Defending champions Wuhan Three Town earned their first win of the season by beating Meizhou Hakka 2-1 on the road in the third round of the Chinese Super League, which ended on the evening of April 25, Beijing time. In the first half, Yan Dinghao scored a goal, Dujalić equalized with a barb, and Yin Hongbo was injured. In the second half, Shi Liang hit the post, Dugalić suspected a handball without judgment, and Xie Pengfei completed the victory with a shot from a small angle in stoppage time. Wuhan Three Town finally got their first win of the new season after three rounds.
In the sixth minute, Wei Shihao cut inside with the ball from the left side, and then hit the ball, which hit the defender and deflected off the far post.
In the 31st minute, Davidson hit a low shot that bounced off the post but was offside.
In the 33rd minute, Jisen sent a direct ball to Ye Chugui's half-single goal opportunity, which was deflected by Liu Dengzheng's timely attack.
The first goal of the match finally came in the 38th minute! Xie Pengfei served the ball quickly and Stancho's shot from the penalty line was scuffed to the feet of Yan Dinghao in front of the goal. The latter scored to give Wuhan Sanzhen the first break in the deadlock.
However, Wuhan Sanzhen's lead did not last long. Two minutes later, Meizhou Hakka's free kick opportunity in front of the goal sent the ball into the penalty area, and foreigner Dujalić managed to equalize the score.
Meizhou Hakka almost doubled their lead in the 55th minute when Shi Liang met the ball in the box and the ball hit the crossbar and bounced out.
The referee didn't say anything in the 63rd minute when Dugalic was suspected of a handball in the box.
In the 83rd minute, Xie Pengfei took a long shot from the outside and the ball went wide of the goal.
In the 85th minute, Edmilson pushed a shot inside the box and the ball was confiscated by Cheng Yuelei.
In the 92nd minute, Edmilson assisted Xie Pengfei to complete the victory with a shot from a small angle. In the end, Wuhan Three Town managed to pick up 3 points in a 2-1 away win and moved up to 8th place in the table.
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[Lineup]
Meizhou Hakka starting lineup: 18 Cheng Yuelei, 6 Liao Junjian, 7 Ye Chugui (85-12 Yin Congyao), 20 Dugalić, 29 Ru Zinan, 31 Rao Weihui, 10 Yin Hongbo (10-11 Gisen), 13 Shi Liang, 25 Rodriguez, 38 Li Yongjia (65-30 Chen Jie), 9 Lobzanidze
Meizhou Hakka substitutes: 26-Guo Quanbo, 2-Wen Junjie, 4-Pan Ximing, 15-Chen Zhechao, 16-Yang ultrasound, 21-Wang Wei, 23-Cui Wei, 19-Yang Yilin, 37-Chen Guoxi
Wuhan Three Town start: 22 - Liu Dianzuo, 3 - Wallace, 18 - Liu Yiming, 20 - Gao Zhunyi, 25 - Deng Hanwen (75-28 - Wang), 8 - Yan Dinghao (63 - 12 - Zhang Xiaobin), 11 - Davidson, 21 - He Chao (63 - 7 - Edmilson), 10 - Stanchou, 30 - Xie Pengfei, 4 - Wei Shihao (90 - 14 - Luo Jing)
Wuhan Sanzhen substitutes: 1-Wu Fei, 31-Guo Jiayu, 2-Li Yang, 16-Yang Gao, 19-Zhang Wentao,, 32-Lv Haidong, 6-Ro Senwen, 29-Tao Qianglong
