On October 9, at 7:30 pm, the 22nd round of the 2022 Chinese Super League, a fierce match between Dalian Ren and Chengdu Rongcheng kicked off at the Puwan Stadium in Dalian. After a fierce battle, Dalian People won this crucial battle with a score of 2-0 against Chengdu Rongcheng. In the 8th and 37th minutes, Saldaña and Lauris hit the crossbar twice; in the 38th minute, Shang Yin broke the deadlock with a header assisted by Fei Yu's corner kick; and in the 2nd minute of extra time, Shang Yin assisted Mamba, who was waiting to come on the field, to seal the victory. With 5 wins, 7 draws, 8 losses and 22 points, Dalianjin moved up to 13th place in the table, winning for the first time in the last four rounds and for the first time in the history of the meeting with Rongcheng. Rongcheng, on the other hand, dropped to 9th place with 31 points from 8 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses, with only one win in the last four rounds.
In the first 21 rounds of the season, Dalian People ranked 14th with 4 wins, 7 draws, 8 losses and 19 points, while Rongcheng ranked 7th with 8 wins, 7 draws, 4 losses and 31 points.The two teams met twice in last season's Premier League playoffs, and Dalian People were relegated to the Chinese League A after losing to Rongcheng by a combined score of 1-2 in two rounds with scores of 1-1 and 0-1. This season, Dalian Ren was able to return to the Chinese Super League by replacement. In their last three home matches, Dalian People drew 1 and lost 2, and lost the last two home matches in a row with no result. This round of matches is the last of six consecutive home games for Dalian People, while Rongcheng is the last of three consecutive away games. The starting lineup is different from the previous round, with Dalian making rotations including Zhang Chong, Huang Jiahui, Yan Xianggong and Shang Yin, and Rongcheng's Mutalifu replacing Hu Huotao.
[Highlights]
In the 8th minute, Tang Xin sent a precise cross from the right side of the box, Saldaña grabbed a shot inside the box and the ball hit the crossbar and bounced back into the field.
In the 37th minute, Dong Yanfeng attempted an overhead kick at the top of the arc, and Laureus connected with a header from the right side of the box that bounced back off the crossbar again.
In the 38th minute, Fei Yu was assisted by a corner kick from the left, and Shang Yin scored with a header in front of the goal, and Zhang Yan put the ball over the crossbar with one palm. Then Fei Yu continued to penalize the left corner, Shang Yin in front of the penalty area attached to the header goal, this is his fifth goal this season in the Chinese Super League, Dalian people 1-0 lead!
In the first minute of added time of the half, Tang Xin took a long shot from 35 meters away and the ball was parried by Zhang Chong after bouncing off the ground.
In the 53rd minute, Mutalifu took a long shot from the top of the arc, which was refracted by Laureus, who was down on the ground, and Zhang Chong went down to pounce on the ball.
In the 59th minute, Romulo took a direct shot from a corner kick on the right that turned into the near corner of the goal, but Saldaña charged goalkeeper Zhang Chong on the goal line and the goal was disallowed.
In the 84th minute, Xiang Baixu shot from a small angle on the right side of the penalty area and Zhang Chong blocked the near corner to keep the goal intact.
In the 2nd minute of extra time, Shang Yin sent a direct shot from the left side of the center circle and Mamba one-timed it to the left side of the box to put it home. It was Mamba's second goal of the Chinese Super League season, giving Dalian a 2-0 lead!
In the end, Dalian defeated Rongcheng at home by a score of 2-0.
[Both lineups]
Dalian Ren (433): 1-Zhang Chong; 11-Sun Guowen, 14-Huang Jiahui (U23), 44-Laurez, 22-Dong Yanfeng; 10-Tsonev (46'2-Lin Longchang), 31-Lv Peng, 28-Fei Yu (83'33-Song Zhiwei); 7-Lin Liangming, 39-Yan Xianggang (86 '17-Mamba), 23-Shang Yin;
Substitutes not on the field: 6-Wang Xianjun (U23), 18-He Yupeng (U23), 20-Wang Tengda (U23), 21-Gui Zihan (U23), 24-Liu Le, 26-Cui Ming'an, 32-Kudizheti, 38-Lv Zhuoyi (U23), 45-Manzogi
Chengdu Rongcheng (541): 33-Zhang Yan; 11-Jin Dangyou, 5-Hu Ruibao, 40-Richard, 26-Liu Tao, 3-Tang Xin (74'20-Abdu Hemiti); 29-Mutalifu (U23) (63'2-Hu Huotao (U23)), 39-Gan Chao, 8-Zhou Dingyang, 10- Romulo; 12-Sardania (74'19-Xiang Baixu);
Substitutes not playing: 4-Li Jianbin, 13-Hu Jing, 15-Wu Guichao, 17-Gan Rui, 21-Meng Junjie (U23), 24-Xing Yu, 28-Wang Hanlin, 31-Yang Ting, 36-Gou Junchen
