League Play-Off

河南洛阳水瓶俱乐部队
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 庞战勇 got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by 毛国磊 in the 4th minute of play forced 河北廊坊水牛队's goalkeeper 罗森强 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute, 河北廊坊水牛队's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after 胡志勇 fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 鲁广剑 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. 尤辉明 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th minute, 苏升乐 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 河南洛阳水瓶俱乐部队's 尤辉明 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 庞战勇 in the 15th minute of play. 杨康星 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. 尤辉明 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by 毛国磊 in the 35th minute of play forced 河北廊坊水牛队's goalkeeper 罗森强 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 胡志勇 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. 罗森强 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 庞战勇 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 尤辉明 having to interfere. 肖梁升 hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. If 庞战勇 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 河南洛阳水瓶俱乐部队 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. 河北廊坊水牛队 were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when 毛国磊 made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute 胡志勇 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 罗森强 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If 杨康星 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Through an outstanding action, after 56 minutes, 尤辉明 successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 河南洛阳水瓶俱乐部队's 尤辉明 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save 河南洛阳水瓶俱乐部队 from getting a goal against them. After having played for 66 minutes, 肖梁升 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 河南洛阳水瓶俱乐部队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 肖梁升 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When 杨康星 came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the 河北廊坊水牛队 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 杨康星 couldn't finish the play. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind 河南洛阳水瓶俱乐部队's goalkeeper 尤辉明, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When 鲁广剑 fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 河北廊坊水牛队's protests and gave 鲁广剑 a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, 河北廊坊水牛队's 鲁广剑 got a free kick in the 76th minute. 罗森强 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 胡志勇 in the 77th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in 河北廊坊水牛队's zone, 胡志勇 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 罗森强 came out of the goal and 胡志勇 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 82 minutes into the game, when 鲁益军 put in a rough tackle. After 82 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for 河北廊坊水牛队! The supporters of 河北廊坊水牛队 booed when 河南洛阳水瓶俱乐部队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. 杨坤克 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 98 minutes into the match, 河北廊坊水牛队's 杨康星 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 尤辉明 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. 河南洛阳水瓶俱乐部队 had won after a very even match.