League Play-Off

香港油尖旺区太阳神联队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 香港油尖旺区太阳神联队's 任希旭 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 5th minute, 高枫皓 had to leave the field with a concussion. 曲西银 hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. 郭荣林 shot from long distance in the 7th minute, but 严真斐 was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. 13 minutes into the match, 王挺邦 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 李岩榕. 香港油尖旺区太阳神联队's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 王挺邦 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 李岩榕 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 何俊霆, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 27 minutes, 黄宇挺 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 香港油尖旺区太阳神联队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 黄宇挺 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When 黄宇挺 came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the 香港油尖旺区太阳神联队 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 黄宇挺 couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by 王挺邦 in the 30th minute of play forced 香港油尖旺区太阳神联队's goalkeeper 李岩榕 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 何俊霆's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 李岩榕 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. 任希旭 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. 严真斐 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 王挺邦 hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. 何俊霆 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 李岩榕 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 王挺邦, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. 黄宇挺 scored 1-1 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 严真斐, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 王挺邦 to make the kick off. In the 60th minute of the match 冯天邦 shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but 李岩榕 showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 王挺邦 in the 65th minute of play forced 香港油尖旺区太阳神联队's goalkeeper 李岩榕 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th match minute, 香港油尖旺区太阳神联队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 陆鸿政 to maneuver through the defense. 李岩榕 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 王挺邦, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by 王挺邦 in the 70th minute of play forced 香港油尖旺区太阳神联队's goalkeeper 李岩榕 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 李岩榕 made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when 武荣朋 sent off a good shot on target. 任希旭 charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 任希旭 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, 香港油尖旺区太阳神联队's 任希旭 got a free kick in the 78th minute. 何俊霆 struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. 李岩榕 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 常州小老鼠俱乐部. 常州小老鼠俱乐部's 王挺邦 got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 林峰雄 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 严真斐 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 黄宇挺, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.