League Play-Off

安徽阜阳酸菜鱼联队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 何响阳 got the match started through his kick off. 刘坚朗 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 张阳耀 in the 6th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in 辽宁本溪魔鬼鱼联队's zone, 楚珂兴 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 倪挺昆 came out of the goal and 楚珂兴 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If 楚珂兴 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 18 minutes into the match, 安徽阜阳酸菜鱼联队's goal looked a bit too open when 张阳耀 came free, but 刘坚朗 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of 安徽阜阳酸菜鱼联队 booed when 辽宁本溪魔鬼鱼联队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. 程益夕 didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 27 minutes of play, 辽宁本溪魔鬼鱼联队's 何响阳 made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 刘坚朗 was left in no man's land by his defense there! 安徽阜阳酸菜鱼联队's 刘坚朗 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 何响阳 in the 33rd minute of play. 刘坚朗 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 何响阳's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. 倪挺昆 was out of position in the 38 minute of play, and 楚珂兴 capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. 楚珂兴 really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. After a rather tough play, 安徽阜阳酸菜鱼联队's 罗真霆 got a free kick in the 41st minute. 43 minutes into the match, 安徽阜阳酸菜鱼联队's goal looked a bit too open when 何响阳 came free, but 刘坚朗 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, 何响阳 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 辽宁本溪魔鬼鱼联队's supporters rose to their feet, but 何响阳 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 刘坚朗 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 楚珂兴 to make the kick off. After 53 minutes, 罗真霆 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 安徽阜阳酸菜鱼联队 and the 辽宁本溪魔鬼鱼联队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to 安徽阜阳酸菜鱼联队 getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. 罗真霆 hit a great ball. 姜政延's late challenge caught a 辽宁本溪魔鬼鱼联队's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 姜政延 helped the player get up and apologised. 刘坚朗 was out of position in the 58 minute of play, and 何响阳 capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. 何响阳 really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. With a little luck, 安徽阜阳酸菜鱼联队's 刘坚朗 got control of the ball when 张阳耀 tried to sneak it across the goal line. When 乔扬常 came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the 安徽阜阳酸菜鱼联队 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 乔扬常 couldn't finish the play. 乔扬常 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. 倪挺昆 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 张阳耀 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of 安徽阜阳酸菜鱼联队 booed when 辽宁本溪魔鬼鱼联队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. 程益夕 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 乔扬常 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 倪挺昆 having to interfere. When 姜政延 was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 90 minutes had been played. In the 91st match minute, 安徽阜阳酸菜鱼联队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 姜政延 to maneuver through the defense. 96 minutes into the match, 辽宁本溪魔鬼鱼联队's goal looked a bit too open when 乔扬常 came free, but 倪挺昆 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Although 安徽阜阳酸菜鱼联队 had been in control for most of the match, 辽宁本溪魔鬼鱼联队 still came away with the win.