League Play-Off

天津西青区流火联队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 严耀政 started the match with the kick off. When 严耀政 fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 江苏魔龙队's protests and gave 严耀政 a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of 鲨鱼小分队 booed when 江苏魔龙队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. 严耀政 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 7 minutes into the match, 梅钢海 notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of 鲨鱼小分队's 孟轩伟. 孟轩伟 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 11th minute, 罗镇悦 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 狄平明 was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 狄平明 came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by 鲨鱼小分队's 秦益战. But to his dismay, 秦益战 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. After having played for 17 minutes, 罗镇悦 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 鲨鱼小分队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 罗镇悦 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 20 minutes into the match, 秦益战 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 狄平明. 江苏魔龙队's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 秦益战 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. 狄平明 came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by 鲨鱼小分队's 秦益战. But to his dismay, 秦益战 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. A collision led to 鲨鱼小分队 getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. 柳鸿政 hit a great ball. 狄平明 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 陈磊挺, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. After a defensive mix-up in 江苏魔龙队's zone, 乔永康 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 狄平明 came out of the goal and 乔永康 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in 江苏魔龙队's zone, 罗镇悦 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 狄平明 came out of the goal and 罗镇悦 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 乔永康 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. 狄平明 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 37 minutes into the game, 罗渊洲 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. 狄平明 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 41 minutes into the match, 江苏魔龙队's goal looked a bit too open when 秦益战 came free, but 狄平明 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 陈磊挺 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without 狄平明 having to make a save. 卓潮瑜 charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 卓潮瑜 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 48 minutes into the match, 江苏魔龙队's goal looked a bit too open when 乔永康 came free, but 狄平明 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 1-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

鲨鱼小分队's 罗镇悦 got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, 江苏魔龙队's 狄平明 got control of the ball when 陈磊挺 tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 62nd minute, 武扬钢 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 江苏魔龙队 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-5. If 陈磊挺 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 乔悦笑 was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 69 minutes into the match. 68 minutes into the game, one of 鲨鱼小分队:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 刘西坤 shot the penalty kick right outside the post. In the 74th minute 严耀政 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 孟轩伟 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 80 minutes of play, 鲨鱼小分队's 罗镇悦 made it 2-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 狄平明 was left in no man's land by his defense there! 84 minutes into the match, 武扬钢 notched a goal, 3-6, to the right of 鲨鱼小分队's 孟轩伟. 孟轩伟 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind 江苏魔龙队's goalkeeper 狄平明, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 乔永康's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 89thth minute, 狄平明 skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 狄平明 made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when 乔永康 sent off a good shot on target. 秦益战 received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. 狄平明 came out and tried to block the shot, but 秦益战 slotted it home off the left post making it 3-7 in the 95th minute. 秦益战 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. 狄平明 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 鲨鱼小分队 played a much better game than 江苏魔龙队 and deserved their victory. The 江苏魔龙队 players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.