On the bench, foreigner Edu and local players such as Mu Qianyu, Sang Yifei and Song Bowei are on standby.
Qingdao West Coast head coach Zhou Xin still arranged veteran Tian Yong as captain, Chen Zhao as goalkeeper, and foreigners Ranil and Ramirez leading the starting lineup. Other positions include:Time, Lei Wenjie, Buerdanjiang, Abouheli, Huang Jiaqiang, Liu Spectrum and Ge Zhen.
Another foreigner, Berio, and players such as Li Kai, Han Xuan and Wang Qi were on the bench.
The match started with Jinan Xingzhou being more active with the help of home field advantage. In the 12th minute, Jinan Xingzhou played a corner kick. Qingdao West Coast goalkeeper Chen Zhao stood in front and failed to pounce on the ball. The ball ghosted almost to the back and met Qingdao West Coast captain Tian Yong who rolled towards the goal. Although the unresponsive Tian Yong tried to clear the ball, Jinan Xingzhou player Wang Zihao flew like lightning to shovel the ball before contacting it.
Two minutes later, Jinan Xingzhou countered a fast attack and Yi Xianlong got a one-touch chance, but he wasted it by hitting the ball away.
In the fast-paced offense and defense, the smell of gunpowder on the field was getting stronger and stronger. 16 minutes, Qingdao West Coast defender Liu Pujin got the second yellow card and was sent off with a red card. 19 minutes, Jinan Xingzhou defense center Dai Lin took out the anger for his teammates and also got a yellow card.
From there, Jinan Xingzhou played an extra man to further control the initiative. In the 28th minute, the foreigner took a teammate's inverted triangle and fired a decisive open-footed shot into the net, making the score 2-0.
In the second half, the sides fought again. Although Qingdao West Coast tried hard to counterattack, the field was still passive with one man less. In the 53rd minute, Qingdao West Coast made a mistake in the back line. After Jinan Xingzhou made a steal, Tambu passed the ball to Yi Xianlong. The latter seized the opportunity this time and played well to bring the score to 3-0.
From there, the score was not rewritten. In the end, Jinan Xingzhou beat Qingdao West Coast 3-0 in the new version of the Qilu derby. With four wins, one draw and 13 points from their last five matches, Jinan Xingzhou scored 18 points and have moved up to the semi-finals, just three points behind Qingdao West Coast in second place.
Originally, Qingdao West Coast could have tied Guangxi Pingguo Hanyin with a win, a round that led Guangxi Pingguo Hanyin to a 1-1 draw with Sichuan Jiuniu, slowing down the pace of advancement. Unfortunately, they failed to capitalize on the opportunity and their undefeated season was dashed. Qingdao West Coast remains in second place with 21 points after the match, ahead of third, with only 2 points left.
