At 15:00 on December 31st, Chengdu Rongcheng and Dalian Ren were in full swing at the Phoenix Hill Professional Football Stadium in Chengdu in the 34th round of the 2022 Chinese Super League (CSL). Chengdu Rongcheng defeated Dalian Ren with 10 players with a score of 3:0, showing a strong competitive strength. In the match, Zhou Dingyang scored two goals in the 21st.59th minute, Zhu Ting was sent off for a straight red card in the 68th minute, while substitute Mutalifu sealed the win in the 86th minute. Rongcheng is ranked fifth in the league with 65 points from 18 wins, 11 draws and five losses, with 10 wins and four draws in the last 14 rounds, including 12 wins and four draws at home, five consecutive victories at home and a total of seven wins and one draw at home. Dalian Ren, on the other hand, is ranked 11th in the league with 45 points from 12 wins, 9 draws and 13 losses.
Reviewing the first 33 rounds of CSL matches, Rongcheng is in fifth place with 62 points from 17 wins, 11 draws and 5 losses, while Dalian Ren is in 10th place with 45 points from 12 wins, 9 draws and 12 losses.The two teams have met three times in the CSL and Super League play-offs, with a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss. Rongcheng won 9 wins and 4 draws in the last 13 rounds of matches, with 7 wins and 4 draws at home, 4 consecutive home wins, and a total of 6 wins and 5 draws at home. Dalianjin has 5 wins and 2 losses in the last 7 rounds of matches, with 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss on the road. Compared with the last round, Rongcheng replaced Liu Tao, Tang Xin, Felipe and other players, while Dalian Ren replaced Lin Longchang, Zhu Ting, Huang Jiahui and other players.
Match highlights: In the 21st minute, Tang Xin inverted a triangle pass on the right side of the penalty area, Zhou Dingyang pumped a shot on the right side of the arc, the ball was refracted into the net on Huang Jiahui, Rongcheng 1-0 lead! In the 30th minute, Saldaña took a shot from the right side of the field and Kudije knocked the ball over the crossbar. In the 3rd minute of half time, Lv Peng scored a header from the left side of the penalty spot and the ball went into the net. In the second half, both teams played a fierce battle, but no goals were scored.
In the 59th minute, Zhou Dingyang grabbed the ball and entered the lower right corner of the penalty area, scoring to give Rongcheng a 2-0 lead! In the 68th minute, Zhu Ting stepped on Saldaña and the referee showed a straight red card to send him off, leaving Dalian with 10 men. In the 86th minute, Felipe inverted a triangle pass from the right, Mutalifu scored and Rongcheng sealed the win 3-0.
Lineups: Chengdu Rongcheng (343): 33-Zhang Yan; 11-Jin You, 36-Gou Junchen, 26-Liu Tao, 39-Gan Chao, 8-Zhou Dingyang, 3-Tang Xin, 9-Felipe, 12-Sardania, 29-Mutalifu; Substitutes: 5-Hu Ruibao, 19-Xiang Baixu, 21-Meng Junjie, 22-Hu Xingyu, 24-Xing Yu, 28-Wang Hanlin.
Dalian Ren (433): 32-Kudizheti; 47-Zhao Jiannan, 6-Wang Xianjun, 2-Lin Longchang, 8-Zhu Ting, 31-Lv Peng, 14-Huang Jiahui, 40-Bosanjic, 38-Lv Zhuoyi, 41-Lin Liangming, 10-Tsonev; Unattached substitutes: 1-Zhang Chong, 33-Song Zhiwei, 37-Ning Hao, 48-Alikuti.
