However, only one minute later, Guangzhou's defender pulled down Jinan Xingzhou's foreigner Karanga in the penalty area. The referee at the time, Ma Teng, was decisive in awarding the penalty kick. In the end, Karanga himself took the penalty kick, but it was valiantly saved by Guangzhou's goalkeeper Huo Shenping. The score stood at 1-2 in the first half.
In this match, Jinan Xingzhou's new head coach, Mr. Antonic, made his coaching debut. Perhaps due to his influence, Jinan Xingzhou's players were very excited at the beginning of the game. In the 3rd minute, Guangzhou's Wang Shilong fell down while defending, and Karanga, who was attacking, kicked the ball to Wang's right arm. The referee awarded a penalty kick. Next, Jinan Xingzhou's other foreigner, Tambu, took the penalty and took the lead.
Tambu achieved the feat of scoring twice in the 12th minute of the match when he received an accurate cross from a teammate and used his header to break through the opposing goal.
