Qingdao West Coast hosted Nantong Zhiyun in the eighth round of the 2024 CFA Super League. In this match, Qingdao West Coast made a major mistake in defense, which led to a series of gifts to the opponents, and finally suffered four consecutive defeats with 0-2 against Nantong Zhiyun.
After the match started, both sides exchanged attacks and defenses, but failed to break the deadlock. Until the 31st minute, Qingdao West Coast's defender Yang Boyu kicked an empty net, Nantong Zhiyun's foreigner Gordinez seized the opportunity and scored with a one-touch shot, giving Nantong Zhiyun a 1-0 lead. Only 7 minutes later, in the 38th minute, Qingdao West Coast made another mistake at the back, and Gordinez seized the opportunity again and scored twice, extending the score to 2-0.
Neither side scored again for the rest of the first half. Qingdao West Coast tried to step up their offense at the start of the second half, but Nantong Zhiyun performed well on the defensive end and managed to contain their opponent's attack. In the 53rd minute, Qingdao West Coast's Yang Boyu pulled down Gordinez in the penalty area, and the referee canceled the penalty kick after VAR intervened to penalize Gordinez for a foul. After that, the pace of the game gradually slowed down, and neither side created too many threatening attacking opportunities.
In the end, the match ended with Qingdao West Coast suffering a bitter four consecutive defeats at home against Nantong Jiyun 0-2. In this match, Godinez was the key player for Nantong Zhiyun's victory with two goals. Qingdao West Coast paid a heavy price due to the mistakes of the defense and dropped to the 14th place in the Chinese Super League table.
