Zhang Yuning (right) is Guiao's first record. icphoto
On November 21, the Chinese Super League began its 26th round of matches. Beijing Guoan, who came to the Jinjiang Football Training Center Stadium, beat Guangzhou 2-1 to prevent Chinese champion team Jingchuan Wenhui from being eliminated in the second round of the FA Cup.
the state of the competition
Yu Dabao dyed red, Guoan won by one goal.
For Beijing Guoan, who just broke out in the FA Cup, this round of Chinese Super League match with Guangzhou City is related to whether the team can get out of the shadow. Team coach Stanley said bluntly, "The result of the FA Cup is very bad. Because of this, the whole team wants to learn from it. I also want the players to realize that no matter who our opponent is and how many points we have, no game is easy."
Brave Beijing Guoan got off to an ideal start in Jinjiang, which was hosting the Chinese Super League for the first time. Just four minutes into the game, Zhang Yuning's head hammer broke through for Guangzhou City's goal. Jiang Xiangyou extended the lead to 2-0 in the 24th minute and Guoan, with two goals in hand, were unable to capitalize on the situation to continue to increase their lead. Yu Dabao's red departure for a foul on Canadeau in the 55th minute put his team on the back foot. In the last half of the match with 10 men, Guoan's goals were threatened by their opponents on several occasions. Fortunately, Housen was outstanding, solving Guangzhou City's attacking problems one after another. In injury time, Cao Yongjing was awarded a penalty for a handball in the box. Ghirilme hit the penalty to bring the score to 1-2, but the goal failed to help Guangzhou City salvage the defeat.
post-game
Stanley says win eases pressure on team
Despite getting 3 points as expected, Stanley was not satisfied with the course of the game, "We didn't play well in the first five minutes, and although the team controlled the game in the next period, the offense was not efficient either." Goals from Zhang Yuning and Kang Xiangyou helped Guoan take a 2-0 lead at the changeover, the Dutch coach focused more on the content of the game, "We didn't do enough high pressure to make our opponents threaten our defense from time to time."
At halftime, Stanley emphasized to his players to "tighten up" - in his experience, a 2-0 scoreline tends to relax the leader, while the laggard will do their best to fight back. Yu Dabao's red-hot departure did make things difficult for Guoan in the second half. Stanley hopes that this game will also serve as a lesson for his team, "Hopefully my guys can take a 2-0 lead and try to score a third goal and kill the game."
Fortunately, Stanley got 3 points to settle the team's current pressure, "It was important to win today or we would have been under double pressure for the next game."
After the match, the Guoan team will remain in Jinjiang to prepare for the 27th round of the Chinese Super League on Nov. 25 against Shanghai Shenhua.
