League Play-Off

四川攀枝花九尾狐队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 于竞弘 got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in 江西宜春公民队's zone, 庄沙骏 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 尹星正 came out of the goal and 庄沙骏 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 麦鸿朋 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 尹星正 having to interfere. In the 10th minute, 张瑜挺 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to 江西宜春公民队 getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. 董阳誉 hit a great ball. After having played for 16 minutes, 陈庭银 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 小钢炮儿's supporters crossed their fingers, but 陈庭银 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 19 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for 江西宜春公民队! In the 25th minute, 庄沙骏 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 庄沙骏 in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 尹星正 saved 江西宜春公民队 from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 庄沙骏 in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 尹星正 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 34th minute 于竞弘 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 潘珂坚 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute, 庄沙骏 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 庄沙骏 in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 尹星正 saved 江西宜春公民队 from getting behind. When 庄沙骏 came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the 小钢炮儿 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 庄沙骏 couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 庄沙骏 in the 48th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 尹星正 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 庄沙骏 was the one to do the kick off. 潘珂坚 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 于竞弘, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. 庄沙骏 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. 尹星正 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 庄西森 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 陈庭银 in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 尹星正 saved 江西宜春公民队 from getting behind. After 71 minutes, 陈庭银 made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. 江西宜春公民队's 尹星正 tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in 江西宜春公民队's zone, 庄沙骏 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 尹星正 came out of the goal and 庄沙骏 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 81st minute 庄沙骏 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 尹星正 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that 陈庭银's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 尹星正 was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. 庄沙骏 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 尹星正 having to interfere. 90 minutes into the match, 陈庭银 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 尹星正. 江西宜春公民队's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 陈庭银 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. After 93 minutes, 叶渊昆 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 小钢炮儿 and the 江西宜春公民队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. 小钢炮儿 had played much better football throughout.