At 4:30pm on July 22, 2021, the seventh round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) saw Beijing Guoan and Changchun Yatai in a fierce battle. In the first half, Guoan's Yu Dabao tried to break through but to no avail, while Changchun Yatai's Tan Long seized the opportunity to break the deadlock. In the second half, Sun Jie took advantage of Guoan's Li Lei's mistake to break the goal again, and finally Changchun Yatai defeated Guoan with a score of 2-0, and Guoan failed to score for two consecutive rounds.
Changchun Yatai suffered their first loss of the season in the last round of matches with a 1-2 defeat against Hebei. In their last five matches, they won one, drew three and lost one, and their form is slightly low. In the first six rounds of the league, they accumulated nine points with two wins, three draws and one loss, ranking fifth in the Suzhou Division and ninth in the overall standings. Beijing Guoan, on the other hand, ended their three-game winning streak with a 0-0 draw against Tianjin Jinmen Tiger in the last round of the league. In the last five rounds of the league, they won three, drew one and lost one, gradually stabilizing their performance. In the first six rounds of the league, they accumulated 10 points with three wins, one draw and two losses, ranking fourth in the Suzhou Division and seventh in the overall standings.
In the first half, Guoan had a set-piece opportunity in the fourth minute, but Zhang Xizhe's shot went over the crossbar. Then, Zhang Yufeng's long-distance shot from outside the penalty area was blocked by a defender. In the 12th minute, Jiang Tao crossed from the right road and Zhang Yuning's header went wide of the goal line. In the 15th minute, Guoan played a match in front of the field, Wang Ziming shot from a small angle but was parried by the goalkeeper.
In the 19th minute, Guoan launched an attack on the right side, Yu Dabao made a mistake, Li Lei followed up with a shot, but Shi Xiaotian remedied the situation in time. In the 20th minute, Changchun Yatai fast free kick, long ball to the center of the front field, Yu Dabao collected legs suddenly change direction, Cheng Great Wall header a rub, Tan Long low shot, Yatai 1-0 lead Guoan. This is Tan Long's first goal this season.
In the second half, both sides changed sides and played again. In the 50th minute, Zhang Yuning took a shot from the left side of the penalty area but hit Sun Jie's leg. In the 60th minute, Yatai played a wonderful cooperation, Cheng Changcheng shot hit the goal post. In the 70th minute, Zhang Xizhe direct ball, Bakambu shot but Shi Xiaotian blocked the bottom line.
In the 73rd minute, Yatai extended the lead again. Left positional ball to the door, the first point no one grabbed, Li Lei header error after the ball bounced back, captain Sun Jie a foot stab shot, Yatai 2-0 lead Guoan.
In the 80th minute, Eric returned the ball and Sergio's low left-footed shot was confiscated by the goalkeeper. In the 88th minute, Li Lei met the ball and shot over the crossbar. Finally, Changchun Yatai beat Beijing Guoan 2-0.
Here are the starting lineups and substitutes for both sides:
Changchun Yatai (soccer team)
Starting: 28-Shi Xiaotian, 4-Okere, 5-Sun Jie, 6-Zhang Yu, 21-Cui Qi, 24-Yan Zhiyu, 11-Eric, 20-Zhang Yufeng, 32-Li Guangwen, 13-Cheng Changcheng, 29-Tan Long.
Substitutes: 23-Wu Yake, 30-Sun Qinhan, 39-Mao Kaiyu, 16-Jiang Zhe, 17-Chen Bailiang, 26-Yang Songchao, 27-Zhang Li, 9-Junior.
Beijing Guoan (soccer team)
Starting: 1 Housen, 3 Yu Yang, 4 Li Lei, 29 Jiang Tao, 6 Chi Zhongguo, 10 Zhang Xizhe, 15 Gao Tianyi, 22 Yu Dabao, 9 Zhang Yuning, 20 Wang Ziming, 30 Lucas Sousa.
Substitutes: 14-Zou Dehai, 33-Ma Kunyoshi, 26-Paoyang, 18-Jin Taiyan, 32-Liu Guobo, 37-Cao Yongjing, 19-Liu Huan, 28-He Weiyu.
