League Play-Off

上海虹口巨龙联队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 曾迅星 got the match started through his kick off. 顾南松's late challenge caught a 天津和平区天狼队's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 顾南松 helped the player get up and apologised. After 5 played minutes 上海虹口巨龙联队 got a freekick which was hit by 顾南松. In the 6th minute of the match 曾乐宁 shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but 狄坤鹏 showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When 天津和平区天狼队's 曾迅星 in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 上海虹口巨龙联队's goalie prevented a goal. 曾迅星 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 狄坤鹏 having to interfere. 毛洋霖 hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. 曾迅星 kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. 汪银川 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. 龚希康 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 贺永弘 was extremely unlucky when he, in the 24th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 龚希康 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 贺永弘, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 江云轩 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. 狄坤鹏 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If 曾迅星 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 41 played minutes 上海虹口巨龙联队 got a freekick which was hit by 顾南松. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 曾迅星 in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 狄坤鹏 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 贺永弘 made a kick off. With a little luck, 上海虹口巨龙联队's 狄坤鹏 got control of the ball when 江云轩 tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 54th minute, 汪银川 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 龚希康 was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 60 minutes into the match, 贺永弘 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 龚希康. 天津和平区天狼队's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 贺永弘 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. 龚希康 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 贺永弘, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 汪银川 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 龚希康 having to interfere. In the 67th minute, 汪银川 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 龚希康 was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. 毛洋霖's late challenge caught a 上海虹口巨龙联队's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 毛洋霖 helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of 上海虹口巨龙联队 booed when 天津和平区天狼队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. 毛洋霖 didn't get a good kick on the ball. If 汪银川 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If 曾迅星 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 狄坤鹏 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 曾迅星, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, 上海虹口巨龙联队's 倪光强 got a free kick in the 84th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by 汪银川 in the 87th minute of play forced 天津和平区天狼队's goalkeeper 龚希康 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When 江云轩 came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the 天津和平区天狼队 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 江云轩 couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in 上海虹口巨龙联队's zone, 曾迅星 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 狄坤鹏 came out of the goal and 曾迅星 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the 天津和平区天狼队 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for 上海虹口巨龙联队.