At 3:00 p.m. on November 13, the Dalian Sports Center stadium witnessed the 25th round of the 2022 Chinese Super League, with Dalian and Guangzhou in a fierce battle. At the final whistle, the two teams shook hands with a score of 1-1. The game took a turn for the worse in the 6th minute, when Cai Mingmin broke the deadlock with a precise shot but left the field due to injury, while Lv Peng skillfully equalized the score in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Currently, Dalian is in the 12th place of the table with 7 wins, 8 draws and 10 losses with 29 points, 1 win and 1 draw in the last two rounds, and 2 wins and 1 draw at home. Guangzhou, on the other hand, is ranked 19th with a record of 3 wins, 5 draws and 17 losses, 5 draws and 7 losses in the last 12 rounds, and 2 draws and 6 losses in 8 away matches, with only 3 draws and 7 losses in 10 away matches after the resumption of the home-and-away system.
Looking back at the first 24 rounds of the Chinese Super League, Dalian is in 12th place with 7 wins, 7 draws, 10 losses and 28 points, while Guangzhou is in the bottom two with 3 wins, 4 draws and 17 losses and 13 points. The two teams have met 14 times in the Chinese Super League, with Dalian being the underdogs with 1 win, 3 draws and 10 losses. In the last six meetings, Dalian team 2 draws and 4 losses. It is worth mentioning that Dalianers have won twice in the last three rounds of matches, with two consecutive wins at home. After this round of matches, Dalian ended their journey in Puwan and returned to their home ground in Sports Center. Guangzhou has four draws and seven losses in the last 11 rounds, one draw and six losses in seven away matches this season, and only two draws and seven losses in nine matches on the road after resuming the home-and-away system. Compared with the previous round, both sides have made personnel adjustments, Dalian Song Zhiwei, Manzocchi and other players rotated on the field, Guangzhou team also has Liu Shibo, Li Yang and other players on standby for the bench.
Moments of Excitement
In the sixth minute, Hao Junmin pressed the ball in midfield and Huang Jiahui panicked in his own penalty area to clear the ball, but Cai Mingmin sent the ball into the net to give Guangzhou a 1-0 lead!
In the 22nd minute, Zhang Xiuwei attempted a shot from the left side of the penalty spot, which Wu easily parried away.
In the 25th minute, Sun Guowen's low shot from the front of the box was weak and Liu Shibo easily gathered the ball.
In the 31st minute, Fei Yu shot from a small angle on the right and the ball was saved by Liu Shibo.
In the 42nd minute, Fei Yu shot a free kick from 26 meters out, the ball went around the wall and Liu Shibo steadily parried the ball away.
In the 47th minute, Lin Liangming swung a header from the left side of the penalty area, and Lv Peng grabbed the chance on the right side of the penalty area with a sweeping shot. Lv Peng scored his first goal of the season as Dalian equalized the score at 1-1!
In the 58th minute, Lin Liangming's header was saved by the keeper on the goal line.
After a fierce battle, Dalianers and Guangzhou finally drew 1-1.
[Both lineups]
Dalian Ren (433): 30-Wu; 11-Sun Guowen, 2-Lin Longchang, 14-Huang Jiahui (U18), 18-Ho Yupeng (U23); 31-Lv Peng, 33-Song Zhiwei (86-10-Tsonev), 28-Fei Yu (822-13-Wang Yaopeng); 7-Lin Liangming, 45-Manzocchi, 23-Shang Yin (6117-Mamba);
Substitutes not playing: 1-Zhang Zhen, 3-Shan Pengfei, 6-Wang Xianjun (U23), 21-Gui Zihan (U23), 24-Liu Le, 26-Cui Ming'an, 38-Lv Zhuoyi (U23), 39-Yan Xianggong, 40-Bosanqiqi
Guangzhou (4231): 1-Liu Shibo; 43-Zhang Chenglin (36) 20-Wang Shilong (U23), 5-Wu Shaochong (U23), 6-Li Yang, 44-Rong Hao; 33-Cai Mingmin (U), 34-Hou Yu (U), 15-Yan Dinghao; 7-Wei Shihao, 46-Artemisia (46-28-Ling Jiemin) (U23), 8-Zhang Xiuwei (90+2) '3-Zhao Wenzhe (U23); 17-Yang Liyu (900) + Efirdin Fielding (U23));
No substitutes: 4 - Chen Quanjiang (U18 - Fan Hengbo (U19), 19 - Zhang Jianzhi (U23), 23 - Li Jiaheng (U23), 32 - Huo Shenping (U40 - Tan Kaiyuan (U23))
