Meizhou Hakka hosts vice-champion Shenzhen in the Chinese Super League (CSL). Compared with Meizhou Hakka, Shenzhen desperately needs to score points to get out of the dangerous situation of being at the bottom of the table. Recently, the Shenzhen team has paid some back wages, aiming to inspire everyone's confidence in relegation. But in this game, facing Meizhou Hakka, who has a good away record, it was really hard for Shenzhen, who played with a full Chinese team, especially with the ability of several of their foreigners. The process of the whole game was really out of everyone's expectation. A couple of Meizhou Hakka's foreigners kept working hard, Kotelnik, who looked like Harry Kane, scored twice from the bench, and in the end Shenzhen had no choice. :five The reality of the fiasco.
After the game started, Meizhou Hakka utilized their home field advantage and frequently attacked Shenzhen's hinterland. By the 13th minute, the situation changed as Shenzhen made a mistake in passing the ball at the back. Rodriguez used his individual ability to penetrate the Shenzhen goal with two consecutive shots. After a long period of Hakka attack, Meizhou finally took the lead.
Just three minutes later, Kosovic extended the lead again with a set piece. In the 22nd minute, Shenzhen made another mistake under pressure from their opponents. Conrad took the ball and burst into the penalty area, launching the far corner to break the goal again! Trailing by two goals, Shenzhen was even more passive. In the last few minutes, there were several scuffles between the two sides. Fortunately, the players left in time. At the end of the last half, Shenzhen was temporarily behind by two goals on the road.
Throughout the first half, Meizhou Hakka, playing at home, had the overall upper hand in both offense and defense. After taking a two-goal lead, Meizhou Hakka continuously utilized the change of pace while controlling the process, and made several wonderful collaborations in front of the penalty area, as well as several brilliant saves by Dong Chunyu. On the other hand, it was really hard to organize effective counterattacks in Shenzhen with an all Chinese lineup. Only after getting possession of the ball could they keep using long counterattacks to create threats, but the effect was not good. It can only be pinned on the midfield in the lounge, which the head coach rearranged.
At the beginning of the second half, Shenzhen still didn't have much change in the offensive end, while Meizhou Hakka still maintained a high possession rate. Several foreigners in front of the field attacked continuously, and Dujaliqi accidentally flew to the empty goal and missed the goal to lock the game. Later on, the morale of Shenzhen team was getting lower and lower, not only the defense was confused, but also often made low-level mistakes. If Meizhou Hakka was unlucky, the score would have opened long ago.
Conrad was replaced by Kotnik after missing consecutive chances, and Kotnik's first touch after coming on penetrated Shenzhen's goal to give Meizhou Hakka a three-goal lead and seal the win for good. The game was completely out of doubt when Ye Chugui made another breakthrough in the penalty area before Shenzhen came back to life. In the 82nd minute, Shenzhen attacked in front of the field. Shen Zigui utilized his individual ability and suddenly shot a long-distance shot from outside the penalty area, the ball went straight to the dead corner. Shenzhen team scored a goal to save face. Three minutes later, Shi Liang again assisted Kotelnik in the penalty area, Shenzhen team unusually lonely.
With the win, Meizhou Hakka's relegation mission is almost complete. The head coach and the club's management will need to approach them differently in the remaining league games. Do they train more young players or try more tactics? Several of the team's foreigners are cost-effective, capable and practical. But there is a need to strengthen the connection and tacit understanding with the domestic players. After all, the team must pursue higher goals next season.
It's not surprising that Shenzhen lost, but we were surprised by the fighting spirit and tactical attitude throughout the game. You should know that before the break, Shenzhen had pushed Shandong Taishan to the brink of extinction. If it wasn't for the genius stroke of Klassen, I'm afraid Shandong Taishan would have broken out in a big way at that time. However, facing Meizhou Hakka, which is not as strong as Taishan, Shenzhen's performance was so fragile, which still needs to be reflected upon. We noticed that at the last moment, the head coach faced everything on the field, his face was silent, as if he was completely desperate.
With the end of the season, there are fewer and fewer opportunities for the Shenzhen team, and after losing this game, the team has suffered seven consecutive defeats, and the morale has been greatly affected.
