Source: Soda Soccer
At 19:30 Beijing time on June 19th, Guangzhou beat Hebei 1-0 with Yang Liyu's goal in the 5th round of the Chinese Super League, ending the embarrassing situation of four consecutive rounds without a win.
Prior to this game, Guangzhou, the eight-time champions of the Chinese Super League, had become the only team without a single goal this season. Yang Liyu's goal in the 67th minute not only allowed Guangzhou to break their 427-minute goal drought, but also left the Chinese Super League without a 0-goal team again.
The match was crucial for both teams, who played with full Chinese teams, and after four rounds of matches, both teams were winless, with Guangzhou at the bottom of the Super League standings due to goal difference.
With the 1-0 victory, Guangzhou scored three points, leapfrogging Guangzhou City, Hebei, Zhejiang, Chengdu Rongcheng and Tianjin Jinmen Tiger, not only escaping from the bottom of the Chinese Super League, but also successfully escaping the relegation zone.
It is worth mentioning that only two teams left in the Chinese Super League, Guangzhou City and Hebei, have yet to score any points. In this round of matches, Guangzhou City will face Zhejiang, which has not won in the opening four rounds.
In the second minute after the goal, 18-year-old striker Efirdin was shown a red card by the referee during an attack and was sent off. He became the second player to be shown a red card in the match, while Hebei's U23 striker Zhang Wei was also shown a red card in the 47th minute.
It is worth mentioning that Efirdin became the 13th player to be red-carded in the Chinese Super League this season, and the second Guangzhou player to be red-carded after Wu Shao Cong.
