League Play-Off

辽宁本溪骑兵俱乐部队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 肖亦升 got the match started through his kick off. If 徐景树 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 5th minute, 徐景树 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 香港屯门区兽人代表队 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 卓云昂 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. 方迪军 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 11 minutes into the match, 香港屯门区兽人代表队's goalkeeper 石烽常 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 孟誉荣. With a little luck, 香港屯门区兽人代表队's 石烽常 got control of the ball when 孟誉荣 tried to sneak it across the goal line. 石烽常 was out of position in the 24 minute of play, and 肖亦升 capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. 肖亦升 really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. 徐景树 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 卓云昂 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 徐景树 in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 方迪军 saved 辽宁本溪骑兵俱乐部队 from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when 孟誉荣 got free with 石烽常 in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 石烽常 made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when 孟誉荣 sent off a good shot on target.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 徐景树 to strike the kick off in the second half. 卓云昂 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 香港屯门区兽人代表队's 卓云昂 got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When 肖亦升 came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the 辽宁本溪骑兵俱乐部队 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 肖亦升 couldn't finish the play. In the 65th minute of the match 陶崇阳 sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but 方迪军 skillfully saved the ball. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind 辽宁本溪骑兵俱乐部队's goalkeeper 方迪军, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 石烽常 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 孟誉荣, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 75th minute, 卓云昂 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. 孟誉荣 might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 石烽常. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 孟誉荣 ran back to his position shaking his head. After 84 minutes of play, 辽宁本溪骑兵俱乐部队's 肖亦升 made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 石烽常 was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the 香港屯门区兽人代表队 defense, 肖亦升 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 石烽常. The 香港屯门区兽人代表队 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 石烽常 should have stopped the shot. If 卓云昂 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. For all the effort they put into the match, the 香港屯门区兽人代表队 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for 辽宁本溪骑兵俱乐部队.