On the night of the 21st, Beijing Guoan faced Guangzhou City in the 26th round of the Chinese Super League. After 90 minutes of play, Guoan with one man less won 2:1 away from home, with Zhang Yuning and Jiang Xiangyou contributing to the team. Foreigner Guilherme scored a goal for Guangzhou City.
On the first attack after the start of the game, rival Guilherme fell down in the Guoan penalty area and Prince Ming's reckless behavior almost led to a big mistake. Shortly after the attack ended, Guoan scored on a counterattack, with Zhang Yuning breaking the deadlock with a header. It was his 16th goal of the season, something that happened in the fourth minute of the game.
In the ensuing game, although Guoan dominated the pitch, Guangzhou had a few good counter-attacking chances under the leadership of Li Tixiang and other players, but ended up with a limited number of shots on goal. However, Guoan foreigner Jiang Xiangyou broke this balance. His goal in the 24th minute helped extend Guoan's lead, and Guoan returned to the locker room with two goals.
After a change of sides to fight again, the situation on the field changed significantly in the 54th minute. Guoan center back Yu Dabao was sent off with a red card for a foul, leaving the team one man short. However, surprisingly, Guoan did not adjust the substitution, but withdrew Zhang Chengdong, who had previously served as a rear want as a center back.
In the next game, Guoan played a little passive, Guangzhou City's Guilherme and Caldona's attacking firepower was fully activated, the two foreigners used to give Guoan defenders headaches. In the 67th minute, Guoan made a substitution adjustment, center back Bai Yang appeared as a substitute for Zhang Xizhe, and Stanley's purpose was also clear, to increase the defense. Just before the end of the game, substitute Cao Yongjing was awarded a penalty kick for a handball foul in the box, and Guilherme achieved overnight success to pull back a city. In the end, Guoan won 2-1 and got 46 points, temporarily moving up to fourth place.
