League Play-Off

广西玉林联队
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. 邵昂延 started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd match minute, 广西玉林联队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 赵昆希 to maneuver through the defense. 唐朋辉 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 刘云朋, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 唐朋辉 made an important save on a dangerous shot by 史瑜镇 in the 6th minute. After having played for 8 minutes, 鲁霆辉 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 广西桂林小马代表队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 鲁霆辉 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 冯桦城 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 邵昂延 went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind 广西玉林联队's goalkeeper 冯桦城, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 白庭伟 during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, 广西玉林联队's 白庭伟 got a free kick in the 19th minute. If 刘云朋 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 史瑜镇 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 史瑜镇 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. 唐朋辉 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 刘云朋 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 刘云朋 might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 唐朋辉. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 刘云朋 ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in 广西桂林小马代表队's zone, 史瑜镇 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 唐朋辉 came out of the goal and 史瑜镇 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 刘云朋 to strike the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, 广西玉林联队's 冯桦城 got control of the ball when 鲁霆辉 tried to sneak it across the goal line. When 刘云朋 came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the 广西玉林联队 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 刘云朋 couldn't finish the play. After 58 minutes, 汪扬军 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 广西桂林小马代表队 and the 广西玉林联队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. 潘树雄 hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 66th minute 邵昂延 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 冯桦城 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, 广西玉林联队's goal looked a bit too open when 邵昂延 came free, but 冯桦城 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 鲁霆辉 might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 冯桦城. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 鲁霆辉 ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, 邵昂延 put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of 冯桦城. In the 80th minute, 史瑜镇 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind 广西玉林联队's goalkeeper 冯桦城, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 96 minutes in the game, 鲁霆辉 fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without 冯桦城 having to interfere. The 广西桂林小马代表队 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing 广西桂林小马代表队 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.