In the 5th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) on the night of April 9, 2024, Beijing Guoan welcomed the challenge of promotion rival Shenzhen Xinpengcheng at home. However, the result of the match was beyond many people's expectation, Beijing Guoan failed to win easily at home, but instead suffered their first loss of the season with a score of 1-2 against the opponent.
In the 23rd minute of the match, Guoan made a mistake in defense, and Ngaardew intentionally handballed the ball in front of the penalty area, giving the opponent a free kick opportunity in a great position. Shenzhen New Pengcheng's Li Zhi took the penalty kick and hit a Guoan defender, and Housen deflected the ball into his own goal in the process of responding to the penalty kick, and Guoan thus fell behind 0-1.
In the 39th minute, Guoan launched a counterattack after a successful break in front of the field. Cao Yongjing took the ball on the left side of the penalty area, hesitated for a moment and then chose to pass the ball to Zhang Yuning, who threw his head in front of the goal and scored. However, after the intervention of VAR and the referee's review, it was determined that Guoan had committed a foul during the break and the goal was ruled invalid.
In the second half, Shenzhen New Pengcheng continued to keep the pressure on Guoan. In the 64th minute, Thiago's inverted triangle pass from the left side of the penalty area hit the arm of He Yupeng, who was on the ground to block the ball.VAR intervened again, and the referee blew for a penalty kick. Edu Garcia took the penalty and scored a goal to put Guoan behind 0-2.
Guoan did not give up their efforts to catch up the score in the final stage of the game. In the 90th minute, Adebenelo was kicked down by Yu Rui after receiving a long ball and stopping the ball in the box. The referee decisively blew for a penalty kick and then VAR intervened. After a five-minute long replay, the referee upheld the decision. Zhang Xizhe took the penalty and Guoan equalized the score to 1-2.
