Highlights of the Central League
On September 7, Beijing time, in the 20th round of the 2021 season of the Chinese League, Suzhou Dongwu and Nanjing City had a fierce duel in the scorching summer heat, and after 90 minutes of fierce battle, the two sides were tied at 0:0, each taking away a point.
After the first 19 rounds of the competition, Suzhou Dongwu team with 6 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses accumulated 25 points, temporarily ranked 11th; Nanjing City team with 5 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses, accumulated 21 points, ranked 12th.Facing the intensive schedule and the problem of adapting to the Meizhou tournament, the two teams made careful adjustments to the starting lineups and reasonable rotations. It is worth mentioning that Nanjing City Team's foreign aid star
Macy Pauly.
Missing due to injury, and Suzhou Dongwu has stashed some of their starters.
Against this backdrop, neither side was able to create many threatening attacking chances throughout the match.
In the 21st minute, Suzhou Dongwu made a precise long pass to Cao Dong, who got the ball inside the penalty area to form a one-two punch, but Nanjing City goalkeeper Huang Zihao made a heroic save to defuse the danger.
In the 32nd minute, Suzhou Dongwu's Li Haowen received the ball from the left road and shot at the goal, but the opponent's goalkeeper cleverly parried out.
In the 37th minute, Nanjing City's long pass from the backfield was missed by Suzhou Dongwu's Zhang Cheng, and Li Rui missed a good chance at the open goal, and his shot was slightly off the mark.
In the 58th minute, Suzhou Dongwu's Zhang Cheng took a free kick and shot over the crossbar.
In the 91st minute, Zhang Cheng again took a free kick, this time the shot was more threatening, but still failed to penetrate the opponent's goal.
Toward the end of the game, Nanjing City had a chance for a kill, but it was defiantly blocked by Suzhou Dongwu's Sun Le.
In the end, both sides failed to break the deadlock and shook hands with a score of 0:0.
