League Play-Off

天津宝坻区水手俱乐部
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 江宽桑 started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 唐骋皓's late challenge caught a 天津宝坻区水手俱乐部队's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 唐骋皓 helped the player get up and apologised. 邓夕城 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 高钢锋 having to interfere. 6 minutes into the match, 河南开封掠夺者联队's goal looked a bit too open when 麦震林 came free, but 高钢锋 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 邓夕城 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If 麦震林 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 高钢锋 made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when 邓夕城 sent off a good shot on target. 天津宝坻区水手俱乐部队's 杨朗川 couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 15th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for 河南开封掠夺者联队. 邱强梁 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, 天津宝坻区水手俱乐部队's 雷骋锋 got a free kick in the 24th minute. 26 minutes into the game, 河南开封掠夺者联队's 江宽桑 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 杨谦坤 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. If 邓夕城 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 刘杰常 kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. 杨谦坤 came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by 河南开封掠夺者联队's 邱强梁. But to his dismay, 邱强梁 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After a rather tough play, 河南开封掠夺者联队's 楚阳锋 got a free kick in the 38th minute. If 邓夕城 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to 河南开封掠夺者联队 getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. 王响锋 hit a great ball. The supporters of 河南开封掠夺者联队 booed when 天津宝坻区水手俱乐部队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. 余强松 didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to 天津宝坻区水手俱乐部队 getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. 杨朗川 hit a great ball. In the 48th minute, 邱强梁 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when 麦震林 made the kick off in the second half. 邓夕城 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 61st minute 江宽桑 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 杨谦坤 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 66 minutes into the game, 郭坤南 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 天津宝坻区水手俱乐部队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 河南开封掠夺者联队 the free kick. After 66 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for 天津宝坻区水手俱乐部队! 杨谦坤 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 江宽桑 in the 71st minute of play. 江宽桑 might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 杨谦坤. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 江宽桑 ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 81st minute, 邱强梁 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. 高钢锋 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 邓夕城 in the 93rd minute of play. 天津宝坻区水手俱乐部队's 杨谦坤 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save 天津宝坻区水手俱乐部队 from getting a goal against them. In the 97th minute 邓夕城 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 高钢锋 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The 河南开封掠夺者联队 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing 河南开封掠夺者联队 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.