On December 8, Chengdu Rongcheng defeated Wuhan Sanzhen 1-0 in the 31st round of the Central League, ending Wuhan Sanzhen's brilliant record of 14 consecutive victories and delaying their progress to the Super League. Chengdu Rongcheng, on the other hand, achieved a third consecutive win with this victory, showing the momentum of rebound.
On the table, Wuhan Three Town is leading the way with 73 points from 23 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, 11 points ahead of Chengdu Rongcheng and Zhejiang. If they can remain undefeated in the remaining 3 rounds of matches, they will be able to achieve the overtaking of the Super League 3 rounds ahead of schedule. Chengdu Rongcheng, on the other hand, is in the third place with 62 points from 18 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses, and its hope of overtaking the competition looks slim.
The highlights of the match are not to be missed. In the 12th minute, Gan Rui sent a threatening cross from the right side, Nardinho grabbed a header in front of the goal, the ball was slightly off. In the 15th minute, Obu took a powerful shot from outside the penalty area, but the ball was slightly off. In the 22nd minute, Duan Yunzi was taken down by Gan Chao, the referee awarded a penalty kick, which was taken by Obu, and the ball hit the post and bounced out.
In the 28th minute, Chengdu won a free kick in front of the field, Romulo punished, Li Jianbin grabbed the drop point to head the goal, but the angle was too positive, the goalkeeper easily parried out. In the 37th minute, Nardinho was offside. In the 43rd minute, Gan Chao took the ball from the right side of the field and fired a shot, which was slightly deflected.
In the 58th minute, Chengdu won a corner kick, but failed to form a threat. In the 62nd minute, Chengdu was awarded a free kick on the left, Feng Zhuoyi took the penalty, and the player who grabbed the spot kick headed the ball out of the goal. In the 67th minute, Deng Zhuoxiang quickly inserted the ball and formed a one-touch chance, but the goalkeeper realized it. In the 75th minute, Chengdu got a long pass, but failed to form a threat.
In the 78th minute, Chengdu won a corner kick, Gan Rui took the penalty kick, Felipe grabbed the landing spot and scored a header, Chengdu broke the deadlock and took a 1-0 lead. In the 88th minute, Chengdu was awarded a free kick, but did not have a chance to shoot, but played a tactical free kick, finally Chengdu maintained the advantage and won 1-0.
Chengdu Rongcheng starting lineup: 1-Zhang Yan; 27-Liu Bin, 29-Li Jianbin, 36-Gou Junchen, 39-Gan Chao; 6-Feng Zhuoyi, 10-Romulo, 11-Hu Mingri, 17-Gan Rui, 26-Liu Tao; 9-Naldinho
