League Play-Off

上海闸北犀鸟队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 蔡邦桑 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 庞奕凡 in the 4th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, 上海闸北犀鸟队's goal looked a bit too open when 贺凌庭 came free, but 叶政伟 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 姜景耀's late challenge caught a 上海闸北犀鸟队's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 姜景耀 helped the player get up and apologised. 韩星皓 scored 1-0 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 蔡邦桑, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 贺凌庭 might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 叶政伟. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 贺凌庭 ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that 贺凌庭's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 叶政伟 was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by 姜景耀 in the 25th minute of play forced 上海闸北犀鸟队's goalkeeper 叶政伟 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 25 played minutes 上海闸北犀鸟队 got a freekick which was hit by 任傲真. When 韩星皓 fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 上海闸北犀鸟队's protests and gave 韩星皓 a yellow card for diving instead. After 27 played minutes 上海闸北犀鸟队 got a freekick which was hit by 韩星皓. 程益夕, 28 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 姜景耀 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 叶政伟 having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by 姜景耀 in the 38th minute of play forced 上海闸北犀鸟队's goalkeeper 叶政伟 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpected shot in the 41st minute by 崔震飞 got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 42 minutes into the match, 天津汉沽区鹿人队's goal looked a bit too open when 庞奕凡 came free, but 蔡邦桑 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 姜景耀 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 叶政伟 having to interfere. 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 wind increased when 姜景耀 made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when 贺凌庭 got free with 叶政伟 in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 55 minutes into the match, 上海闸北犀鸟队's goal looked a bit too open when 姜景耀 came free, but 叶政伟 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 叶政伟 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 姜景耀 in the 57th minute of play. 62 minutes into the game, 马正峰 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 天津汉沽区鹿人队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 上海闸北犀鸟队 the free kick. The supporters of 上海闸北犀鸟队 booed when 天津汉沽区鹿人队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. 马正峰 didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind 天津汉沽区鹿人队's goalkeeper 蔡邦桑, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 崔震飞 struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. 蔡邦桑 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 上海闸北犀鸟队. In the 68th minute, 庞奕凡 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 上海闸北犀鸟队 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 庞奕凡 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to 天津汉沽区鹿人队 getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. 马正峰 hit a great ball. 蔡邦桑 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 庞奕凡 in the 77th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by 姜景耀 in the 81st minute of play forced 上海闸北犀鸟队's goalkeeper 叶政伟 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 82 played minutes 上海闸北犀鸟队 got a freekick which was hit by 韩星皓. After a defensive mix-up in 上海闸北犀鸟队's zone, 贺凌庭 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 叶政伟 came out of the goal and 贺凌庭 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 天津汉沽区鹿人队's 蔡邦桑 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 庞奕凡 in the 88th minute of play. 贺凌庭 in the 91stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of 叶政伟, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 崔震飞 scored 3-0 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 蔡邦桑, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The 上海闸北犀鸟队 fans cheered their team off the field, for while 天津汉沽区鹿人队 had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.