On the night of October 15, Sichuan Jiuniu easily beat Dongguan Union in the 26th round of the First Division League with a 3-0 victory. At the moment, the team is firmly at the top of the table, and the ticket to the Chinese Super League seems to be in sight. on October 18, if Sichuan Jiu Niu beat Wuxi Wu Hook at home in Suining, and the third-place Nanjing City can't beat Jinan Xingzhou at home, Sichuan Jiu Niu will be expected to overtake three rounds ago!
Sichuan Jiuniu leads the Central League standings with a six-point advantage.
In the last round of the league, Sichuan Jiuniu beat Guangxi Pingguo 3-0 on the road. Although Qingdao West Coast, Nanjing City and Shijiazhuang Kungfu are close behind, Sichuan Jiuniu is still leading the table, 3 points ahead of Qingdao West Coast and 9 points ahead of Nanjing City and Shijiazhuang, with a bright prospect of overtaking.
Despite having a clear advantage in the third place position (A has two spots to be promoted to the Chinese Super League this season), Sichuan Jiuniu is not taking things lightly, with five rounds of the league left to go. In particular, in this round of early power play, Nanjing City beat Qingdao West Coast at home, closing the gap to six points, one game more than Sichuan Jiuniu.
Gissen celebrates his goal during the game
In order to avoid a "long night's sleep", Sichuan Jiu Niu urgently needs to lock the qualification of overtaking in advance, so the result of tonight's match with Dongguan Union is crucial. If they can beat their rivals and enter the next "two consecutive home" with a nine-point advantage, Sichuan Jiu Niu will be expected to hold an early overtaking celebration at their home ground in Suining, realizing three or two rounds of overtaking in advance.
With a goal of 3 points, Sichuan Jiu Niu is on the road in Dongguan tonight. Facing Dongguan Union, which has lost only one home game this season, Sichuan Jiu Niu made a dream start in the 8th minute. The hot foreign aid Jisen formed a one-two punch after receiving a teammate's direct feed, and calmly sent the ball into the net for Sichuan Jiuiu Niu to score the first goal.
In the 34th minute, Byhramu had a chance to extend the lead. Unfortunately, his turn after stopping the ball in the box was blocked by the goal post. Three minutes later, Gison had another one-touch chance but was shoved down by Yao Xilong and the referee showed a straight red card to send him off.
In the second half, Sichuan Jiuniu, who played one more player, firmly controlled the initiative on the field. In the 60th minute, substitute U21 youngster Liu Yujie made a precise pass from the left road, and Jisen scored a clever header in front of the goal to make the score 2-0.
In the 68th minute, the Vietnamese player Gisen received a pass from Nizamudin on the right and shot directly into the air without stopping the ball in the penalty area. While completing his personal hat-trick, he also sealed the match victory for Sichuan Jiuniu. In the last two rounds, Jisen scored five goals, showing the most heroic side of the season in the crucial stage of the transcendence!
Sichuan Jiu Niu no longer pose a threat to Sichuan Jiu Niu after they beat Dongguan Union 3-0 tonight and Shijiazhuang Kung Fu drew 1-1 away to Shanghai Jiading Huilong. With four rounds left in the league and a nine-point lead over Nanjing City in third place, Sichuan Jiu Niu will be successfully overtaken on October 18th - if they beat Wuxi Wu Hook at home, and Nanjing City beat Jinan Xingzhou at home, Sichuan Jiu Niu will have accomplished a great deal. If Nanjing City win at home against Jinan Xingzhou, Sichuan Jiu Niu's win-loss record has not yet been announced, and theoretically Sichuan Jiu Niu cannot complete the overtaking in October.
All in all, after taking down Dongguan Union on the road, Sichuan Jiuniu is just one step away from the Chinese Super League, and any force that prevents them from entering the highest hall of China's professional soccer league will be hard to stop!
