Changchun Yatai's starting lineup was as follows: goalkeeper No. 1 Zong Lei; defenders No. 2 Wang Wanpeng, No. 12 Melkan, and No. 3 Tang Jing; midfielder No. 25 Lv Jianjun (replaced by No. 7 Jiang Pengxiang in the 75th minute), midfielder No. 5 Maikai, midfielder No. 30 Liu Xiaodong (replaced by No. 24 Yan Feng in the 54th minute), midfielder No. 10 Shubashevic (replaced by No. 21 Liu Weidong in the 67th minute), and No. 23 forward Zhang Xiaofei; No. 9 forward Hervéz and No. 14 forward Cao Timbao.
In the previous five home games, Dalian Shide only lost one goal, but in this game was quickly scored two goals by the opponent.
The game started with Dalian Shide showing strong offense in the first half, but failed to score. In the 27th minute, Changchun Yatai launched an attack on the left side, Mai Kai's cross, Li Xuepeng's header was cleared to the right side, which was caught by Lv Jianjun, and passed the ball to Shubasheqi who scored without turning around, making Dalian Shide, who had a clear advantage on the field, fall behind by 0 to 1 temporarily.
The fans at the venue were displeased and started chanting Ahn Jung-hwan's name.
In the 40th minute of the game, Elvis crossed from the right, and Shubashech at the back of the net easily broke the goal with a header without any defense, completing his second goal and making Dalian Shide fall behind 0-2 in the first half.
During the halftime break, Xu Hong especially emphasized the problems of the whole team and encouraged the players, "We still have a chance to win the game, so I ask you to persevere in your efforts, as long as you have confidence, anything is possible!"
In the second half of the game, Changchun Yatai still showed a strong attacking ability. Xu Hong began to make personnel changes, the team's formation changed to 4-3-3, substitute player Ahn Jung-hwan came on the field, injecting vitality into the team's midfield.
In the 58th minute of the game, James formed a one-two punch after a valiant steal in front of the field, and when facing the zongbei that greeted him, he decisively made a one-two punch to bring the score to 1-2 in favor of Dalian Shide.
In the 65th minute of the game, Adam found the right side of the field with a long pass, Liu Yujian swung to the middle with a header, and James passed again to find Ahn Jeong-hwan, who received the ball and faced Zongbei's attack, and deftly shot from a small angle to break the goal, and this goal made Dalian Shide equalize the score to 2-2.
After that, the two sides started a fierce counterattack in the attacking end. In the 73rd minute, Zhao Xuri crossed the ball from the right road, and James completed his second goal with an easy header at the back post, putting Dalian Shide 3-2 ahead of the score, which stayed until the end of the game. Dalian Shide made an amazing comeback, achieving the feat of going from two goals down to the lead, which was also the first time since the professionalization of Chinese soccer that Dalian had managed to make a comeback from a deficit!
That night, Xu Hong, who has always kept a low profile, broke the mold by arranging a special banquet to entertain the entire team and celebrate the shocking comeback.
