League Play-Off

四川乐山猎豹队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 四川乐山猎豹队's 胡竞正 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 7th minute, 谢朋宁 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. After 12 minutes of play, 湖北宜昌猎户联队's 谢朋宁 made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 齐杰常 was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 20th minute, 武寒耀 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, 胡竞正 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 四川乐山猎豹队's supporters rose to their feet, but 胡竞正 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 赵潮松 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 23 minutes, 乔渊宽 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 湖北宜昌猎户联队 and the 四川乐山猎豹队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to 湖北宜昌猎户联队 getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. 乔渊宽 hit a great ball. If 鲁斌广 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 鲁斌广 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 赵潮松 having to interfere. After 30 minutes, 马乐洲 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 湖北宜昌猎户联队 and the 四川乐山猎豹队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 30th minute, 马乐洲 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When 鲁斌广 came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the 四川乐山猎豹队 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 鲁斌广 couldn't finish the play. 鲁斌广 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 赵潮松 having to interfere. In the 38th minute, 胡竞正 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. 40 minutes into the match, 湖北宜昌猎户联队's 杜平军 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 齐杰常 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If 杜平军 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If 谢朋宁 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 谢朋宁 to strike the kick off in the second half. 杜平军 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without 齐杰常 having to make a save. After a rather tough play, 湖北宜昌猎户联队's 康洋鹏 got a free kick in the 59th minute. 方亦真's late challenge caught a 湖北宜昌猎户联队's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 方亦真 helped the player get up and apologised. 谢朋宁 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 68 minutes into the game, one of 四川乐山猎豹队:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 赵潮松 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 胡竞正, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute, 鲁斌广 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 四川乐山猎豹队 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by 胡竞正 in the 81st minute of play forced 湖北宜昌猎户联队's goalkeeper 赵潮松 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 鲁斌广 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. 赵潮松 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 85th minute, 胡竞正 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. After 87 minutes of play, 四川乐山猎豹队's 鲁斌广 made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 赵潮松 was left in no man's land by his defense there! 胡竞正 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. 赵潮松 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 93 minutes into the match, 湖北宜昌猎户联队's goal looked a bit too open when 胡竞正 came free, but 赵潮松 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in 湖北宜昌猎户联队's zone, 胡竞正 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 赵潮松 came out of the goal and 胡竞正 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 赵潮松 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 鲁斌广, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the 四川乐山猎豹队 players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.