At 15:30 on January 8, a suspenseful
China Super League (soccer league)
The first round of the relegation playoffs is in full swing, with Qingdao taking on a team from the
soccer league
The Zhejiang team. Shortly after the match started, Frank broke the deadlock for Zhejiang with a great shot. Although neither team was able to rewrite the score in the second half, Zhejiang's 1-0 lead certainly put them in a favorable position for the second round.
With next season's
China Super League (soccer league)
With the expansion to 18 teams, Qingdao, who finished at the bottom of the league, faced a make-or-break playoff. They battled third-ranked Zhejiang in a two-round thriller, with the winner advancing to the
China Super League (soccer league)
, while the loser will be relegated to next season's
soccer league
League.
Momentary Review
In the fourth minute of the match, Zhejiang started an attack, Frank's clever pass from the edge of the road, and Gaudi in the penalty area headed the goal, but unfortunately went over the crossbar.
In the 17th minute, Matthews was brought down by Liu Jian on the right, then the free kick to the front point was cleared by Liu Jian, and the corner kick attack was then deflected.
In the 25th minute, Zhejiang launched an attack from the right side, Matthews took the ball and cut inside before hitting the goal, but unfortunately it went slightly wide.
In the 30th minute, Zhejiang's rapid counterattack, Matthews precise direct pass, Gaudi small angle vigorously pumping shot, but was Li Zhizhao pounced, Frank then supplemented the goal, 1-0!
In the 43rd minute, Qingdao attacked from a corner kick and Zhejiang headed the ball out, but the counterattack failed to form an effective threat.
In the 45th minute, Zhejiang's pass from the right side of the road was hit in front of the goal by Li Zhizhao, and Zhong Haoran's supplementary shot went wide again.
In the 52nd minute, Zhejiang's foreign aid Matthews shot from the periphery, and the ball was slightly above the goal frame.
In the 60th minute, Zhejiang's midfield side two-on-one, Gu Bin diagonal pass in front of the goal, Matthews low shot, the ball deflected off the post.
Qingdao's Wang Hao had a one-touch chance in the 69th minute, but with the help of VAR, the referee decided there was no penalty kick.
In the 73rd minute, Qingdao passed the ball from the left side, Wang Hao and Gu Chao struggled for the ball, and the ball was snatched by Gu Chao.
In the 82nd minute, Zhejiang team got a free kick opportunity, Gu Bin punished, the ball was Li Zhizhao pounced out of the bottom line.
At the end of the match, Zhejiang led Qingdao by a score of 1-0.
Lineups
Qingdao starting lineup: 1-Li Zhizhao, 21-Wang Wei, 23-Liu Jiaxun, 25-Zou Zheng, 4-Wang Hao, 29-Ruan Chexiang, 28-Badu, 31-Liu Jian, 16-Lv Peng, 19-Ju Ting, 17-Zhou Junchen
Substitutes: 2-Jiang Weipeng, 3-Fang Xinfeng, 5-Li Peng, 10-Alexanderini, 14-Song Yuntong, 18-Zhao Shi, 24-Hu Jiajiakasa, 26-Vukovic, 27-Ju Jianrong, 30-Mameti Abdullah, 32-Yang Yu, 33-Ji Snapu Xuan
Zhejiang start: 1-Gu Chao, 28-Yue Xin, 2-Liang Nuoheng, 4-Sun Zheng Ao, 26-Gao Tianyi, 22-Cheng Jin, 7-Frank, 8-Zhong Haoran, 10-Gu Bin, 9-Gaodi, 44-Matthews
