League Play-Off

上海松江神舟联队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) When 乔凌旭 fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 上海松江神舟联队's protests and gave 乔凌旭 a yellow card for diving instead. 乔凌旭 hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. When 赵迅南 came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the 湖北荆州公爵联队 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 赵迅南 couldn't finish the play. In the 10th of the match, 孟辉乐 tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but 赵西军 got in the way and made a wonderful save. When 上海松江神舟联队's 孟辉乐 in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 湖北荆州公爵联队's goalie prevented a goal. 18 minutes into the game, 湖北荆州公爵联队's 韩棋源 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 鲁海勇 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 21st minute, 郭宇庭 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 上海松江神舟联队 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 郑扬珂 kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. 上海松江神舟联队's 孟辉乐 got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 陶翀轩's late challenge caught a 上海松江神舟联队's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 陶翀轩 helped the player get up and apologised. If 郭宇庭 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 韩棋源 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when 赵迅南 got free with 鲁海勇 in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 56th minute, 邵鹰俊 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in 湖北荆州公爵联队's zone, 郭宇庭 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 赵西军 came out of the goal and 郭宇庭 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by 韩棋源 in the 59th minute of play forced 上海松江神舟联队's goalkeeper 鲁海勇 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, 上海松江神舟联队's 鲁海勇 got control of the ball when 赵迅南 tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 71st minute, 孟辉乐 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 赵西军 was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. In the 78th minute, one of 上海松江神舟联队:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for 上海松江神舟联队. 84 minutes into the game, 孟辉乐 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-3. 赵西军 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 孟辉乐 in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 赵西军 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 89th minute 郭宇庭 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 赵西军 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in 湖北荆州公爵联队's zone, 郭宇庭 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 赵西军 came out of the goal and 郭宇庭 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 赵西军 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 孟辉乐, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. 上海松江神舟联队's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.