联队's 倪桑皓. But to his dismay, 倪桑皓 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 鲁奕谦 charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 鲁奕谦 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 19 played minutes 陕西咸阳扫荡者联队 got a freekick which was hit by 鲁奕谦. During the 23rd minute of the match 鲁奕谦 completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave 鲁奕谦 a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 23rd match minute, 陕西咸阳扫荡者联队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 鲁奕谦 to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, 陕西咸阳扫荡者联队's 邵平响 got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 32nd minute, 倪源卫 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. 倪源卫 might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 陆泉超. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 倪源卫 ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the 天津河东区半人马代表队 defense, 倪桑皓 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 严磊竞. The 天津河东区半人马代表队 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 严磊竞 should have stopped the shot. 温翔榕 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 严磊竞 having to interfere. A collision led to 天津河东区半人马代表队 getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. 余烨川 hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 倪桑皓 in the 45th minute of play forced 天津河东区半人马代表队's goalkeeper 严磊竞 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 47 minutes into the match, 天津河东区半人马代表队's goal looked a bit too open when 倪桑皓 came free, but 严磊竞 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 贺悦桑 to make the kick off. 倪桑皓 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but 严磊竞 made a huge save. 严磊竞 made an important save on a dangerous shot by 温翔榕 in the 52nd minute. 陕西咸阳扫荡者联队's 倪桑皓 got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If 邵平响 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, 天津河东区半人马代表队's 余烨川 got a free kick in the 63rd minute. 温翔榕 might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 严磊竞. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 温翔榕 ran back to his position shaking his head. 68 minutes into the match, 倪桑皓 notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of 天津河东区半人马代表队's 严磊竞. 严磊竞 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 曾凡铮's late challenge caught a 天津河东区半人马代表队's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 曾凡铮 helped the player get up and apologised. In the 71st minute, 曾凡铮 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When 倪源卫 came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the 天津河东区半人马代表队 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 倪源卫 couldn't finish the play. 温翔榕 hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. 江强洲 charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 江强洲 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 77th match minute, 天津河东区半人马代表队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 江强洲 to maneuver through the defense. 严磊竞 made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when 倪桑皓 sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in 天津河东区半人马代表队's zone, 温翔榕 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 严磊竞 came out of the goal and 温翔榕 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 90 minutes into the match, 天津河东区半人马代表队's goalkeeper 严磊竞 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 倪桑皓. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, 邵平响 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 陕西咸阳扫荡者联队's supporters rose to their feet, but 邵平响 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 严磊竞 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 邵平响 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. 严磊竞 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The 天津河东区半人马代表队 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. 陕西咸阳扫荡者联队 were clearly better and deserved to take the win.