On the night of August 5th, at 20 o'clock Beijing time, an exciting 12th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) was staged, with Guangzhou and Henan Songshan Longmen going head-to-head. In the first half, both sides failed to score, Liao Lisheng hit the goal post with a free kick; in the second half, Alan broke the deadlock first, and then Luo Guofu came on as a substitute to score a goal, and Guangzhou won 2-0 against Henan Songshan Longmen.
After defeating Cangzhou Lions in the last round, Guangzhou has accumulated 21 points, seven points ahead of Henan, which is ranked fifth in Guangzhou Region. This means that as long as they don't lose to their opponents in this round of matches, Guangzhou will be able to lock their qualification into the second stage of the championship group in advance. Henan, on the other hand, won 1-0 against Chongqing in the last round with a goal from Gakaranga. After this round, Henan Songshan Longmen accumulated 14 points and ranked fifth in Guangzhou, only three points away from fourth-place Guangzhou City, which still has the possibility of entering the championship group.
In the first half, in the 10th minute, Zhang Linpeng sent a cross from the right, Zhong Yihao header, Alan back adjusted and shot unsuccessfully, Wei Shihao missed a good opportunity. In the 13th minute, Luo Xin fell to the ground without the ball and rejoined the game after a short treatment. In the 17th minute, Guangzhou team won the left positional ball, Liao Lixiang penalty chose to shoot from a small angle, the ball hit the far post bounced out of the bottom line. Then Liao Lixiang punished a corner kick from the left, Alan grabbed a header off the goal. In the 25th minute, Yan Dinghao took the ball inside the penalty area and turned, his right-footed shot was blocked.
In the 30th minute, Liao Lisheng's right-footed shot from outside the penalty area went over the crossbar. In the 35th minute, Gao Junyi sent a cross from the left, and Zhang Linpeng's header went over the bar. In the 41st minute, Yang Liyu took a right-footed shot from the outside of the penalty area, and Wu Nano dove to pounce on the ball. The first half ended in a 0-0 draw.
In the second half, in the 49th minute, Guangzhou won the positional ball outside the arc, Liao Lixiang chose to take the penalty and shot directly at the goal, the ball went around the wall and over the crossbar. In the 55th minute, Guangzhou broke the deadlock, Yan Dinghao peripheral pick pass to the penalty area, Alan anti-offside header broke the goal, Guangzhou 1-0 Henan. In the 68th minute, Deng Hanwen shook off the defense outside the arc, left-footed shot high.
In the 73rd minute, Guangzhou extended the score, Yan Dinghao sent a direct ball from the periphery, Yang Liyu cleverly missed the ball to the penalty area, Luo Guofu inserted the pick of the goal, Guangzhou 2-0 Henan. In the 77th minute, Zhang Linpeng crossed the ball from the right road, and Eckerson's hook shot went over the bar. In the 85th minute, Gao Zhunyi's cross from the left side was headed away by Wu Nano before Eckerson's header. Finally, the match ended with Guangzhou 2-0 Henan Songshan Longmen.
Guangzhou starting lineup: 32-Liu Dianzheng (83'1-Liu Shibo), 2-Jiang Guangtai, 5-Zhang Linpeng, 21-Gao Zhunyi, 25-Deng Hanwen, 6-Liao Lisheng (57'10-Zheng Zhi), 15-Yan Dinghao (U23), 7-Wei Shihao (57'9-Exon) , 17-Yang Liyu, 18-Alan (57'37-Lo Guofu), 33-Jong Yihao (57'27-Wu Shaocong (U23))
Henan Songshan Longmen starting lineup: 17-Wu Nano, 4-Luo Xin, 5-Gu Cao, 13-Abduweli Abulaiti (45'26-Liu Jiahui (U23)), 33-Dilimurati Mawlani Yaz (U23), 8-Zhou Dingyang, 21-Chen Keqiang (U23) (84'12-Chen Pu), 28-Ma Xingyu (45'62-Wang Haoran (U23)), 30-Zhong Jinbao (81'18-Yang Guoyuan), 25-Chen Hao (78'11-Ke Zhao), 32-Han Dong (U23)
