The match was played in torrential rain and both teams were fighting from the start. In the 49th minute, after picking out the Buriram defense from the left, Conca entered the penalty area and fired a low shot at the goalkeeper with Guangzhou Evergrande leading 1-0 away from home. Surya equalized the score at 1-1 in the 56th minute. In the 88th minute, Cleo won a penalty kick and Konka shot to the center of the goal. Although the opposing goalkeeper pounced, he failed to stop the ball from entering the net. In the end, Guangzhou Evergrande won 2-1. Evergrande, by virtue of the win-loss relationship, the small Japanese team Kashiwa Reysol with 10 points, the first in the group.
Eleven years have passed, and the former tycoon has fallen! Introduce the 14 players who represented Guangzhou Evergrande at that time where are they now?
Last season, Zheng Zhi served as a coach and player of the Guangzhou team, and chose to leave after relegation, having served as an assistant coach of the national football team. Zhang Linmiao, who returned to his old employer Shanghai Harbor.
Retired Li Shuai serves as Shanghai Shenhua's goalkeeping coach. Although naturalized in Guangzhou, swept aside Feng Xiaoting left Shenhua this season to join China A team Dongguan League. Qin Sheng was dropped by Shenhua and his destination is unknown. Zhao Xuri played for Pingguo Ha Rang in China A Guangxi. He left Shenzhen this season and became a free agent.
In Qingdao Hainiu, Jiang Ning effectiveness back to the Chinese Super League.
Brazilian striker Cleo, Argentine midfielder Konka and South Korean midfielder Cho Won-hee have retired, while Muric plays for Brazilian side Remo.
Sun Xiang and Feng Junyan have also retired from the game. Sun Xiang is now the Vice President of Shanghai Harbour Football Club in the Chinese Super League.
After the match, Lee Jang-soo was dismissed and Lippi became the new coach of Evergrande.
