League Play-Off

陕西西安稻草人联队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 余威勇 kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by 卓斌乐 in the 3rd minute of play forced 陕西西安稻草人联队's goalkeeper 康悦邦 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in 陕西西安稻草人联队's zone, 卓斌乐 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 康悦邦 came out of the goal and 卓斌乐 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 11th minute, 卓斌乐 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. 24 minutes into the game, 董骋钢 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 香港观塘区黑骑士队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 陕西西安稻草人联队 the free kick. After a rather tough play, 香港观塘区黑骑士队's 董骋钢 got a free kick in the 24th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 余威勇 in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 蒋军川 saved 香港观塘区黑骑士队 from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, 陈潮斐 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 陕西西安稻草人联队's supporters rose to their feet, but 陈潮斐 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 蒋军川 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 31st match minute, 陕西西安稻草人联队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 叶挺天 to maneuver through the defense. 香港观塘区黑骑士队's 郭剑宁 couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 31st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for 陕西西安稻草人联队. In the 33rd match minute, 陕西西安稻草人联队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 雷辉松 to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, 卓斌乐 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 香港观塘区黑骑士队's supporters rose to their feet, but 卓斌乐 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 康悦邦 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 洪朗磊 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 康悦邦 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 卓斌乐, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After a rather tough play, 陕西西安稻草人联队's 叶挺天 got a free kick in the 43rd minute. 康悦邦 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 洪朗磊 in the 44th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by 卓斌乐 in the 46th minute of play forced 陕西西安稻草人联队's goalkeeper 康悦邦 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of 陕西西安稻草人联队 booed when 香港观塘区黑骑士队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 49 match minutes in a wonderful position. 方辉旭 didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, 陕西西安稻草人联队's 沈光诚 tried to score from far away in the 50th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 卓斌乐 to strike the kick off in the second half. 卓斌乐 was extremely unlucky when he, in the 55th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 香港观塘区黑骑士队's 洪朗磊 got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When 陈潮斐 came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the 陕西西安稻草人联队 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 陈潮斐 couldn't finish the play. In the 64th minute, 洪朗磊 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. 康悦邦 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 卓斌乐 in the 66th minute of play. In the 68th minute 卓斌乐 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 康悦邦 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70thth minute of the game 余威勇 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 香港观塘区黑骑士队's 蒋军川 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 75 minutes into the match, 陕西西安稻草人联队's goal looked a bit too open when 卓斌乐 came free, but 康悦邦 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 洪朗磊 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. 康悦邦 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 79 minutes into the game, 朱磊强 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 香港观塘区黑骑士队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 陕西西安稻草人联队 the free kick. In the 79th minute, 朱磊强 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 蒋军川 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 余威勇, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. A hard shot 86 in the game by 洪朗磊 from a close distance when the talented 康悦邦 managed to make a qualified save. 陕西西安稻草人联队's players were relieved. In the 90th minute, 陈潮斐 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 蒋军川 was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 卓斌乐 was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 96th minute. 香港观塘区黑骑士队's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 香港观塘区黑骑士队's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.