As night fell on August 11, the 12th round of the Chinese Super League started between Hebei and Tianjin Jinmen Tigers. Only 20 minutes into the match, Xie Weijun's powerful shot, like the light of dawn, opened the door for Hebei to win. However, the game didn't end there. In the second half, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers scored two goals in a row with a long-distance shot by Merida, two goals by Muxuchen and Zhao Ziyi, and a last-minute strike by Barton to turn back Hebei 4-3 and end Hebei's five consecutive rounds of defeats.
Jinmen Tigers' offense reached its climax in the 21st minute when Barton finished back in the air and Xie Weijun took advantage of the situation with a powerful shot to break the deadlock, 1-0, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers lead.
In the 30th minute, Hebei launched a counterattack, Song Xintao raised the ball from the left road, Zhang Wei jumped up to shoot a header, making the score 1-1.
In the 53rd minute, Berridge sent a precise pass, Xie Weijun back header broke the goal, the Jinmen Tigers 2-1 lead again, and then made the NBA star Curry's "Sleeping Beauty" celebratory action.
In the 54th minute, Merida fired a powerful shot from the middle of the field to score the first goal of his career with the Zimmen Tigers, who scored two goals in a short period of time to take a 3-1 lead over Hebei.
In the 57th minute, Ding Haifeng sideline kicked off, Gao Yunan made the ball, and Mou Xuchen fired a low shot into the goal to put Hebei back on top 2-3.
In the 81st minute, Hebei had a corner kick opportunity and Zhao Ziye scored on a header to bring the score to 3-3.
In the 83rd minute, Bao Yaxiong pounced off the ball and Barton seized the opportunity, but VAR intervened to change the goal to validity, and the Jinmen Tigers took the lead again 4-3.
Hebei starting lineup: 30-Bao Yaxiong, 32-Ding Haifeng, 4-Pan Ximing, 6-Zhang Junzhe, 16-Liu Gang, 7-Xu Tianyuan, 17-Song Xintao (U23), 42-Gao Yunan (U23), 25-Liao Wei (U23), 8-Yao Daogang, 38-Zhang Wei (U23).
Jinmen Tigers starting lineup: 22-Fang Jingqi, 27-Zhang Wei, 33-Song Yue, 6-Gao Jiayun, 19-Baek Yuefeng, 18-Rosa, 8-Zhao Yingjie, 40-Shi Yan (U23), 24-Park Taoyu, 29-Barton, 11-She Weijun.
