August 5, 1999 Beijing time :35. The last two matches of the 20th round of the Chinese Super League started at the same time. After a 90-minute battle, Dalian beat Shanghai Shenhua 2-1 at home and Cangzhou Lions beat Shenzhen 1-0 at home.
Dalian People 2-1 Shanghai Shenhua Shenhua
The match was held at Dalian Sports Center Stadium. The referee is Niu Minghui and the VAR referee is Kim Kyungwon. Dalian finally won! 18 rounds without a win is too hard. The change of home field brought good luck to Dalian people. Of course, many of Shenhua's injuries were related to the cold and Kim Yangyang's mistake. Some fans joked, "Jin Yangyang didn't come. No one dares to move chopsticks at the Dalian celebration banquet!" "Jin Yangyang's Dalian blood has awakened!" "I want to say, Dalian only has Shenhua!"
In the 23rd minute, Yu Hanchao scored, Zhang Wei scored with a header, the referee blew his teammate offside, the goal was invalid. In the 25th minute, Yan Xinli was robbed with the ball and Manzocchi scored with a header to make it 1-0 for Dalianjin! In the 30th minute, Jin Yangyang made a mistake! Manzocchi grabbed the bottom of Jin Yangyang's header and passed it to Lin Liangming, who was unmarked on the left side of the field, for a 2-0 lead! The bench and the Dalian fans on the field are abuzz!
Manzocchi shot in the air in the 46th minute. In the 51st minute, Wu Wei shot high from long range. In the 63rd minute, Jin Yangyang took a corner kick from Wei Jun and scored with a header, Shenhua equalized, 1-2! Dalian players were united. At the last minute, Manzocchi got cramp and Wu Wei got a yellow card.
In the end, Dalianjin beat Shenhua 2-1 at home, ending an embarrassing 18-round record. With the valuable 3 points, they accumulated 15 points, beating Nantong Zhiyun and Shenzhen to get out of the relegation zone for the time being. Shenhua's points stagnated at 35, placing them in third place.
Cangzhou Lions 1-0 Shenzhen Team
The game was played at Cangzhou Stadium against Shenzhen, with referee Zhang Lei and VAR He Kai. In the 21st minute, Locadia broke through in the air, but it was invalid due to Wang Peng hitting the goalkeeper in the first goal! In the 39th minute, Zheng Kaimu and Alessandrini were injured behind the feet. In the 42nd minute, Zhao Hongliu had a pass and Locadia hit the ball and put it high. Both sides exchanged goals at half time.
In the 75th minute, the Cangzhou Lions finally broke the deadlock when Wang Peng threw his head in the box to make it 1-0! In the 85th minute, Tian Ziyi turned and fired a shot high into the net. In the 88th minute, Alessandrini's shot went wide, and in the 92nd minute, Oscar's header went high.
Cangzhou Lions beat Shenzhen 1-0 to finish 10th with 27 points. shenzhen is undefeated for 10 rounds and is at the bottom of the table.
