League Play-Off

青海西宁杀手队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 青海西宁杀手队's 麦德斐 started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind 香港大埔区游侠俱乐部队's goalkeeper 狄竞俊, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 郑霖雄 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 柳兴川, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. 柳兴川 succeeded in the game's 8th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in 青海西宁杀手队's zone, 周亦森 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 郑霖雄 came out of the goal and 周亦森 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 14 minutes into the match, 周亦森 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 郑霖雄. 青海西宁杀手队's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 周亦森 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 傅锋辉 struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. 狄竞俊 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 青海西宁杀手队. 狄竞俊 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 麦德斐 in the 26th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 唐天坤 during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 32 minutes, 温文真 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 青海西宁杀手队 and the 香港大埔区游侠俱乐部队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 32nd match minute, 青海西宁杀手队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 温文真 to maneuver through the defense. When %teams%'s 麦德斐 was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-2 just inside the left pole, 35 minutes into the game. 狄竞俊 was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. 温文真 was shown his second yellow card after 42 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 43rd match minute, 青海西宁杀手队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 温文真 to maneuver through the defense. 香港大埔区游侠俱乐部队 were awarded a corner in the 46th minute after 青海西宁杀手队's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. 傅林卫 took the corner.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 柳兴川 to strike the kick off in the second half. 郑霖雄 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 柳兴川, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 郑霖雄 didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 57th minute, which inside left pole to 1-3. 傅锋辉 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 66 minutes into the game, 麦德斐 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 青海西宁杀手队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 香港大埔区游侠俱乐部队 the free kick. In the 66th match minute, 青海西宁杀手队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 麦德斐 to maneuver through the defense. 郑霖雄 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 柳兴川 in the 69th minute of the match. 周亦森 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 郑霖雄 having to interfere. If 柳兴川 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 75 minutes, 傅锋辉 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 青海西宁杀手队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 傅锋辉 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If 傅锋辉 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 82nd minute, 周亦森 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. 郑霖雄 made an important save on a dangerous shot by 周亦森 in the 93rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, 傅锋辉 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 青海西宁杀手队's supporters rose to their feet, but 傅锋辉 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 狄竞俊 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. 香港大埔区游侠俱乐部队 walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.