On the heated night of August 5th.
China Super League (soccer league)
In the 12th round of the league, Guangzhou City made it three wins in a row with a 2-0 victory over Cangzhou Lions. Thiago opened the scoring in the 35th minute, while Caldona added another goal in the 79th minute to consolidate the victory.
Cangzhou Lions failed to win their last three matches and were in low form, facing the risk of falling into the relegation abyss, while Guangzhou City was looking forward to a third consecutive win with their good form of beating Qingdao and Shenzhen. In the early stage of the match, both sides were in a stalemate, with rapid transition between offense and defense.
Cangzhou Lions came close to posing a threat in the 4th minute with a pick-and-roll that was deflected by a defender. Guilherme's shot in the 8th minute was valiantly parried by the goalkeeper, while Oscar's 14th-minute pick-and-roll failed to score. Muric's wraparound shot in the 15th minute was accurately judged and parried by the goalkeeper.
At the crucial moment, Guangzhou City broke the deadlock in the 35th minute. Guilherme's precise pass, Thiago quickly inserted and calmly pushed the shot in front of the goalkeeper to give Guangzhou City a 1-0 lead.
Despite Guangzhou City was awarded a free kick in front of the goal in the 38th minute, the header of the player who grabbed the ball was still parried by the goalkeeper.
Cangzhou Lions created a good opportunity in the 50th minute with consecutive passes, but Park Se Ho's shot went wide. Liu Yang's long-distance shot in the 64th minute was also off target. Oscar's shot was blocked by the goalkeeper in the 75th minute.
In the 79th minute, a diagonal ball from Cangzhou Lions created another threat, and Caldona deftly picked out a shot in the box to give Guangzhou City a 2-0 lead, and the score was sealed.
Canton City firmly controlled the pace of the game for the remainder of the match, finishing with a 2-0 victory.
Cangzhou Lions starting lineup: 14-Protactinium Shao; 10-Muric, 11-Pengfei Xie, 13-Suzu, 16-Kaimu Zheng, 17-Shihao Park, 18-Chiyun Zheng, 24-Abdukhemiti (U23), 28-Sangol, 30-Yang Liu, 39-Auska
Guangzhou City starting lineup: 22 - Han Jiaqi (U23); 8 - Dembele, 9 - Thiago, 11 - Ye Chugui, 12 - Guilherme, 15 - Han Pengfei, 19 - Jiang Jihong, 20 - Tang Miao, 27 - Yang Xiaotian, 32 - Chen Zhizhao, 36 - Huang Zhengyu
