On December 8, Chengdu Rongcheng won 1-0 against Wuhan Sanzhen in the 31st round of the Central League. Wuhan Sanzhen's 14-game winning streak came to an abrupt end, delaying their promotion push. In the remaining 3 rounds, they must get at least 6 points to secure promotion, while Chengdu Rongcheng won 3 consecutive matches, showing strong rebound momentum.
Wuhan Sanzhen leads the way with 73 points from 23 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, 11 points ahead of Chengdu Rongcheng and Zhejiang, who are in third and fourth place. The team, buoyed by its winning streak, is expected to complete its promotion two rounds ahead of schedule if it wins this match. Chengdu Rongcheng, on the other hand, has 62 points with 18 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses, and seems to have little hope of making it to the top two.
In the 12th minute of the match, Gan Rui sent a threatening cross from the right, Nardinho grabbed the header, but the ball was slightly over the crossbar. In the 15th minute, Obu took a powerful shot from outside the box, but the ball was off target. In the 22nd minute, Duan Yunzi was knocked down by Gan Chaogao in the penalty area, the referee awarded a penalty kick, which was taken by Aubu, the ball was parried by the goalkeeper and hit the goal post, Wuhan player took a supplementary shot, but it was deflected.
In the 28th minute, Chengdu won a free kick, Romulo sent the ball into the penalty area, Li Jianbin grabbed the drop point and threw his head to attack the goal, but the angle was too positive and was easily confiscated by the goalkeeper. In the 37th minute, Wuhan sent a threatening direct pass, Nardinho started too early and was offside. In the 43rd minute, Romulo sent a threatening long pass to Gan Chao, who broke through on the right and shot wide.
In the 58th minute, Chengdu won a corner kick, but the defenders managed to clear the danger. In the 62nd minute, Chengdu was awarded a free kick on the left side of the field, Feng Zhuoyi took the penalty, the player grabbed the header, but the ball was deflected. In the 67th minute, Wuhan sent a long pass to Deng Zhuoxiang, who formed a good opportunity for a one-touch goal, but the goalkeeper came out in time to clear it. In the 75th minute, Chengdu sent 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 drop point and broke the deadlock with a header, Chengdu broke the deadlock and took a 1-0 lead. In the 88th minute, Chengdu got a free kick in front of the field, but did not form a chance to shoot, but played a tactical free kick, finally Chengdu maintained the advantage of the field 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
