The AFC Cup ushered in a marquee match. This season, Changchun Yatai, the dark horse of the Chinese Super League, challenged the third place of Nanjing on the road. Judging from the starting lineup before the match, Nanjing didn't have much hope, putting out a full Chinese squad. However, Chen Yang's guidance was very cautious and almost sent out his strongest lineup. The strengths of the two teams appeared to be very different, but the match had ups and downs, with both teams staging a goal battle.
The match started in attacking mode for the superior Changchun Yatai, with Wang Jinxian causing danger with his sideways passes. Sergio and Leonardo kept on making wonderful cooperation, and NJC took advantage of the dense defense in the middle of the field to deal with it comfortably. However, the game broke down in the 8th minute. Wang Jinxian sent a wonderful direct ball. Inside the penalty area, Leonardo got the ball, flashed it and shot hard! Changchun Yatai took the lead. Trailing, Nanjing City immediately counterattacked with continuous attacks from the left, leading to confusion in the Yatai penalty area and bad luck with the shot.
Nanjing counterattacked by utilizing Huang Zhenfei's high point, but the result was not satisfactory. In the 20th minute, Changchun Yatai pressed the defense in front of the field, which led to a mistake by Nanjing. Leonardo broke the ball and Wang Jinxian received the ball in a single pass. Unfortunately for him, he ended up hesitating and was broken on the sideline by Deng Biao, who quickly defended. Two minutes later, Nanjing made a long pass that broke right through Changchun Yatai's defense. Huang Zhenfei threw himself directly at Wu Ya Ke and Nanjing missed the chance to equalize.
After Changchun Yatai took the lead, they were always in control of the game, but there were not many chances to create extra threats. On the other hand, in Nanjing, a limited number of long passes created a good scoring opportunity, but several attacking players never capitalized on the scoring opportunity. In the 37th minute, Leonardo took the ball in the midfield and sent a great direct kick. Liao Chengjian's direct shot was slightly off. In the last minutes of the first half, both sides suddenly changed their attacking tempo and got good chances with fast offense and defense. At the end of the last half, Changchun Yatai, the visiting team, was leading by one goal for the time being.
As the second half began, Nanjing City started to put in their attacks, with Masika coming on to pose a big threat to Changchun Yatai's defense. In the 55th minute, Changchun Yatai played a great match in front of the goal, and Serginho's shot slipped through the goal. However, just a few minutes later, Yatai failed to capitalize on a corner kick and Nanjing City launched a quick counterattack. Masika took the ball and attracted a lot of defensive energy from the opponents and passed it to Duan Yunzi who inserted himself in the middle. The latter threw away the defense and shot directly through Wu Yaxe's crotch and rolled into the goal! Nanjing City equalized the score!
After pulling level, Nanjing City played with momentum, threatening Changchun Yatai's goal again and again. However, Changchun Yatai could not find a good way in front of the dense defense. In the 65th minute, Masika took the ball on the side again and distributed it directly to Jefferson in the middle of the penalty area. Jefferson did not hesitate to start shooting, the ball directly into the dead center, 2 goals in 10 minutes. NJC quickly surpassed the score!
Under Chen Yang's guidance, personnel adjustments were made quickly. Changchun Yatai formed a siege in front of the field and created a lot of chances with consecutive 45-degree passes. He passed to the penalty area and Serginho's header went straight into the dead center, Changchun Yatai equalized. Then a minute later, Changchun Yatai broke the ball in midfield and Leonardo slotted the ball directly to Liao Chengjian. The latter crossed the goal mouth and Serginho scored again! Two goals in two minutes, Changchun Yatai went beyond the scoreline again!
Affected by the physical quality, Nanjing could only rely on two foreigners to make an impact on the attacking end, while Changchun Yatai, who were in the lead, utilized their strong control to firmly control the situation. In the 85th minute, Leonardo made a wonderful pass, and Cao Yongjing's lying shot was magically parried by the goalkeeper! 2 minutes later, Nanjing's backfield pass was wrong, Changchun Yatai broke the ball, and Serginho took the ball in the penalty area to Cao Yongjing who followed him. The latter took a direct shot and scored again. Changchun Yatai extended their advantage to 2 goals. In the third minute of extra time, Nanjing got a chance in front of the goal and Masika shot the ball to finalize the score at 3.:4.
From the beginning of the 1:0. go to Nanjing city two consecutive goals beyond, and then Changchun Yatai two minutes two goals. In the end, Nanjing City regretfully lost. The head coaches of the two teams played a crucial role. Cao Rui's substitution let the team beyond the score, Chen Yang's timely adjustment also let Yatai timely resolve the passive.
However, the game required a summary of Changchun Yatai, all the problems could not be covered up, because the team won. As you can see, Nanjing City played with a full Chinese class. As long as Changchun Yatai locks up the win in the first half, Cao Rui will not send two foreign aiders in the second half. However, except for the goal, Changchun Yatai's entire first half time was average. Although he dominated possession, he couldn't create threatening chances. That's why Cao Rui changed a few starters in the second half and played a battle. In the end, Nanjing City played a respectable process and Chen Yang's guidance needs to be seriously considered. After all, in a week's time, the Chinese Super League is the same as Dong Ma.
