League Play-Off

台湾省台东县杀手队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 甘肃定西精灵联队's 庄军昆 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 8th minute 庄军昆 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 苏强岩 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 卓烨坚 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 马悦珂 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 俞鸿霖, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 方德森 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 马悦珂 having to interfere. A collision led to 甘肃定西精灵联队 getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. 潘振谦 hit a great ball. When 方德森 came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the 台湾省台东县杀手队 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 方德森 couldn't finish the play. After 32 played minutes 甘肃定西精灵联队 got a freekick which was hit by 马城星. In the 33rd minute, 台湾省台东县杀手队's 俞鸿霖 dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. After 37 minutes of play, 甘肃定西精灵联队's 卓烨坚 made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 苏强岩 was left in no man's land by his defense there! 苏强岩 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 庄军昆 in the 45th minute of play. 卓烨坚 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 苏强岩 having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when 俞鸿霖 made the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 齐俊笑 during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of 甘肃定西精灵联队 booed when 台湾省台东县杀手队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. 齐俊笑 didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 庄军昆 in the 65th minute of play forced 台湾省台东县杀手队's goalkeeper 苏强岩 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 何凌邦 took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 67th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for 苏强岩. 台湾省台东县杀手队's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After having played for 72 minutes, 庄军昆 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 甘肃定西精灵联队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 庄军昆 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 74 minutes in the game, 卓烨坚 fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without 苏强岩 having to interfere. The audience was convinced that 庄军昆's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 苏强岩 was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. 俞鸿霖 struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. 马悦珂 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 台湾省台东县杀手队. An unexpectedly hard shot by 俞鸿霖 in the 93rd minute of play forced 甘肃定西精灵联队's goalkeeper 马悦珂 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 97 minutes into the match, 台湾省台东县杀手队's 方德森 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 马悦珂 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 甘肃定西精灵联队'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.