At 15:00 Beijing time on December 31, Zhejiang played against Wuhan Changjiang in the 34th round of the Chinese Super League. Evolo broke the deadlock in the first half with Yao Junsheng taking the lead and Mu Xiekui scoring from inside the box. Matthews beat Wuhan Changjiang 4-0 in the second half to finish third in the league and qualify for the AFC Champions League.
Zhejiang won 17, drew 11 and lost 5 in the first 33 rounds of the Chinese Super League, ranking third with 62 points; Wuhan Changjiang won 8, drew 4 and lost 21. They were deducted 6 points by the CFA due to salary arrears. Currently, they have only 19 points, ranked 16th in the table and relegated in the early round.
Moments of Excitement
In the second minute, Zhejiang's three foreigners worked together in front of the field, Frank's right pass, Mu Xiekui's chest made the ball, and Evolo was parried by the keeper.
Zhejiang broke the deadlock in the 12th minute with a ball from the left to the back of the penalty area, where Evolo fired a shot to give Zhejiang a 1-0 lead over Wuhan Changjiang.
Zhejiang made a comeback in the 19th minute when Mu Xiekui split the ball to the left and then rushed into the penalty area to complete a header that was slightly too high.
In the 22nd minute, Zhejiang broke the deadlock, Frank backfield long pass to the front of the goal, Yao Junsheng without stopping the ball directly shot, the ball over the goalkeeper into the goal, Zhejiang 2-0 lead Wuhan Changjiang.
In the 27th minute, Zhejiang had a chance to play a corner kick, left corner kick to the door, Zhejiang topped the first point, and then Long Wei box left hit the goal bounced off the defenders.
In the 35th minute, Zhejiang counterattacked on the break, Frank sent a direct ball, Mu Xiekui followed up, Zhejiang led Wuhan Changjiang 3-0, and Mu Xiekui scored his 18th goal of the season.
In the 43rd minute, Wuhan Changjiang's free kick from the right side of the field was headed by Li Peng in front of the goal and was crushed by Gu Chao.
In the 57th minute, Zhejiang's foreigners started to cooperate in front of the goal, the goal hit was blocked, and the periphery of Frank a low shot slightly off the left post.
In the 62nd minute, Zhejiang team attacked in front of the field, Mu Xiekui sent the ball to the periphery, and Long Wei hit the goal was confiscated by the opposing goalkeeper.
In the 78th minute, Wuhan Changjiang had a chance from a set piece and Xu Dong hit the ball directly above the crossbar.
In the 83rd minute, Zhejiang team started the ball to the penalty area, Matthews hit the goal, the referee VAR finally, Zhejiang team 4-0 victory over Wuhan Changjiang.
Lineups
Zhejiang start:1-Gu Chao, 20-Wang Dongsheng, 2-Liang Nuoheng, 36-Lucas Porcinolo, 28-Yue Xin, 17-Long Wei, 31-Gu Bin, 6-Yao Junsheng, 11-Frank, 7-Donovan Evolo, 30-Mu Xiekui
Substitutes:12-Lai Jinfeng, 33-Zhao Bo, 3-Wang, 4-Sun Zheng Ao, 8-Zhong Hao Ran, 9-Gaodi, 10-Matthews, 18-Abrikmu Abdusalamu (U23), 21-Aishajiang Kurban (U23), 26-Gao Tianyi (U23), 27-Zheng Xuejian (U23), 29-Zhang Jiaqi
Wuhan Changjiang start: 23-Gao Xiang (U23), 12-Liu Shangkun, 28-Xu Dong, 33-Ye Chongqiu, 2-Li Peng, 32-Chen Yuhao (U17-Zhang Huajun (U23), 18-Nie Aoshuang, 39-Nihaiti-Nihmaiti (U23), 11-Hu Rentian, 21-Wang Jingbin
Substitutes: 31 - Cao Xiaoyi (U37 - Liu Junxian (U40 - Pi Ziyang (U23), 42 - Li Da (U23)
