In the 21st round of the 2022 Chinese Super League, Zhejiang welcomed Wuhan Sanzhen to Huzhou Olympic Sports Center at 7:30 p.m. Beijing time on October 4th. In the first half, Mu Xiekui opened the door for Zhejiang with a brilliant header, followed by a clever assist from Matthews, and then Liang Nuoheng added a second to extend the score to 2-0. In the second half, Yue Xin was sent off with a red card for accumulating two yellow cards, and Malcolm saved Wuhan Tri-Town's face with a barbed wire shot, but ultimately lost by a score of 1-2, and the unbeaten streak of the Zhejiang team was extended to 11 matches while the opponent suffered a second consecutive defeat. Their opponents suffered their second consecutive defeat.
[Race Rundown]
Prior to this matchup, Zhejiang ranked seventh in the standings with 29 points from 7 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses, and had not lost in the last 10 rounds of matches. Leaders Wuhan Sanzhen ended their unbeaten streak of 15 wins and 2 draws with a 3-4 defeat against Cangzhou Lions in the previous round of matches, but despite this, they are still on top of the Chinese Super League standings with a 4-point advantage with 47 points from 15 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
In the lineup configuration, Zhejiang team sent Frank, Matthews, Evolo and Mu Xiekui four foreigners to start; while Wuhan three towns due to the core player Stanciu to participate in the UEFA tournament can not play, and Edmilson and Wallace due to injuries and absence, so only sent Davidson and Malcolm's double foreigners lineup.
[Highlights]
Zhejiang took the lead in the 7th minute of the match with a great play, Cheng Jin's precise cross from the right rib, Matthews in the penalty area swung the ball to the goal, and Mu Xiekui then scored a header to make it 1-0!
In the 10th minute, Davidson attempted a reverse shot after a teammate's cross from the right, but failed to hit the goal accurately.
In the 17th minute, He Chao attempted a long-distance shot, but it was firmly saved by goalkeeper Gu Chao. Xie Pengfei also tried a long-distance shot, but the ball missed the goal.
In the 25th minute, Mu Xiekui made a quick break with the ball and passed it to Matthews on the left, who had a low shot blocked off the line by Zhang Xiaobin.
In the 26th minute, Zhejiang added a second goal, Matthews opened a tactical corner kick, teammates cleverly back, Matthews cross the middle of the penalty area, unguarded Liang Nuoheng easily stabbed the ball to score, 2-0!
Davidson attempted a long-range shot in the 32nd minute, but it was again confiscated by Gu Chao.
In the 42nd minute, Yue Xin fired a shot from outside the area that Wu Fei cleared with a side-footed fishhook.
In the 44th minute, Matthews fired a free kick on goal, but it was successfully blocked by the wall.
At the end of the half, Zhejiang led Wuhan Sanzhen 2-0.
The match resumed in the 50th minute when Mu Xiekui attempted a long-range shot from outside the box, but it was cleared off the line by Wu Fei.
In the 60th minute, Frank received a long pass from a teammate, chested the ball and passed to Mu Xiekui, but Mu Xiekui's long-distance shot went over the crossbar.
In the 69th minute, Xie Pengfei's header from a cross from the right side of the field nearly broke the goal, but the referee signaled offside. Zhejiang then launched a counter-attack, Dong Yu drove a shot from the left side of the penalty area, but it was knocked out by Wu Fei's two fists.
In the 72nd minute, Yue Xin kicked down Zhang Wentao, two yellows into one red was sent off, Zhejiang team to ten men.
Wuhan Sanzhen finally got a goal back in the 78th minute, Xie Pengfei crossed from the right side, Malcolm stopped the ball on his chest and scored with a hook, 2-1!
Davidson scored on a shot in the 80th minute, but Malcolm was offside and the goal was disallowed.
In the 85th minute, Xie Pengfei took a left-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it was punched off the line by Gu Chao.
As the whistle blew for the end of the match, Zhejiang beat Wuhan Sanzhen 2-1, not only extending their unbeaten streak to 11 matches, but also handing their opponents their second consecutive loss.
[Both lineups]
Zhejiang: 1-Gu Chao, 2-Liang Nuoheng, 4-Sun Zheng Ao, 19-Dong Yu, 28-Yue Xin, 10-Matthews (78'20-Wang Dongsheng), 11-Frank, 22-Cheng Jin, 29-Zhang Jiaqi, 7-Evolo (63'17-Long Wei), 30-Mu Xiekui
Substitutes not playing: 12-Lai Jinfeng, 33-Zhao Bo, 3-Wang Jie, 5-Liu Haofan, 6-Yao Junsheng, 8-Zhong Haoran, 18-Abrikmu Abdushamu, 21-Aishajiang Kurban, 23-Wu Yuhang, 31-Gu Bin
Wuhan Sanzhen: 1-Wu Fei, 16-Yang Gao (46'10-Sang Yifei), 19-Zhang Wentao (72'4-Yin Yagi), 20-Gao Zhunyi, 12-Zhang Xiaobin, 21-He Chao, 30-Xie Pengfei, 31-Roshen Wen (72'8-Deng Zhuoxiang), 40-Zhang Hui ( 46'37-Xu Haoyang), 11-Davidson, 13-Malcolm
Substitutes not playing: 22 - Liu Dianzuo, 35 - Yusupu Aili Wahap, 2 - Xiong Fei, 32 - Lv Haidong, 36 - Xiao Kaitijiang Tayir, 33 - He Tushuai, 6 - Duan Yunzi
