At 5:30pm on June 29th, the 7th round of the first phase of the 2022 Chinese Super League was in full swing, and the Meizhou Meixian Zeng Xianzi Stadium witnessed the match between Shenzhen and Tianjin Jinmen Tigers. In the first half, Gao Lin broke the deadlock for Shenzhen, then Barton quickly equalized the score, followed by a brilliant international goal by young player Xu Yue, which put Shenzhen in the lead again. In the second half, Barton scored twice and Beric came on as a substitute to complete the shutout, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers turned back Shenzhen 3-2 to win their third consecutive match.
[Race Review]
After six rounds of the Chinese Super League, Shenzhen ranked 6th in the league with a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, accumulating 10 points and scoring 9 goals and conceding 9 goals. In the last round of matches, Shenzhen drew 2-2 with promotion rival Chengdu Rongcheng, two rounds without a win. Tianjin Jinmen Hu, on the other hand, accumulated 8 points with 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, and ranked 12th, scoring 6 goals and conceding 5 goals. In the last round of the league, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers won 1-0 against Meizhou Hakka, two consecutive victories. In the first round, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers lost 1-2 to Shenzhen. In this match, Shenzhen changed three players, Ye Lijiang, Xu Yue and Gao Lin replaced Li Yuanyi, Huang Ruifeng and Du Yuezheng in the starting lineup, while Achim Pang played against his old team and goalkeeper Zhang Lu faced his hometown team. For Jinmen Tigers, Su Yuanjie started in place of veteran Bai Yuefeng.
[Highlights]
The match started with a fierce battle between the two sides. In the 3rd minute, Shi Yan's right-footed shot from the outside knocked Zhang Yuan down. In the 8th minute, Dai Weijun took a free kick and the ball arced beautifully, but was parried by Xu Jiamin. In the 9th minute, Ye Lijiang crossed the ball from the right side of the field, and Gao Lin stopped the ball unmarked and turned to shoot, giving Shenzhen a 1-0 lead over Tianjin. The slow-motion camera showed that Shi Yan was left behind when Dai Weijun shot the ball, and Gao Lin was not offside.
In the 21st minute, Barton took a long shot from the outside and Zhang Lu knocked the ball out with both fists. Then, Barton pushed a shot in the middle of the goal, Shenzhen team 1-1 draw Tianjin. In the 26th minute, Mi Haolun's free kick was hoisted into the penalty area, and Xu Yue blasted a stone-cold international wave from outside the box, giving Shenzhen a 2-1 lead over Tianjin.
In the 32nd minute, Wang Qiuming fell to the ground in the penalty area, the referee awarded Tianjin a free kick in front of the field, and after VAR intervention, the referee canceled the free kick. In the 44th minute, Tianjin counterattacked quickly, and Rosa's long-distance shot was deflected. At halftime, Shenzhen led Tianjin 2-1.
In the 47th minute, Zhang Yuan's long-distance shot from the periphery went over the bar. In the 52nd minute, Rosa shot from the left side of the field, the ball grazed the crossbar out of the bottom line. In the 60th minute, Barton in front of the goal parry, opened the second degree, Shenzhen team 2-2 flat Tianjin. In the 66th minute, Beric came on as a substitute and scored his first individual league goal to join Tianjin, and Shenzhen fell behind Tianjin 2-3.
In the 77th minute, Li Yuanyi crossed from the right road, Wang Yongper's header was swung over and his teammates failed to follow. In the end, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers came back from two deficits to win 3-2 against Shenzhen, making it three wins in a row.
[Lineup]
Shenzhen (541): 1-Zhang Lu; 25-Mi Haolun, 5-Lin Caimin, 6-Pei Shuai, 11-Zhang Yuan (78′, 13-Xu Haofeng (U23)), 2-Ye Lijiang (46′, 30-Huang Ruifeng (U23)); 7-Achimpeng, 14-Zhang Yuan (64′, 28-Li Yuanyi), 19-Xu Yue (U23), 8-Dai Weijun (U23) (58′. 20-Liu Yue); 29-Gao Lin (58′, 39-Wang Yongper);
Substitutes who did not play: 24 - Dong Chunyu, 16 - Zheng Dalun, 21 - Jiang Zhipeng, 23 - Wu Xingyu (U23), 26 - Yuan Mincheng, 33 - Du Yuezheng (U23), 38 - Sun Ke;
Tianjin Jinmen Tigers (4231): 26 - Xu Jiamin; 20 - Wang Jannan, 4 - Yang Fan, 2 - Andujar, 32 - Su Yuanjie (46′, 19 - Bai Yuefeng); 31 - Tian Yinong, 30 - Wang Qiuming (78′, 10 - Eder); 40 - Shi Yan, 18 - Rosa (85′, 33 - Song Yue), 29 - Barton (78′, 24 - Park Towu); 11 - Xie Weijun (51′, 9-Belich);
Substitutes who did not play: 22-Fang Jingqi, 6-Gao Jiarun, 16-Yang Zihao (U23), 17-Zhou Zheng, 27-Zhang Wei, 37-Sun Xuelong (U23), 15-Radonic;
