At Wuhan Fifth Ring Sports Center, the 22nd round of the 2022 season Chinese Super League match between Wuhan Changjiang and Zhejiang was played at 19:30 on October 9th. In the 51st minute, Matthews broke the deadlock with a precise shot; in the 68th minute, Frank scored with a long-distance shot; and in the 87th minute, Mu Xiekui added a shot to seal the victory. In the end, Wuhan Changjiang was defeated by Zhejiang 0-3 and remained at the bottom of the table, while Zhejiang climbed up to 5th place with this victory, undefeated for 12 consecutive rounds.
Before the match, Wuhan Changjiang was in low form and ranked the bottom 4 in the table after losing 5 games in a row, making the relegation situation worrying. Zhejiang team beat the leader Wuhan Sanzhen in the last round, the pattern of the Chinese Super League title contention is more complicated, and also rose to the 6th place in the table, and has 11 consecutive rounds of undefeated, the defensive end of the performance is excellent.
At the start of the game, Matthews added a goal, but the goal was disallowed after the linesman ruled it offside. Then, Zhang Huajun broke through in the box and passed to Forbes, who missed the goal. In the 12th minute, Cheng Jin's shot from outside the area was cleared off the line. In the 20th minute, Matthews matched with Frank, but the shot went wide. In the 32nd minute, Frank's long-distance shot was again blocked. In the 39th minute, Evolo crossed the ball and Mu Xiekui's header went over the crossbar. In the 41st minute, Zhang Jiaqi scored a header, but the referee ruled it offside.
Forbes' header was blocked in first half stoppage time. In the 51st minute, Wang Dongsheng crossed the ball and Matthews pumped in a shot to give Zhejiang a 1-0 lead. In the 55th minute, Forbes shot was blocked off the line, Zhejiang corner kick counterattack, Matthews was blocked. In the 68th minute, Frank shot hit Li Peng's leg and changed the line into the net, Zhejiang team 2-0 to extend the lead. In the 73rd minute, Kajevic passed to Wang Jingbin for an empty net, but was ruled offside.
In the 87th minute, Frank's shot was blocked and Mu Xiekui added a goal to seal Zhejiang's 3-0 win. Late in the game, both sides engaged in fierce offense and defense, but the score remained unchanged. In the end, Wuhan Changjiang was defeated by Zhejiang 0-3.
Both sides' lineups Wuhan Changjiang: 22-Zhang Zhenqiang; 15-Tomorrow, 2-Li Peng, 3-Han Xuan, 32-Chen Yuhao; 16-Kajevic, 18-Nie Aoshuang, 21-Wang Jingbin, 17-Zhang Huajun; 19-Hu Jinghang, 10-Forbes Zhejiang: 1-Gu Chao; 20-Wang Dongsheng, 2-Liang Nuoheng, 4-Sun Zhengao, 31-Gu Bin; 22-Cheng Jin, 29-Zhang Jiaqi; 10-Matthews, 11-Frank, 7-Evolo, 30-Mu Xiekui
