With the drums beating, the Dalian Albin side instantly switched to full-speed sprint mode, launching a fierce high press against the visitors, putting the opposing defense under great pressure. Only one minute into the game, Wang Jinxian touched the ball and triggered a foul. Then, Dalian played a clever pass from the side, and when Ranegi shot the ball, a defender appeared to have committed a foul, but the referee did not penalize him. The Dalian fans were making a show of breaking up the ball, leaving the visitors mostly in their own half of the pitch. In the ninth minute, Hebei's defender made a mistake and Ranegui took a shot from the penalty area, but the angle of the shot was too high and was easily saved by the opponent's goalkeeper. In the twelfth minute, Bruno won a free kick for a foul in the center of the field, and Cui Ming'an drove the ball into the penalty area, but the opponent's goalkeeper arrived in time to stop the ball. Hebei only had sporadic counterattacks, and in the 15th minute, Hebei's weak long-distance shot was easily confiscated by Zhang Chong.
In the sixteenth minute, Bruno received a pass from Sun Guowen, broke into the penalty area on the left and shot at the goal, Dewei defended the ball rebounded and hit his arm to change the direction, but the referee did not award a penalty kick. In the 18th minute, Zhu Ting committed a foul and the referee verbally warned the Hebei players. In the twentieth minute, Hebei's long-distance shot went wide. Dalian then made a series of moves in front of the goal, but they were all lost. In the 26th minute, Zhang Chong received a corner kick from Hebei Huaxia Happiness, and when he was about to kick the ball, Du Wei stepped forward to block the ball and received a yellow card. In the 29th minute, Hebei's cross was cleared off the sideline and the ball was thrown directly into the penalty area, but the header was easily gotten by Zhang Chong.
(Photo: Dalian fans in the stands showing the Tianjin scarf exchanged, praying for Tianjin, life is higher than soccer!)
In the 32nd minute, Ranegi's pass near the center circle was fouled by the opponent, and after the set piece was kicked off, Ranegi's header was swung to Wang Jinxian, who had his shot blocked. Thirty-sixth minute, Ranegi right in front of the field and the opponent collided with the player fell to the ground, after a simple treatment to continue to insist on the game. In the 40th minute, Dewey, who was carrying a yellow card, fouled Bruno and the referee gave him a verbal warning. In the forty-third minute, Ranegi's reverse pass near the center circle was applauded by the fans in the stands. In the forty-fourth minute, Ranegui was infringed outside the penalty area on the right, Cui Mingan's left-footed free kick went straight to the near corner of the goal, Hebei goalkeeper's first time to pounce on the ball, the ball bounced on the ground and flew towards the fans again, but fortunately, his reaction was quick to pounce on the ball again. In the first minute of the first half of extra time, Sun Guowen was fouled for breaking through, and the set piece was blocked by the opponent, ending the first half of the game.
At the beginning of the second half, Dalian team still insisted on scrambling in front of the field, but failed to create better chances. Hebei's three foreign strikers gradually gained space and began to use their individual ability to threaten Dalian's defense. In the 56th minute, Edu was brought down by Wang Wanpeng in front of the penalty area, and the latter was given a yellow card, and Hebei played a free kick high in front of the field. In the 61st minute, Dalian team backfield foul, Hebei fast free kick after the shot was blocked. Sixty-fourth minute, Milias shot high. In the 65th minute, Milias' shot was blocked by Zhang Chong after a series of crosses in front of the penalty area. In the 66th minute, a Dalian defender grabbed the ball after Edu's ball was passed to him.
In the 67th minute, Edu fired a shot from a long distance that Zhang Chong, who was standing in front of the ball, couldn't do anything about, but the ball hit the crossbar and bounced out, and Dalian was lucky to escape with a win! In the 69th minute, Wang Jinxian passed the ball to Ranegi, who was fouled on the left and won a free kick. After Cui Ming'an's free kick was blocked, Dalian once again hoisted the ball into the penalty area, and the tall Ranegi's reverse shot was too square and was blocked. In the 73rd minute, Zhao Xuebin, who had just been replaced, was pulled down for a breakthrough in the middle of the field and won a free kick in front of the penalty area, and the opposing player was given a yellow card, and Bruno's free kick was hit high.
In the 76th minute, Hebei's free kick was parried by Zhang Chong and Bruno was fouled at the back post. In the 78th minute, Zhu Ting was fouled at the back and the free kick was taken by Zhang Chong. In the 80th minute, Jin Qiang made a nice break in the center of the field and passed to Ranegui, who passed to Bruno and was broken. Dalian's midfield was a bit disjointed for a while, but Hebei's shots failed to score, and Dalian failed to reflect their superiority on the field.
In the 87th minute, Bruno's breakthrough on the left caused a foul on the opposing defender, Cui Mingan's free kick was headed out by the opposing defender, Dalian won a corner kick on the right side in the 88th minute, Cui Mingan's free kick was of high quality, Ranegi's header from the front point was deflected by the opposing defender, Bruno added the ball to the scoreboard once again, the referee signaled that Ranegi's header was over the line, the Dalian team that never gives up! The Albin side finally took a 1-0 lead over rivals Hebei Huaxia Happiness!!!!
Three minutes of extra time, the 91st minute Dalian replaced Cui Mingan with Zou You, who assisted on a corner kick; the 93rd minute Aidi gave the opponent a free kick for a foul, and Buckman headed out the opponent's free kick; the 94th minute Hebei once again hoisted the ball into the penalty area, and the returning Ranegi cleared the header, and the game was over!
Dalian Albin side struggles to take three crucial points at home!
Here are the ratings and detailed comments for the Dalian team and Dalian players!
Dalian Albion Overall Score: 7.5 points
The win was crucial for Dalian, and the three valuable points keep Dalian at the forefront of the Super League group. For this reason, the team added one more point of encouragement. The Dalian Albin side players who fought until the last moment are really not easy!
The whole team worked together to make up for the technical and tactical deficiencies, and many times the double team robbed the opponents to put them under great pressure, and the two juniors in the back completed the task of defending in front of the penalty area in most of the time, and most of the opponents' attacks could only end up with long-distance shots hastily. In the second half, the backline gave the opponents several chances, but luck was on the side of the home team.
The offense is monotonous, only relying on side breaks and set-pieces to threaten the opponent, although the thunder is loud and the rain is small, but the wide seeds finally scored a goal worth a thousand words. Hopefully, this goal will help Dalian's attacking players find their way to the goal.
It's not easy for Dalian to win four in a row with the current composition of the team! All players should be praised!
Head Coach Staller: 6 points
Swedish beard still did not solve the many problems of Dalian technical and tactical aspects of the back line occasional cooperation errors are still alarming, the attack is still concentrated in the left road, a large number of positioning ball attack opportunities are still wasted. Replacement adjustments are still so patterned that even the average fan can predict who will be replaced at what time.
But the strong injection of funds from the party has given Dalian an unprecedented fighting spirit, and the Swedish manager's luck is also good. This time, taking down the opponent should ease Staler's crisis of confidence a little bit, and I hope that good luck will stay with Dalian and Staler until the end of the season!
Player Ratings
1 - Zhang Chong: 6.5 points
The wide range of movement greatly reduced the pressure on the defense from his teammates at the back. Most of the opposition's less threatening shots were parried, with the only bright spot being a parry of a Milias shot, while the only standing mistake was deflected off the crossbar behind.
8 - Zhu Ting: 7 points
Veteran Zhu Ting had many assists in front of the net, but unfortunately, his coordination with the front guards was not quite on point, and he didn't create maximum threat to the opponents. The defense was moderate, with the beautiful defense in the 13th minute being the highlight.
2 - Wang Wanpeng: 6.5 points
The performance of the little brother at the back greatly reduced the pressure of the two center backs' defense, and the veteran Wang Wanpeng did not have many chances to perform. A yellow card for a tactical foul outside the box was one of the few chances for Wang to make an appearance.
3 - Buckman: 7 points
Wearing the captain's armband again, the Swedish big man showed his usual dedication and hard work. Many times in the defense to stand up to clear, but unfortunately not many opportunities to perform in the set-piece attack.
32-Eddy: 6.5 points
Not as exciting as I expected, and the performance could only be regarded as poor. One of the assists, a cross from the bottom of the field, was not a threat, and the free kick given to the opponent on the edge of the box in the extra time was a little bit reckless.
33 - Sun Guowen: 7 points
Played very aggressively, dared to break with the ball, but the effect was average, did not create too good offensive opportunities for his teammates. Several times in front of the penalty area of the ball and stuff behind the effect is good. In future matches, we need to strengthen the cooperation with the two foreign strikers in front of the field, in addition, the cooperation with Zhu Ting on the side road also needs to be more tacit understanding.
(82nd minute, 29 - Sun Piao): 7 points
The substitute came on and ran aggressively and continued to put the opposition under pressure on the wing. Unfortunately there weren't many chances to get the ball, it's been a while since we've opened the hooters!
15 - Kim Keung: 7.5 points
After last season's refinement, Jin Qiang, born in 1993, has become more and more mature in the back position. Already an indispensable player in the Dalian team, the defense is much more robust than before, occasionally a few big action shoveling is not enough to eat the degree of the card. The steal in the 80th minute was pretty good. Personally, I think Jin Qiang should give himself a skill in offense, preferably by practicing long-distance shooting!
26 - Cui Mingan: 8 points
Almost all of the indirect free kicks in front of the field, most of them are not threatening, but a key corner kick assists to beat the predecessor Chen Tao, for which an extra point of encouragement! Defensively, Cui is very active, and Jin Qiang together to build a barrier in front of the penalty area, the game deliberately strengthened and the front of the attacking players, but the effect can only be said to be average. At least now can not become offensive organization type back.
(91st minute 5 - Zouyou): insufficient data, no rating
Substitutions in extra time were made to waste time and use height advantage to strengthen the defense, but the work behind the scenes was done by Buckman and Ranegie, and the stats are insufficient to rate them.
18 - Wang Jinxian: 7 points
The 1996-born junior repeatedly caused fouls on opponents to win set-pieces in front of the goal, but the only thing that could be said about the game was that it was scrappy and generally ineffective. The timing of the pass never improved significantly. But it also maximized the role of consuming the opponent's physical strength.
(72nd minute 12 - Zhao Xuebin): 7 points
Compared to the previous game, the only Dalian player selected for the National Olympic Team got twenty minutes more to play. He won a well-placed free-kick for a foul right after he came on the field, and at the same time made the opponent receive a yellow card. However, there were few highlights after that, and the cooperation with his teammates did not form a synergy.
11 - Bruno: 7.5 points
Once again, the little Brazilian has recovered his form, and I believe that a goal in the campaign will come soon! In defense, he was active at the back many times, and in offense, he gave a great threat to the opponents by breaking through with the ball, and he won many set-pieces in front of the goal, and the corner kick that created the goal was also indirectly created by him. That shot in the 16th minute should have earned a penalty kick!
9 - Ranegie: 8.5 points
