On April 20, 2024, Shandong Taishan hosted Cangzhou Lions in the 7th round of the Chinese Super League. The match was exciting, with Fernando creating 3 scoring chances and Li Yuanyi scoring a goal, and finally Shandong Taishan beat Cangzhou Lions 4-1.
Soon after the start of the first half, the two sides started a fierce offensive and defensive confrontation. In the 8th minute, Li Yuanyi completed a 45-degree pass, the ball fell accurately, Liu Yang inserted into the penalty area leaping header, but the ball hit the crossbar and bounced out. In the 13th minute, Cangzhou Lions' Buy Wulang was forced to go off the field after suffering a knee injury during the scramble. Shandong Taishan added one more person to the injury list.
In the 20th minute, Shandong Taishan goalkeeper Wang Dalei kicked the ball, Fernando high-speed breakthrough after the inverted triangle back to the substitution of Abdul Meat Sully from close range, the first record for Shandong Taishan. In the 39th minute, Fernando wandered to the left bottom pass, Cangzhou Lions goalkeeper Shao Pu-liang's save error, Li Yuanyi easy goal, Shandong Taishan 2-0 lead.
In the first half of extra time, Cangzhou Lions' Huang Zhengyu's long-distance shot was parried by Shao Pu-liang, and Liu Yang grabbed the second point to make up for the high shot. Then VAR intervened and through slow-motion replay, the referee confirmed that Wenda had committed a foul on Liu Yang's shot and awarded a penalty kick. Fernando hit the penalty kick to give Shandong Taishan a 3-0 lead going into the second half.
In the second half of the game, Shandong Taishan continued to show a strong offense. In the 67th minute, Kazaishvili broke the goal with a shot from a small angle, giving Shandong Taishan a 4-0 lead. Although Cangzhou Lions got a goal back from Oscar in the second half extra time, it could not change the final result of the game.
In this match, Shandong Taishan beat their opponents 4-1 with goals from Fernando, Abdul Meat Suli, Li Yuanyi and Kazayishvili, as well as a goal scored by Oscar for Cangzhou Lions. The win gives Shandong Taishan an important three points in the league and builds confidence and morale for their upcoming matches.
