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兰州天马奥体中心
Spectators: 7852 (Terracing: 5890, Seating: 1806, VIP seats: 156) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cui Yu Xing took the kick off in the first half of the match. N·S's 柯远剑 got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 潘志林 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cui Yu Xing's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. 雷兴阳 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Ernesto Paganelli made a huge save. 16 minutes into the match, N·S's goalkeeper Ernesto Paganelli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 雷兴阳. 柯远剑 struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. 潘志林 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for N·S. After a defensive mix-up in N·S's zone, 孟景西 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ernesto Paganelli came out of the goal and 孟景西 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 25 played minutes 甘肃兰州天马队 got a freekick which was hit by 宋益钢. When N·S's Cui Yu Xing in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 甘肃兰州天马队's goalie prevented a goal. 赵昆夕 kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cui Yu Xing in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 潘志林 saved 甘肃兰州天马队 from getting behind. 邓昂克 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. 潘志林 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by 孟景西 in the 33rd minute of play forced N·S's goalkeeper Ernesto Paganelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. N·S were awarded a corner in the 35th minute after 甘肃兰州天马队's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. 贺翀真 took the corner. 贺翀真 made a great header on N·S's corner, it was just that 甘肃兰州天马队's 潘志林 managed to reach the ball for a save. After a rather tough play, N·S's Cui Yu Xing got a free kick in the 36th minute. With a little luck, N·S's Ernesto Paganelli got control of the ball when 雷兴阳 tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 41st minute of the match 甘肃兰州天马队 got a corner. N·S's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 杨常翔 ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 45th match minute, 甘肃兰州天马队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 赵昆夕 to maneuver through the defense. In the 47th minute of the match, 孟景西 tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ernesto Paganelli saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when 孟景西 made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cui Yu Xing got free with 潘志林 in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 54th match minute, 甘肃兰州天马队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 曾浩国 to maneuver through the defense. N·S's Ernesto Paganelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 赵昆夕 in the 56th minute of play. With a little luck, 甘肃兰州天马队's 潘志林 got control of the ball when 柯远剑 tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ernesto Paganelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 孟景西, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 潘志林 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cui Yu Xing in the 61st minute of the match. 潘志林 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 柯远剑 went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. A collision led to N·S getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. 柯远剑 hit a great ball. N·S made a substitution. 郝广骏 replaced 孙林德. In the 72nd minute, Cui Yu Xing hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cui Yu Xing who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 76thth minute tested the skills of 潘志林 when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Cui Yu Xing could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but 潘志林 made a huge save. 潘志林 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cui Yu Xing, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 90thth minute of the game Cui Yu Xing who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 甘肃兰州天马队's 潘志林 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 92nd match minute, N·S was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cui Yu Xing to maneuver through the defense. 甘肃兰州天马队 made a substitution. 秦轩扬 replaced 于亮庭. After 94 played minutes N·S got a freekick which was hit by Cui Yu Xing. If 雷兴阳 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. N·S walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.