Xie Hui, a new official, Ateneo draws away to Wuhan Sanzhen and suffers a surprise home loss after a successful debut campaign
Xie Hui took over the coaching reins at Changchun Yatai and got off to a good start with a 0:0 draw on the road against Chinese Super League champions Wuhan Sanzhen in their first match. However, at home, Yatai unexpectedly shook hands with the relatively weak Meizhou Hakka in a 0-0 draw, raising doubts about whether Xie has surpassed former coach Chen Yang.
Facing the promoted Shenzhen Xinpengcheng, whether Yatai can turn the situation around at home and usher in their first win will probably be a key battle for Xie Hui after he takes over.
Ateneo's starting lineup revealed, worth €5.475 million
Changchun Yatai adopted a 433 formation for this campaign, in which Beric, Serginho and Guilherme formed an attacking trident, with Wang Yu and Liao Chengjian sitting in the midfield, the backline was guarded by Yan Zhiyu, Sun Guoliang, Yuan Mincheng and Li Shenyuan, and the goalkeeper was captain Wu Yaxe, with an overall valuation of up to 5.475 million euros for the starting eleven.
For Shenzhen Xinpengcheng, the debutantes used a 4141 formation with the center forward position occupied by Almenteros, midfielders Thiago, Zhu Baojie, Edou Garcia, Ortiz, back up is Zhang Yudong, four defenders are Li Zhi, Du Galiqi, Yu Rui, Wang Hao, and keeper is Peng Peng. The starting 11 is valued at €6.45 million.
Serginho assists as Beric breaks through to give Atalanta a one-time lead
In the 55th minute of the game, Serginho crossed the ball from the right side to the penalty area, and Beric followed up with a shot, Changchun Yatai led Shenzhen Xinpengcheng 1:0. Xie Hui celebrated passionately on the sidelines.
However, the game took a turn for the worse in the 72nd minute when a corner kick from Shenzhen Xinpengcheng was met by a header from Dujaliqi. Wu Yaxe was unable to stop the goal and the ball flew into the net from under his armpit. Changchun Yatai was held to a 1:1 draw by Shenzhen Xinpengcheng.
Ateneo at the bottom of the table, New Roc City in 10th place
Changchun Yatai are currently at the bottom of the table with 5 points from 9 matches in the Chinese Super League with only 1 win, 2 draws and 6 losses. And after the first round of matches, they are even 2 points behind Qingdao Hainiu, who are outside the relegation zone. After Xie Hui took over, they have 2 draws and 1 loss in 3 matches. Meanwhile, Shenzhen Xinpengcheng accumulated 9 points with 2 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, and temporarily ranked 10th in the table, only 1 point higher than Wuhan 11th Town.
