On the evening of November 8, Beijing Guoan lost 0-2 to Wuhan Sanzhen at home in the 24th round of the 2022 season of the Chinese Super League, and their unbeaten streak of eight consecutive rounds was ended by their opponents.
Coach Stanley recently led Guoan to an undefeated 8-round record of 5 wins and 3 draws. Facing the top ranked team in the three towns, Stanley lined up the team's very familiar 4231 formation: keeper Housen, Wang Gang, Memishevich, Yu Dabao and Liu Huan form the defense, Ji Zhongguo and Gao Tianyi form the defensive midfield, in front of the three attacking midfielders, Jiang Xiangyou, Zhang Xizhe and Adeben Lo, and up front is the best goal scorer of the season, Zhang Yuning, who has scored 15 goals this season.
For San Zhen, Malcolm Malcolm, who was the scorer of the "Big Four" in the first round of the match, did not start. San Zhen sent out an attacking team of Davies, Edmilson and Stancho, and with international players such as He Chao and Gao Junyi, this team is still very competitive.
After the start, Guoan did not put much power in the offensive end. The midfielders and backfielders were afraid of the individual ability and counter-attacking speed of the opposing foreigners and chose to defend in front of the penalty area. The backfield players were very cautious and tried not to leave free kicks and corners in front of the field.
Tri-Town continued the simple tactics from the first meeting between the two teams. Long pass transfer from the backfield and direct pass advance from the center made it difficult for Guoan to guard against. After the opponent's fierce attack in the first 15 minutes, Guoan took advantage of the few attacking opportunities to counterattack. Tri-Town's defense was anchored by foreigner Wallace and three former international players, Ren Hang. Liu Yiming and Deng Hanwen sat in town. Guoan tried quick counter-attacks, direct passes from midfield and down the middle passes, but the offense was not effective. Zhang Yuning didn't receive the ball much in front of the penalty area, and every time he received the ball, he was caught by two or three opponents and couldn't get his feet up comfortably.
In the first half of extra time, Sanzhen team left pass, Housen out of the attack slipped, Deng Hanwen hit the empty goal, Guoan 0-1 down at half-time.
Stanley changed the striker Prince Ming at the beginning of the second half, changing God's intention and the team formation to 343. this tactical adjustment increased Guoan's offensive end, but also reduced the midfield interceptions. The offensive and defensive pace of the game immediately accelerated, three to pass through the midfield more quickly, Guoan played more concise. In the 58th minute, Adebenelo put on a good show with two consecutive men in the half. Unfortunately, he was disturbed by an opposing player as he entered the box and missed the best chance to equalize.
After that, San Zhen team took advantage of too much pressure on Guoan's formation and kept playing effective counterattacks, and Housen kept flying saves to not let his team continue to concede goals. In the last moment of the game, Guoan team consumed too much energy because of the previous fierce attack and defense, and the front and back fields were disconnected. In addition, with only Zhang Yuning as a stable wiring point in front of the field, Guoan failed to organize a more threatening attack.
In extra time, substitute Park Yang put down the rival striker Davidson in the penalty area and was awarded a penalty kick. Edmilson penalty hit, Guoan 0-2 loss, the season was defeated by the opponent "double kill" and at the same time, 8 consecutive rounds of undefeated gold body broken.
