League Play-Off

河北沧州灰熊代表队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 河北沧州灰熊代表队's 徐南泉 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. 4 minutes into the game, 莫益岩 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 河北沧州灰熊代表队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 香港黄大仙区水手代表队 the free kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 姜霖松 in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 温庭亦 saved 河北沧州灰熊代表队 from getting behind. In the 10th match minute, 河北沧州灰熊代表队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 蒋渊沙 to maneuver through the defense. 温庭亦 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 谢竞傲 in the 18th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by 谢竞傲 in the 24th minute of play forced 河北沧州灰熊代表队's goalkeeper 温庭亦 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 谢竞傲 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 温庭亦 having to interfere. In the 29th minute, 姜霖松 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 温庭亦 was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 李渊皓 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. 罗云强 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, 徐南泉 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 河北沧州灰熊代表队's supporters rose to their feet, but 徐南泉 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 罗云强 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 李渊皓 took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 罗云强. 罗云强 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After 42 played minutes 河北沧州灰熊代表队 got a freekick which was hit by 白钢昂. In the 43rd minute, 姜霖松 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. 温庭亦 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 谢竞傲 in the 45th minute of play. After having played for 47 minutes, 徐南泉 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 河北沧州灰熊代表队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 徐南泉 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 谢竞傲 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, 河北沧州灰熊代表队's goal looked a bit too open when 谢竞傲 came free, but 温庭亦 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 程军川 kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. 徐南泉 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 罗云强 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 李渊皓, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 罗云强 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 徐南泉, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th minute 李渊皓 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 罗云强 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 李渊皓 might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 罗云强. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 李渊皓 ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when 姜霖松 got free with 温庭亦 in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 77th minute, 徐南泉 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. 李渊皓 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 罗云强 having to interfere. During the 83rd minute of the match 莫益岩 completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave 莫益岩 a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of 香港黄大仙区水手代表队 booed when 河北沧州灰熊代表队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. 莫益岩 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 姜霖松 might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 温庭亦. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 姜霖松 ran back to his position shaking his head. 温庭亦 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 谢竞傲, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The 香港黄大仙区水手代表队 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing 香港黄大仙区水手代表队 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.