League Play-Off

湖北黄冈老鹰代表队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 乔峰树 kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by 乔峰树 in the 6th minute of play forced 香港西贡区猎豹代表队's goalkeeper 郭夕勇 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that 钱康轩's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 郭夕勇 was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by 曹城思 in the 9th minute of play forced 湖北黄冈老鹰代表队's goalkeeper 庄弘然 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 香港西贡区猎豹代表队's 郭夕勇 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 乔峰树 in the 13th minute of play. 郭夕勇 was out of position in the 15 minute of play, and 乔峰树 capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. 乔峰树 really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. When 龙政霆 came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the 香港西贡区猎豹代表队 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 龙政霆 couldn't finish the play. 20 minutes into the match, 湖北黄冈老鹰代表队's goal looked a bit too open when 曹城思 came free, but 庄弘然 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 乔峰树 in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 郭夕勇 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 赵笑克s short, quick shot in the 29thth minute got 郭夕勇 to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 龙政霆 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. 庄弘然 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 彭傲庭 during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to 湖北黄冈老鹰代表队 getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. 彭傲庭 hit a great ball. In the 38th minute, 曹城思 made a precise shot to the right of 庄弘然. 湖北黄冈老鹰代表队's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 45 minutes into the game, 湖北黄冈老鹰代表队's 赵笑克 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 郭夕勇 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when 曹城思 made the kick off in the second half. 龙政霆 struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. 庄弘然 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 香港西贡区猎豹代表队. After a defensive mix-up in 香港西贡区猎豹代表队's zone, 赵笑克 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 郭夕勇 came out of the goal and 赵笑克 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of 香港西贡区猎豹代表队 booed when 湖北黄冈老鹰代表队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. 钱康轩 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 乔峰树 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. 郭夕勇 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 66th minute, 董铮国 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 赵笑克 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. 徐光默 hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. In the 76th minute 曹城思 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 庄弘然 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 82nd minute, 香港西贡区猎豹代表队's 曹城思 ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind 庄弘然. 庄弘然 yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-2. If 赵笑克 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute 乔峰树 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 郭夕勇 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 郭夕勇 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 赵笑克 in the 96th minute of play. 香港西贡区猎豹代表队's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.