On August 21st, Beijing time, the quarter-final of the AFC Cup was held in Shandong Taishan's home field, with the defending champions Shandong Taishan and the powerful Henan team playing passionately. In this game, both sides sent the strongest lineup, vowing to further advance in the AFC Cup.
At the beginning of the first half, the two teams quickly entered the state, and the pace of offense and defense was extremely fast. In the 15th minute, Henan broke the deadlock first, Bi Jinhao jumped up high in the penalty area and took advantage of a precise corner kick to score a header and take the lead for Henan. However, Shandong Taishan didn't panic as they quickly adjusted their tactics and strengthened their offense. In the 30th minute, Marcel used his individual ability to break into the penalty area and calmly pushed the ball into the goal to equalize the score.
Shandong Taishan showed a stronger desire to win. In the 55th minute, Gao Junyi sent a precise pass from the side road, and Kazaishvili grabbed the goal in the penalty area, which not only helped the team to overtake the score, but also completed his personal passes in this game. Henan didn't give up in the face of the unfavorable situation, and they continued to look for a good chance to break the goal. In the 70th minute, Zhong Yihao seized the opportunity in a counterattack and scored a wonderful goal to equalize the game for Henan.
However, the overall strength of Shandong Taishan was clearly better. In the following game, they firmly controlled the initiative on the field and created many good chances to break the goal. Despite Henan's best efforts, they were unable to rewrite the score. In the end, with the referee's whistle, the match ended with Shandong Taishan defeating Henan 3-1, successfully advancing to the quarterfinals of this season's F.A.C.A. Cup.
