On August 8, Beijing time, the 2021 season
China Super League (soccer league)
The league battle was in full swing, the 13th round of the Cangzhou Lions and Shenzhen team's summit showdown was staged in Cangzhou. Toward the end of the first half, Zhang Yuan inadvertently set himself up, Yan Zihao quickly broke the goal in the second half, Caldecott hit a penalty kick, Cangzhou Lions beat Shenzhen 2-1, while Shenzhen suffered three consecutive defeats.
In the first 12 rounds of the season, Cangzhou Lions with 1 win, 4 draws and 7 losses accumulated 7 points is located in the 7th place of the Guangzhou tournament, the last round of the league unfortunately lost to Guangzhou City with 0-2. The Shenzhen team, on the other hand, with 6 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, accumulated 21 points and ranked 3rd in Guangzhou, and lost to Shandong Taishan 2-4 in the last round of the league. In the first meeting between the two teams, Cangzhou Lions lost to Shenzhen 1-2.
At the beginning of the match, Achim Peng had a good opportunity inside the penalty area, but was robbed by Abdukhemiti. Li Yuanyi's long-distance shot was confiscated by Shao Protactinium Liang, Achim Peng's shot inside the penalty area was parried, and Jiang Zhipeng's follow-up shot was over the bar. Achim Peng pass, Sun Ke shot was blocked, Oscar returned to the penalty area by Muric shot, Jintero shot in the middle of the goal was parried.
Achimpen's one-two inside the box was interfered by Liu Yang, and Jintero's follow-up shot was deflected. Achimpen was put down in the penalty area, Sun Ke's free kick shot was parried, Su Zu's header was caught by Zhang Lu, and Jintro's supplementary shot went wide. In the 40th minute, Oscar's long pass and Zhang Yuan's own goal gave Cangzhou Lions a 1-0 lead.
In the second half, Yan Zihao took a knock back from Oscar and broke through to give Cangzhou Lions a 2-0 lead. Achimpen's shot inside the box was blocked, Zhang Yuan followed up with a shot that went over the bar, and Zhang Lu was warned for dissatisfaction with the penalty. In the 70th minute, Caldecott scored from a penalty kick to bring the score to 1-2 for Shenzhen.
Ahmedov was shown a yellow card when he was replaced, while Gao Lin, Wang Yongper, Oscar and Yuan Mincheng were yellow-carded. In the end, Cangzhou Lions beat Shenzhen 2-1. (Courtesy of Bao Wenlong)
Cangzhou Lions lineup: 14-Protactinium Shao; 5-Yan Zihao, 13-Su Zu, 30-Liu Yang, 24-Abdu Hemiti; 16-Zheng Kaimu, 25-Ahmadov, 7-Zang Yifeng, 11-Xie Pengfei; 10-Muric, 39-Oscar.
Shenzhen lineup: 1-Zhang Lu; 2-Ye Lijiang, 11-Zhang Yuan, 26-Yuan Mincheng, 21-Jiang Zhipeng; 14-Zhang Yuan, 22-Wakaso, 28-Li Yuanyi, 10-Jintro; 38-Sun Ke, 7-Achimpeng.
