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广西百色勇士联队
Spectators: 7274 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) 广西百色勇士联队's 柳然朋 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. After a defensive mix-up in 广西百色勇士联队's zone, 邱悦光 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 周鹏伟 came out of the goal and 邱悦光 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by 魏响榕 in the 9th minute of play forced 广西百色勇士联队's goalkeeper 周鹏伟 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 魏响榕 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. 周鹏伟 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in 广西百色勇士联队's zone, 邱悦光 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 周鹏伟 came out of the goal and 邱悦光 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 周鹏伟 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 邱悦光's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind 湖南怀化水牛俱乐部队's goalkeeper 乔亦森, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If 邱悦光 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 邱悦光 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 周鹏伟 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 魏响榕, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. 邱悦光 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 周鹏伟 having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 邱悦光 to strike the kick off in the second half. 周鹏伟 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 邱悦光's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. 魏响榕 might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 周鹏伟. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 魏响榕 ran back to his position shaking his head. 魏响榕 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 周鹏伟 having to interfere. 任钢凌's late challenge caught a 湖南怀化水牛俱乐部队's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 任钢凌 helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to 湖南怀化水牛俱乐部队 getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. 许宇鸿 hit a great ball. 邱悦光 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 潘骏南 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. 周鹏伟 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 魏响榕's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 80thth minute, 周鹏伟 skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 柳然朋 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If 柳然朋 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 湖南怀化水牛俱乐部队's 乔亦森 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 龚剑轩 in the 93rd minute of play. 周鹏伟 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 魏响榕 went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 湖南怀化水牛俱乐部队's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.