League Play-Off

山东临沂酸菜鱼队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute 徐平光 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 庄霖德 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to 山东临沂酸菜鱼队 getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. 崔文希 hit a great ball. 庄霖德 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 徐平光's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. 徐平光 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 庄霖德 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 徐平光 in the 13th minute of play. If 姚然坤 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, 河北邯郸猛龙队's 程鸿晨 got a free kick in the 23rd minute. 周宽庭 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 姚然坤 in the 25th minute of the match. A collision led to 山东临沂酸菜鱼队 getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. 崔文希 hit a great ball. 41 minutes into the game, 程鸿晨 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 河北邯郸猛龙队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 山东临沂酸菜鱼队 the free kick. 姚然坤 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 韩伟鹰 charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 韩伟鹰 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when 姚然坤 made the kick off in the second half. 何傲潮 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. 周宽庭 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 韩伟鹰 hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute, 何傲潮 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 山东临沂酸菜鱼队 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 68th minute, 叶海迅 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 程鸿晨 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. 庄霖德 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If 宋皓军 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When 程鸿晨 came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the 河北邯郸猛龙队 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 程鸿晨 couldn't finish the play. In the 74th minute 姚然坤 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 周宽庭 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 程鸿晨 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without 庄霖德 having to make a save. If 姚然坤 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 80 minutes, 宋皓军 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 河北邯郸猛龙队 and the 山东临沂酸菜鱼队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. 宋皓军 kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. 何傲潮 struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. 周宽庭 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 山东临沂酸菜鱼队. 程鸿晨's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 庄霖德 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. In the 87th minute, 程鸿晨 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. 90 minutes into the match, 山东临沂酸菜鱼队's goalkeeper 庄霖德 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 程鸿晨. 周宽庭 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 何傲潮 in the 91st minute of the match. 姚然坤's late challenge caught a 河北邯郸猛龙队's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 姚然坤 helped the player get up and apologised. 姚然坤 hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match.