League Play-Off

Pandiza
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Dos Santos took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Rodd Lockwood got free in front of the goal in the 4th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Guo Ling Nan was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Mincho Robledo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luo Feng read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. After 7 minutes Нотингам's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Carmine Mancinelli who took care of the corner kick. Rodd Lockwood scored 0-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Guo Ling Nan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 18th play minutes Mincho Robledo shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Luo Feng and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 20th minute Tomas Dos Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guo Ling Nan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, THE CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Dos Santos came free, but Guo Ling Nan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute, Mincho Robledo made a precise shot to the right of Luo Feng. Нотингам's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Through an outstanding action, after 29 minutes, Luo Feng successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Mincho Robledo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luo Feng read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. After taking down the ball on THE CLUB's corner Carmine Mancinelli fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Luo Feng quite easily take care of the ball. Luo Feng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mincho Robledo in the 40th minute of play. Mustafa İzzet Ağçelik made in the 42nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Zapryan Sakarov. Guo Ling Nan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Dos Santos in the 45th minute of play. THE CLUB's Mincho Robledo got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

THE CLUB's Guo Ling Nan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save THE CLUB from getting a goal against them. 55 minutes into the game, Mincho Robledo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Luo Feng was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mincho Robledo in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luo Feng prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 65 minutes, Mincho Robledo made it 4-1 with a short kick to the right side. Нотингам's Luo Feng tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Нотингам's goalkeeper Luo Feng, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. THE CLUB were awarded a corner in the 74th minute after Нотингам's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Carmine Mancinelli took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Carmine Mancinelli got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Luo Feng quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Tomas Dos Santos's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 76thth minute, Guo Ling Nan skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The nice shot from Tomas Dos Santos in the 76thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Guo Ling Nan had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. THE CLUB's Preslav Famparski got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Guo Ling Nan made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Zapryan Sakarov sent off a good shot on target. Mincho Robledo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Luo Feng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodd Lockwood in the 91st minute of play forced THE CLUB's goalkeeper Guo Ling Nan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 92 played minutes Нотингам got a freekick which was hit by Delyan Tzenov. In the 95th minute Mincho Robledo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luo Feng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Нотингам's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.