Guangzhou City vs Beijing Guoan in the 26th round of the 2022 Chinese Super League season was held tonight at the Jinjiang Football Training Center Stadium in Fujian province, Guangzhou lost 1-2 to Beijing Guoan to make it four losses in a row in the league. Guilherme nodded in the final minute of the game and Su Yuliang made his CSL debut this season after coming on as a substitute in the second half.
After this game, Guangzhou City is still 3 points behind former Wuhan Changjiang with one more game to go, and the road to relegation is tough.
As for the starting lineup, Guangzhou City continues to be led by the double foreigners, with Li Tixiang returning to the starting lineup and 18-year-old Huang Kaikai occupying the starting position. Ye Chugui didn't make the roster because of knee discomfort. Tang Miao served as the field captain.
The match started with a fast-paced battle between the two sides soon after. In the third minute of the match, Jiang Xiangyou started the ball from the right side and Zhang Yuning broke the goal with the top hammer of Tarzan, leaving Guangzhou City behind 0:1. Guangzhou City, who did not schedule a high center forward to start the game, then formed a siege in the midfield as the team looked to seize the advantage in the middle of the field with aggressive running and high intensity. Of course, Beijing Guoan is strong. Led by Zhang Yuning and Jiang Xiangyou, they battled Guangzhou City with excellent physicality. The experienced Guoan was clearly stronger. In the 23rd minute, Jiang Xiangyou swept a shot in the chaos and Guangzhou City fell behind by two goals. Although Guangzhou created some chances after that, they never found the key to break through. At the end of the half, Guangzhou was 0:2 behind.
At the changeover, Guangzhou City continued to keep high pressure in the midfield. Yu Dabao was sent off in the 54th minute of the second half with a direct red card for a foul on Cardona, which gave Guangzhou more chances. Playing with one more player, Guangzhou looked for a lot of chances through small passes, but the team's ability to capitalize on the chances was not good, and the opponent's goalkeeper Housen's performance was impeccable. Although Guilherme helped Guangzhou City equalize with a penalty kick in the last minute, it didn't help. after 90 minutes, Guangzhou lost 1-2 to Beijing Guoan.
Starting lineup Guangzhou City start: 22-Han Jiaqi (u44-Huang Chukai (u(7139-Su Yuliang) (u18-Yiteng (46-31-Zhang Jinliang) (u23), 19-Jiang Jihong, 20-Tang Miao, 38-Li Yongjia (u4-Zhang Gong (81-6-Fan Yunlong), 10-Li Tihsiang, 7-Cardona (86-28-Wu Chengyu) (u23) (u12- Guilherme
Substitutes not playing: 1-Cheng Yuelei, 9-Gui Hong, 15-Wang Peng, 17-Fu Yun Cheng, 21-Chang Feiya, 32-Chen Zhizhao, 37-Wen Yongjun (u43-Liu Jiqiang (u23))
