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山东菏泽国王队
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 钱益耀 took the kick off in the first half of the match. 钱益耀 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. 谢骋亮 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 龚邦朋 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but 谢骋亮 made a huge save. 山东菏泽国王队's 叶源政 got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 刘桑远 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. 顾振皓 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When 尤瑜庭 fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 江苏淮安雷霆俱乐部队's protests and gave 尤瑜庭 a yellow card for diving instead. 尤瑜庭 kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by 刘桑远 in the 21st minute of play forced 山东菏泽国王队's goalkeeper 顾振皓 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 22 minutes, 叶源政 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 山东菏泽国王队 and the 江苏淮安雷霆俱乐部队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 27th match minute, 山东菏泽国王队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 史义朗 to maneuver through the defense. 江苏淮安雷霆俱乐部队's 刘桑远 got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 30th minute of the match, 钱益耀 tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but 谢骋亮 saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If 叶源政 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When 曾桦卫 came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the 山东菏泽国王队 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 曾桦卫 couldn't finish the play. 顾振皓 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 许沙岩 in the 41st minute of play. In the 42nd minute 江苏淮安雷霆俱乐部队 were awarded a corner. 许沙岩 went to the cornerflag to take it. 45 minutes into the match, 龚邦朋 dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of 谢骋亮, 2-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 许沙岩 made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, 叶源政 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 谢骋亮. 江苏淮安雷霆俱乐部队's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 叶源政 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. The supporters of 江苏淮安雷霆俱乐部队 booed when 山东菏泽国王队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. 姚悦响 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 尤瑜庭 hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in 江苏淮安雷霆俱乐部队's zone, 尤益亦 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 谢骋亮 came out of the goal and 尤益亦 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 72nd minute 龚邦朋 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 谢骋亮 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, 山东菏泽国王队's 顾振皓 got control of the ball when 许沙岩 tried to sneak it across the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, 江苏淮安雷霆俱乐部队's goal looked a bit too open when 钱益耀 came free, but 谢骋亮 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 尤瑜庭 hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 84th minute, 龚邦朋 got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 90 minutes into the match, 山东菏泽国王队's goalkeeper 顾振皓 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 许沙岩. 叶源政 got his second yellow card in the match during the 90th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to 山东菏泽国王队 getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. 叶源政 hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when 许沙岩 got free with 顾振皓 in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The 山东菏泽国王队 fans cheered their team off the field, for while 江苏淮安雷霆俱乐部队 had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.