On the night of May 4, the third round of the 2021 Chinese Super League, Beijing Guoan and Dalian People's match was held in Jiangyin Sports Center. Both sides failed to break the deadlock in the first half, with the score remaining at 0-0. However, the second half saw a sudden change, with Zhang Xizhe taking the lead in the 52nd minute after a clever assist from Zhang Yuning. Immediately after, in the 54th minute, Guoan team Li Lei precise pass to the penalty area, Zhang Xizhe grabbed a header to break the goal, complete the second degree. In the 72nd minute, Tong Lei was sent off for accumulating two yellow cards. In the end, the Dalian People's team to 0-2 defeat Beijing Guoan team, league journey three consecutive losses.
After the game, Dalian Ren head coach Jose Gonzalez attended the post-match press conference and summarized the game: "We could have done better in tonight's game. The team had a lot of chances to score in the first 35 minutes, but unfortunately, the players couldn't capitalize on them. In the second half, the players were distracted, which led to an unsatisfactory result."
