China Super League (soccer league)
Guangzhou Evergrande suffers Shandong Taishan's shutout as the tournament reemerges in a thrilling scene
China Super League (soccer league)
The second round of the league is in full swing, and Guangzhou Evergrande is facing Shandong Taishan in this focus match. In the first round, Guangzhou Evergrande drew with Guangzhou City and missed the opening red. Against the high morale of Shandong Taishan, Guangzhou Evergrande aimed to get three points, while Shandong Taishan hoped to continue the momentum of the first round of victory. After a 90-minute battle, Shandong Luneng finally won 1:0 against Guangzhou Evergrande with Fellaini's killer goal, realizing two consecutive victories and giving Guangzhou Evergrande the worst start in the team's history.
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Throughout the game, Guangzhou Evergrande had a slight advantage with 52% of the ball possession, but in terms of the number of shots, Guangzhou Evergrande only had 6 shots on goal, far behind Shandong Taishan's 15 shots. In terms of shots on goal, Guangzhou Evergrande only had 2 shots on goal, 3 less than Shandong Taishan. In terms of corner kicks, dangerous attacks and other key data, Shandong Taishan team all took the upper hand with the lead.
Review of the highlights
The match started off with both teams playing quite aggressively with intense scrambling. In the 12th minute, Shandong Taishan's Leonardo received a yellow card for kicking Wei Shihao from behind. In the following match, both sides exchanged attacks and defenses, but Shandong Taishan created significantly more chances. In the 35th minute, Yan Dinghao was shown a yellow card by the referee for a tackle on Song Long. In the 38th minute, Wei Shihao advanced along the left side of the road, staged a 1-3 play, but failed to hit the target when shooting. At half-time, the two sides exchanged a 0:0 draw.
At the start of the second half, both sides clearly increased their attacking tempo, but unfortunately nothing came out of it. In the following game, both sides made substitutions to try to break the deadlock. Just when everyone thought that the game would end 0:0, Fellaini played a shutout in the 92nd minute. Jin Jingdao sent a cross from the right side of the road, and Fellaini's header in the penalty area broke the net, helping Shandong Taishan kill Guangzhou Evergrande 1:0.
Match Focus
In the first two rounds of the new season, Guangzhou Evergrande drew 1 and lost 1 without a win, creating the worst record in team history. After the match, Guangzhou Evergrande's manager Carnavaro said, "I know very well the group's policy and idea for the team, the fans expect us to win the championship, but the group's policy for me is also very clear, that is to raise the soil for the country." This statement of the marshal caused widespread concern, some people think he has the intention of dumping the pot.
Competition Summary
I have to admit that Shandong Taishan performed better than Guangzhou Evergrande in this game, both from the field and from the statistics. Cannavaro has been coaching Guangzhou Evergrande for a long time, and has a relatively good domestic player lineup under his control, but the tactical system he has created is puzzling. He seems to rely too much on Paulinho and Talisca, and when these two core players are out of form, Guangzhou Evergrande can't play at the right level. All in all, Guangzhou Evergrande is no longer the same Guangzhou Evergrande that has been killing it, and for a long time to come, Guangzhou Evergrande should be positioned as an upper-middle-range team, and the great eight-champion team has already waved goodbye to us.
