On August 4, Beijing time, the 21st round of China's top soccer league ushered in an exciting duel, with Nantong Zhiyun hosting the powerful Henan team. The game not only tested the skills and tactics of the players of both teams, but also a battle of will and fighting spirit.
At the beginning of the first half of the game, both sides quickly entered the state, and the rhythm of offense and defense conversion was extremely fast. Nantong Zhiyun utilized the home field advantage and continuously launched an attack on Henan's hinterland. In the 20th minute, Nantong Zhiyun won a valuable corner kick opportunity, Godinez jumped up high in the penalty area and hit a powerful header into the corner of the goal, but Henan's goalkeeper Wang Guoming reacted quickly and pounced on the ball to solve the crisis.
However, Nantong Zhiyun didn't get discouraged, they continued to look for a good chance to break the goal. In the 35th minute, Jiang Zilei made a precise guidance in the midfield, sent a wonderful direct ball, Lu Yongtao understood, quickly inserted, and threw his head into the goal in the penalty area, the ball made a beautiful arc, flew into the corner of the goal, Nantong Zhiyun team 1-0 lead over Henan team.
In the second half of the match, Henan stepped up their offense and tried to equalize the score. In the 50th minute, Henan got a chance to counterattack, Yang Mingyang tried a reverse shot in front of the penalty area, but unfortunately, his shot was blocked by Nantong Zhiyun's defender in time and failed to form a threat.
However, in the 65th minute of the game, the wind and clouds on the field changed suddenly. Henan's foreign aid Achim Peng deliberately pushed a foul in a scramble, the referee decisively showed a red card to send him off, Henan had to play more with less. Shortly afterward, Nantong Zhiyun Zheng Haoqian was also sent off for accumulating two yellow cards, and the two sides returned to the situation of equal numbers.
As the game entered the final stage, both players tried their best. In the 88th minute, Henan's back line made a mistake, Song Hao Yu inadvertently kicked the ball when clearing the ball rolled into their own goal, Nantong Zhiyun team accidentally got an oolong goal, the score became 1-1 even.
With the referee's whistle, the match ended with Nantong Zhiyun and Henan shaking hands with a score of 1-1.
