League Play-Off

广东湛江公鹿队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 天津河北区剑鱼队's 龚鹏亦 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. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind 天津河北区剑鱼队's goalkeeper 巩乐乐, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, 龚鹏亦 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 天津河北区剑鱼队's supporters rose to their feet, but 龚鹏亦 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 鲁南霆 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If 洪永梁 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The attack was good, but when 袁乐平 in the 21st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 石挺弘 charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 石挺弘 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 22nd match minute, 天津河北区剑鱼队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 石挺弘 to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that 龚鹏亦's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 鲁南霆 was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. 26 minutes into the match, 天津河北区剑鱼队's goalkeeper 巩乐乐 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 袁乐平. The supporters of 广东湛江公鹿队 booed when 天津河北区剑鱼队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. 范辰斌 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 巩乐乐 was out of position in the 29 minute of play, and 袁乐平 capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. 袁乐平 really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 洪永梁 in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 巩乐乐 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that 洪永梁's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 巩乐乐 was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. 袁乐平 struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. 巩乐乐 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 广东湛江公鹿队. 巩乐乐 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 洪永梁 in the 45th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 洪永梁 to make the kick off. 巩乐乐 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 洪永梁, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If 袁乐平 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice moves 陆国荣 could shoot a difficult shot in the 56th minute, which 鲁南霆 however easily saved by the left post. The supporters of 广东湛江公鹿队 booed when 天津河北区剑鱼队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. 宋迪笑 didn't get a good kick on the ball. If 石挺弘 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 庄镇飞 hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. 洪永梁 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 89th minute, 袁乐平 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 广东湛江公鹿队 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 巩乐乐 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 袁乐平, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. If 袁乐平 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee ended the match the 广东湛江公鹿队 players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.