League Play-Off

河南许昌小牛队
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. 范青霆 started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, 雷坤宽 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 四川遂宁骑士俱乐部队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 河南许昌小牛队 the free kick. A collision led to 四川遂宁骑士俱乐部队 getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. 雷坤宽 hit a great ball. 董扬悦 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 严诚凡, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 胡阳振 kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. 范青霆 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in 四川遂宁骑士俱乐部队's zone, 范青霆 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 袁城斌 came out of the goal and 范青霆 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 17th minute, 武源笑 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 19 minutes into the match, 河南许昌小牛队's goal looked a bit too open when 胡阳振 came free, but 董扬悦 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 郑辉凌 scored 0-1 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 董扬悦, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 河南许昌小牛队's 董扬悦 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 胡阳振 in the 26th minute of play. 胡阳振 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. 董扬悦 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, 范青霆 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 河南许昌小牛队's supporters rose to their feet, but 范青霆 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 袁城斌 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 胡阳振 took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 董扬悦. 董扬悦 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 严诚凡 was the one to do the kick off. 四川遂宁骑士俱乐部队's 雷坤宽 got his second yellow card of the match in the 54th minute. The referee ordered 雷坤宽 off the ground. A collision led to 四川遂宁骑士俱乐部队 getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. 雷坤宽 hit a great ball. 胡阳振's late challenge caught a 河南许昌小牛队's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 胡阳振 helped the player get up and apologised. In the 58th match minute, 四川遂宁骑士俱乐部队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 胡阳振 to maneuver through the defense. 胡阳振 scored 0-4 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 董扬悦, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When 陶军斌 came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the 河南许昌小牛队 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 陶军斌 couldn't finish the play. 范青霆 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. 袁城斌 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 董扬悦 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 胡阳振, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. 四川遂宁骑士俱乐部队's 胡阳振 got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 73 minutes, 陶军斌 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 河南许昌小牛队 and the 四川遂宁骑士俱乐部队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. 陶军斌 hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. 袁城斌 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 范青霆, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 82nd minute, 郑辉凌 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 83 played minutes 四川遂宁骑士俱乐部队 got a freekick which was hit by 严诚凡. 范青霆 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. 袁城斌 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 90 minutes of play, 四川遂宁骑士俱乐部队's 胡阳振 made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 董扬悦 was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched 四川遂宁骑士俱乐部队 eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.