After beating Chengdu Rongcheng 1-0 in the last round, Guoan's morale was boosted, and from the coaches to the players, their self-confidence was obviously improved, especially the new coach Suarez, who had a great performance in the first victory and used the tactics properly. Of course, Suarez's credit goes to the players' efforts. According to the schedule, Guoan's opponent in the 15th round is Shenzhen, who only got 11 points in 14 rounds and only ranked in the bottom three, falling into the relegation zone at any time. Guoan 21 points in 14 rounds, the goal is to impact the top five.
Starting lineup, Guoan used 451 formation, the main goalkeeper Han Jiaqi 4 yellow card suspension, veteran Housen out, Zhang Chengdong, Park Yang, Ngaardew, Feng Boxuan and four defenders to work with, Jin Bijiang, Park Cheng, Sousa, Ademi, Adebenro composed of five midfielders, winger Wang Ziming single arrow protruding forward; Shenzhen team responded by using the 442 formation, Wei Miaozhe goalkeeper, Tian Zi Yi, Zhang Yuan, Xu Haofeng, Chen Guoliang four center backs Hu Jiajin, Zhou Xin, Mi Haolun, Li Ning form four midfielders, Chen Xiangyu and Du Yuehui cooperation.
At the beginning of the game, Guoan utilized the three lines of pressure at home, keeping the ball possession at around 60% and basically in a state of suppression. Guoan's two sides are very active, two sides back and forth large-scale conduction, constantly tearing the opponent's defense and find openings.
Only 5 minutes after the start, Feng Bohuan right road pass, Wei Miaozhe out of the error, Park Cheng supplemented the empty goal scored to help Guoan first record, can be described as a fantastic start. 42 minutes, Guoan counterattack, Adeben Lo get a single ball, Li Ning behind the foul, the red card to leave the field, and even higher than the Jiang penalty free kicks.
Chen Tao quickly made adjustments. Xu Yue replaces Du Yuehui in the starting lineup, but he still needs to be based on defense. However, he still couldn't stop Guoan from scoring. In the 47th minute of stoppage time, Guoan got a corner kick, which was crossed by Bijiang, and 26-year-old international player Wang Ziming grabbed the score in the middle of the field. Guoan ended the first half with a two-goal advantage, while Shenzhen was hardly a man short.
After the change of sides, although Shenzhen intended to counterattack, they were slightly impotent as their physical quality dropped significantly, while Guoan was in no hurry and continued to control the ball. Wang Ziming scored another goal in the 60th minute, Feng Boxuan added the icing on the cake in the 83rd minute, and Wang Ziming scored again in the 85th minute for a hat-trick, then kept the 5-goal advantage until the end. In the end, Guoan won for the second consecutive game with a 5-goal thriller. It was also the first win for new coach Suarez in industrial sports. They moved up to 24 points and sixth place. On the other hand, Shenzhen became the first 10-loss team in the Chinese Super League.
