League Play-Off

上海杨浦巨枭俱乐部队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 上海杨浦巨枭俱乐部队's 吕桑振 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. 何银林 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, 何银林 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 上海杨浦巨枭俱乐部队's supporters rose to their feet, but 何银林 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 肖斌凡 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 上海杨浦巨枭俱乐部队's 钱朗强 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 韩宇森 in the 9th minute of play. 何银林 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 肖斌凡 having to interfere. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind 上海杨浦巨枭俱乐部队's goalkeeper 钱朗强, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 上海杨浦巨枭俱乐部队's 钱朗强 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 韩宇森 in the 15th minute of play. 钱朗强 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 袁泉南 went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 何银林 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 肖斌凡 having to interfere. After some careless play in the 山西晋中男爵代表队 defense, 何银林 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 肖斌凡. The 山西晋中男爵代表队 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 肖斌凡 should have stopped the shot. In the 31st match minute, 山西晋中男爵代表队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 彭鹰军 to maneuver through the defense. 于乐朋 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 34 minutes into the match, 山西晋中男爵代表队's goalkeeper 肖斌凡 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 何银林. 齐翀益 charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 齐翀益 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to 山西晋中男爵代表队 getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. 齐翀益 hit a great ball. 吕桑振 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, 山西晋中男爵代表队's 齐翀益 got a free kick in the 39th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when 何银林 got free with 肖斌凡 in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 上海杨浦巨枭俱乐部队 were awarded a corner in the 43th minute after 山西晋中男爵代表队's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. 陆帆升 took the corner. The corner led 上海杨浦巨枭俱乐部队's 张帆傲 to fire away a dangerous shot which 肖斌凡 despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 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 home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 韩宇森 was the one to do the kick off. When 韩宇森 came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the 山西晋中男爵代表队 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 韩宇森 couldn't finish the play. If 何银林 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 肖斌凡 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 吕桑振 in the 60th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind 山西晋中男爵代表队's goalkeeper 肖斌凡, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by 吕桑振 in the 64th minute of play forced 山西晋中男爵代表队's goalkeeper 肖斌凡 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 肖斌凡 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 何银林 in the 67th minute of play. 钱朗强 made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when 郭诚博 sent off a good shot on target. In the 71st minute, 山西晋中男爵代表队's 韩宇森 ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind 钱朗强. 钱朗强 yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. 韩宇森 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 何银林 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 肖斌凡 having to interfere. The 山西晋中男爵代表队 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing 山西晋中男爵代表队 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.