In the afternoon of May 27th, the top match of the 10th round of the Chinese Super League came to an end, with Chengdu Rongcheng narrowly defeating Nantong Zhiyun by a score of 1-0 at their own stadium. In the first half, Wang Song's long-range shot nearly created a threat. In the second half, Tang Xin and Zhou Dingyang both missed good opportunities, while Felipe's powerful shot finally broke the stalemate. As the whistle blew for the end of the match, a skirmish broke out between the players of the two teams. Chengdu Rongcheng achieved their second consecutive victory in the league with this narrow one-goal margin. They are now leading the league with 10 unbeaten games (5 wins and 5 draws), while Shanghai Shenhua jumped to second place in the table with a 20-point advantage. Nantong Zhiyun, despite having won 7 consecutive games, are still at the bottom of the table by 6 points.
[Key Moment]
In the 45th minute, Tang Xin was unfortunate to see the ball hit the post and bounce out as he attempted a shot on goal.
In the 72nd minute, Romulo skillfully passed the ball into the penalty area, Felipe seized the opportunity and accurately sent the ball into the lower right corner of the goal with his left foot, Chengdu Rongcheng 1-0 Nantong Zhiyun! The goal was Felipe's fourth of the season, and Romulo continues to lead the assists chart with his eighth.
[Highlights]
In the 8th minute of the match, a mistake at the back of Chengdu's field gave Romario a one-touch chance, only for Liu Tao to make a timely clearance.
In the 17th minute, Ickerson took a cross from a teammate and headed it in, but Felipe missed in front of the goal.
In the 21st minute, Bressan and Felipe both went down after a physical confrontation, but the referee did not blow for a foul.
In the 23rd minute, Romario attempted to shoot with a curling shot after a series of plays in front of the goal, but the ball was slightly too high.
In the 24th minute, Wang Song broke the ball and cut inside, left-footed long-distance shot but failed to control accurately.
In the 29th minute, Zhou Dingyang passed the ball to Romulo, who drove a left-footed shot from outside the box, but hit the post.
In the 34th minute, Romulo's corner kick opportunity was punished into the box and Feng Zhuoyi's header slipped past the goalkeeper.
In the 50th minute, Felipe returned a header and Zhou Dingyang's shot went over the crossbar.
In the 87th minute, Felipe went down and Bressan continued to attack, leading to a scuffle between both players.
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Chengdu Rongcheng Start (5-3-2): Goalkeeper 33-Zhang Yan, Defenders 3-Tang Xin, 5-Hu Rui Bao, 17-Gan Rui (64'20-Tang Miao), Liu Tao (30'23-Yang Yiming), 36-Gou Jun Chen (13-Hu Jing)
Midfield 6 - Feng Zhuoyi (64'7 - Palacios), Zhou Dingyang, 10 - Romulo
Forwards 9 - Ixon (86'4 - Zhang Gong), 21 - Felipe
Nantong Zhiyun starting lineup (4-4-2): goalkeeper 23 - Shi Xiaodong
Defenders 4 - Ye Lijiang (66'2 - Wei Lai), 14 - Bressan, 15 - Liu Wei, 19 - Liu Huan (83'7 - Jiang Zilei)
Midfield 6-Yang Mingyang, 8-Morellato (83'28-Gui Hong), Cao Kang (75'30-Li Xiangbin), 33-Wang Song (75'17-Mi Ran)
Forwards 9 - Castillo, 11 - Romario Balde
Referee: Zhang Long (Xi'an) VAR: Gansu (Gansu) Du Jianxin
