In the late afternoon of May 11th, the fourth round of the China League A was in full swing, with Guizhou and Heilongjiang Bingcheng of the Wuhan Region engaged in a fierce battle. During the match, Guizhou suffered a sudden counterattack and their defense was pierced through, unfortunately ushering in their first defeat of the season, while Heilongjiang Bingcheng won their second victory in the new season of the Central League and improved their ranking with the victory.
Race Recap:
In the first half, Heilongjiang attacked more and more fiercely, but the overall situation showed that the siege was not broken, and Guizhou's defense inside the penalty area was solid as gold. Although Heilongjiang continued to attack and created some threats, the key kicks always seemed to be out of reach. Guizhou team, on the other hand, focuses on defensive counter-attacks, and this season as a whole is based on solid tactics, with defense as the first priority, waiting for the right moment to appear to give the opponent a fatal blow. In the first half, Guizhou did not have too many highlights in the offensive end, the situation is slightly passive, only through the positioning of the ball to create some weak threat.
After a scoreless first half, the deadlock in the second half didn't last long as Heilongjiang broke the silence. In the 59th minute, Heilongjiang goalkeeper Qi Yuxi made a long pass, Guizhou's defenders failed to get in position in time, and Evolo took the ball quickly into the penalty area and scored with a powerful shot. The goal was the first conceded by Guizhou in this season's Central League, and the first time they had ever been behind. Guizhou then fought back with all their might, but unfortunately the continuous attacks could not be converted into goals, and finally suffered their first defeat in this season's Central League.
Full Time Score: Guizhou 0-1 Heilongjiang Bingcheng
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Postgame Review:
Guizhou kept all wins in the first three rounds and ranked first in the table, which is surprising to a certain extent; after all, the team's lineup is slightly aged due to the restriction of the transfer ban. The Guizhou team is indeed facing a lot of challenges due to the restrictions on reinforcements, mainly because the team's lineup itself has an aging problem. In the first half of this season's Central League, Guizhou relied on the experience of its veterans to compete for points, and in the middle and latter half of the season, the veterans entered a period of fatigue, and the team began to rotate its young players; and expects more young players to emerge to cope with manpower shortages in the next season and the one after that.
In this round of matches, Guizhou team lost the ball appeared to be a bit careless, Heilongjiang team's long pass directly broke through the half, the defense players failed to restrain the opponent in time, and the reaction of substitute goalkeeper Wang Zhuo was also slightly slow. Overall, Guizhou team needs to be especially vigilant in the first half of the game, such a loss is mainly due to their own ability to grasp the opportunity is not enough, the defense of carelessness. Guizhou failed to accumulate enough points in the first half of the season, and in the second half of the season, continuity problems can easily occur during the exhaustion period.
