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湖北襄樊海盗队
Spectators: 6764 (Terracing: 5001, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 100) 广州天河联队's 孔强斌 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 rather tough play, 广州天河联队's 毛天烽 got a free kick in the 2nd minute. If 宋康志 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 毛天烽 during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 毛天烽 kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. 雷鹰凡 was a little too slow when 秦云超 got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 11th minute. The score was now 1-0. 于坚耀 might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 杜凡榕. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 于坚耀 ran back to his position shaking his head. 16 minutes into the game, 秦云超 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. 雷鹰凡 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 杜凡榕 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 孔强斌 in the 21st minute of the match. 雷鹰凡 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 秦云超, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 雷鹰凡 was a little too slow when 任斌烨 got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 24th minute. The score was now 3-0. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind 湖北襄樊海盗队's goalkeeper 杜凡榕, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 邵庭威 charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 邵庭威 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When 于坚耀 came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the 广州天河联队 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 于坚耀 couldn't finish the play. 孔强斌 might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 杜凡榕. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 孔强斌 ran back to his position shaking his head. 广州天河联队's 雷鹰凡 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 48th minute of the match, managed to save 广州天河联队 from getting a goal against them. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 任斌烨 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 龚帆然 kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. 62 minutes into the match, 广州天河联队's goal looked a bit too open when 任斌烨 came free, but 雷鹰凡 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to 湖北襄樊海盗队 getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. 巩海傲 hit a great ball. 于坚耀 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. 杜凡榕 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If 毛天烽 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in 湖北襄樊海盗队's zone, 毛天烽 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 杜凡榕 came out of the goal and 毛天烽 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 雷鹰凡 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 任斌烨, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 杜凡榕 made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when 孔强斌 sent off a good shot on target.