League Play-Off

陕西安康红雀队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 苏兴桑 got the match started through his kick off. In the 5thth minute of the game 康瑜川 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 陕西安康红雀队's 曲国桦 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When 袁军政 fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 江苏无锡特工队's protests and gave 袁军政 a yellow card for diving instead. In the 7th minute, 袁军政 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by 苏兴桑 in the 8th minute of play forced 江苏无锡特工队's goalkeeper 高杰远 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 马雄升 in the 18th minute of play forced 陕西安康红雀队's goalkeeper 曲国桦 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 马雄升 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 曲国桦 having to interfere. 康瑜川 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 24th minute, 袁军政 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. 曲国桦 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 马雄升, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 康瑜川 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If 苏兴桑 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by 马雄升 in the 38th minute of play forced 陕西安康红雀队's goalkeeper 曲国桦 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 陕西安康红雀队's 曲国桦 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 康瑜川 in the 40th minute of play. 马雄升 struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. 曲国桦 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 江苏无锡特工队. After a defensive mix-up in 陕西安康红雀队's zone, 马雄升 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 曲国桦 came out of the goal and 马雄升 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 康瑜川 made a kick off. In the 55th minute, 贺战诚 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, 0-1. 江苏无锡特工队's 高杰远 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 姜宽 in the 58th minute of play. 苏兴桑 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 高杰远 having to interfere. 70 minutes into the match, 陕西安康红雀队's goalkeeper 曲国桦 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 马雄升. In the 74thth minute of the game 康瑜川 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 陕西安康红雀队's 曲国桦 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 陈青谦 during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 陈青谦 hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. 康瑜川 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 苏兴桑 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 84 minutes into the match, 苏兴桑 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 高杰远. 江苏无锡特工队's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 苏兴桑 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. When 江苏无锡特工队's 康瑜川 in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 陕西安康红雀队's goalie prevented a goal. In the 96th minute 苏兴桑 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 高杰远 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match was over 江苏无锡特工队 could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than 陕西安康红雀队 throughout the match.