On May 10th, Beijing time, the fourth round of the Chinese League A was in full swing and came to an end. Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) lost 1-2 to Suzhou Dongwu in a fierce battle. Huang Yi scored a goal, but Wang Minjie's shot hit the post and failed to change the score. Newly added goalkeeper Zhang Jin made his debut, while Class of 2020 freshman Zhang Chengyu came on as a second-half substitute to make his professional league debut.
At the beginning of the match, BeiJing took control of the ball and the players made frequent small combinations, but a defensive error allowed Suzhou to take the lead. In the 22nd minute, a Suzhou player made a mistake in the backfield and scored a one-touch goal. BeiTech didn't panic and continued to create threats in the opponent's penalty area. In the 26th minute, Tan wanted a long-distance shot from the periphery, and the opposing goalkeeper struggled to pounce. In the 32nd minute, Kung Han Kui left side of the front 25 meters from the goal of the long-distance shot, the other goalkeeper pounced on the ball out of hand, Huang Yi made up for the shot to break the goal. At half-time, the two sides played to a draw.
In the second half of the match, both teams made frequent transitions between offense and defense, but neither team created any good chances to break through the goal. In the 81st minute, Suzhou took a penalty kick to the penalty area, and after both players scrambled for the ball, the ball fell to the feet of Suzhou players, who then scored a goal to take the lead again. In the stoppage time, BeiTech limited Suzhou to a continuous attack in the backfield, Wang Minjie shot in the air inside the penalty area, the ball hit the crossbar and bounced out. In the end, NIT lost 1-2.
After the game, coach Yu Fei said:
"Despite the final score being a little unfortunate, credit to the lads for their performance on the field. Thanks to the players for not giving up when they fell behind, persevering until the last moment under extremely difficult circumstances, and never losing confidence in equalizing the score. We have prepared for all kinds of difficulties in today's game, the mistakes we made in the last round of the game have not been repeated today, we kept our mindset well after conceding the goal, our formation was not messed up, we still played according to the requirements, but unfortunately, we still lacked in the goal kicking aspect. Although it's difficult now, we still have to play the games behind us well."
Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) Starting Players: 2 - Gong Hankui, 5 - Geng Junyi, 6 - Wang Jian, 7 - Tan Xiang, 8 - Wang Zhengyin (c), 9 - Huang Yi, 10 - Wang Zihao, 13 - Wei Xin, 17 - Huang Chao, 20 - Zhan Minwei, 30 - Zhang Jin (gk)
Replacement information:
In the 73rd minute, 14 - Wang Minjie replaced 9 - Huang Yi
In the 86th minute, 28 - Zhang Chengyu replaced 6 - Wang Jian, 3 - Li Xiantao replaced 17 - Huang Chao
