the three towns of Wuhan, subprovincial city and capital of Hubei province
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
In the just-concluded 26th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL), Tianjin Jinmen Tigers beat Wuhan Three Towns defending champions 1-0 away from home with Belichick's goal, making it three consecutive wins in the CSL.
In this match, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers' biggest advantage in an away game is physicality. Wuhan Sanzhen just made their team's AFC Champions League debut in midweek with a 2-2 draw against Urawa Red Diamonds. Although Sanzhen's fighting spirit and effort won a lot of praise from the outside world, it's also a fact that the players' stamina was severely depleted. So as you can see from the starting lineup, Wuhan Sanzhen made a large-scale rotation to face the Jinmen Tigers 4 foreigners, in fact, as a "full Chinese class" to play. Aziz, Davidson, Xie Pengfei and other good players are sitting on the bench. This year, the three towns team seems to consciously put more strength in the Asian Championship.
Wuhan Three Towns Starting List
Tsimshatsui Tigers Starting XI
In the first half, Zimmermann Tigers did not play a very fine game and created few chances when they were stronger than their opponents on paper. In the fifth minute, Rosa scored a goal, but Beric, who crossed the ball, was the first to be disallowed.
From there, both sides were locked in a struggle. Although Jinmen Tigers had 60% of the possession, not only was the field flat as the offense and defense were unable to switch tempo, but those 45 minutes were actually wasted by Jinmen Tigers themselves, when it was clear that Sanjin was going to play a backhanded game.
In the second half, Tri-Town were the first to make changes. Aziz threw himself into the fray and Tsimshatsui didn't make any substitutions, but he took the initiative to accelerate tactically. In the 54th minute, Tsimshian Tigers got a chance from a corner kick and Beric headed it in. The goal was confirmed by VAR. Beric entered the eighth goal of his personal season, doubling his tally from last season.
After the loss of the ball, not willing to lose the three towns team immediately made adjustments, the only remaining foreign aid Davidson replaced the game, but did not play any role. However, the Zimmen Tigers replaced Merida, constantly giving Belichick a "good cake". Unfortunately, Belichick is still an old problem. The easier the ball, the less goals, missed the opportunity to expand the score. In the 82nd minute, Wang Qiuming shot into the net at high speed, but he cut the flag while signaling that Xie Weijun was offside, the goal was invalid.
In the second half extra time, center back Liu Yiming was completely pushed to the front line, Sanzhen team made a final fight to the death, while the Jinmen Tigers held on to this valuable 3 points on the road with tenacity.
Although Jinmen Tigers scored a total of three goals, two of which were disallowed. From the process to the result, Jinmen Tigers have realized the counter-attack, but head coach Yu Genwei is not complacent. He said one of the key objective factors in the win was that Jinmen Tigers had better physical fitness than their opponents. "We prepared for a week and it would have been harder for Three Town to play three games in one week. We were fortunate to take advantage of the opportunity to win this game. However, the team needs to play such strong opponents so that they can gain more experience in the game."
After the game, head coach Yu Genwei said that winning the game was very important to maintain the team's current league position. "It was a very tough game, which we expected before the game, but the players played well and united to get the desired result. I would like to thank the players. The team has been under a lot of pressure during this period, including injuries and suspensions. Today's 3 points are very important for us. I've said for a long time that in order to maintain the team's current ranking, we have to grab points in the next matches. I hope the players can maintain the current momentum and form and play well in the later matches."
2023 Ping An of China Super League Round 27
Chengdu Rongcheng Tianjinmenhu vs.
Friday, September 29: 35
Tianjin TEDA Football Stadium
