League Play-Off

陕西安康红雀队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 钱南翀 took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to 陕西安康红雀队 getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. 姜宽 hit a great ball. 周钢坚 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 曲国桦 having to interfere. In the 10th minute, 钱南翀 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 曲国桦 was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. During the 13th minute of the match 姜宽 completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave 姜宽 a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to 陕西安康红雀队 getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. 姜宽 hit a great ball. After having played for 15 minutes, 钱南翀 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 天津西青区贤者俱乐部队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 钱南翀 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 龚剑洋 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 苏兴桑 in the 18th minute of play. In the 18th match minute, 天津西青区贤者俱乐部队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 史霆军 to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 苏兴桑 in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 龚剑洋 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 28 minutes, 白军鸿 made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. 陕西安康红雀队's 曲国桦 tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 钱南翀 in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 曲国桦 saved 陕西安康红雀队 from getting behind. The 陕西安康红雀队 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. 天津西青区贤者俱乐部队 were winning 0-2.

52 minutes into the match, 天津西青区贤者俱乐部队's goal looked a bit too open when 苏兴桑 came free, but 龚剑洋 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 唐斌亮 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. 曲国桦 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 63rd minute, 唐斌亮 made a precise shot to the right of 曲国桦. 陕西安康红雀队's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. When 周钢坚 fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 天津西青区贤者俱乐部队's protests and gave 周钢坚 a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, 天津西青区贤者俱乐部队's 周钢坚 got a free kick in the 67th minute. 苏兴桑 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When 龚斐思 fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 陕西安康红雀队's protests and gave 龚斐思 a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of 天津西青区贤者俱乐部队 booed when 陕西安康红雀队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. 龚斐思 didn't get a good kick on the ball. If 唐斌亮 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 天津西青区贤者俱乐部队's 唐斌亮 got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 78 minutes, 吴源军 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 陕西安康红雀队 and the 天津西青区贤者俱乐部队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 78 played minutes 陕西安康红雀队 got a freekick which was hit by 吴源军. 姚城昂, 79 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. In the 84th minute, 苏兴桑 made a precise shot to the right of 龚剑洋. 天津西青区贤者俱乐部队's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. 曲国桦 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 钱南翀's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. 龚斐思 hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. 唐斌亮's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 95thth minute, 曲国桦 skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 天津西青区贤者俱乐部队's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.