In the early lights of September 1, the 12th round of the 2022 Chinese Super League (CSL) was staged, and the Huzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium witnessed a summit match between Zhejiang and Guangzhou. At the start of the match, Frank was the first to break through for Zhejiang with a blistering strike just two minutes in; however, Wei Shihao followed with a goal that was ruled invalid due to offside. In the second half, Evolo and Frank scored in back-to-back headers from corner kicks to give Zhejiang a 3-0 victory over Guangzhou in their hometown stadium.
Zhejiang's season record is 6 wins, 5 draws, and 3 losses, with 23 points, placing them in the middle of the table in eighth place. Last time they hosted Hebei, they won their first home game of the season by a score of 3-0, ending their embarrassing two-game draw streak, and remaining undefeated for the last six rounds of the tournament. On the other hand, Guangzhou's 3 wins, 1 draw and 11 losses left them with only 10 points and deep in the relegation zone. However, it is worth mentioning that Zheng Zhi, Huang Bowen and Zhang Chenglin, three members of the coaching staff, are all on the list and may appear in this game.
[Passionate Moment] Just 2 minutes into the game, Zhejiang ushered in a dream start. Yao Junsheng positional ball to the penalty area, Frank clever over Wei Shihao, a foot shot scored, 1-0! In the 9th minute, Li Xuepeng backfield error, Evolo grabbed a break after a shot was pounced. In the 10th minute, Li Yang committed a tactical foul and Mu Xiekui received a yellow card. In the 12th minute, Yao Junsheng's shot went over the crossbar, and Evolo's low shot was disallowed due to a foul.
In the 16th minute, Wei Shihao's shot was pounced on, and Guangzhou made a comeback with Wei Shihao's shot from the left was pounced on again. In the 17th minute, Guangzhou's corner kick attack, Wei Shihao parried the ball into the goal, but the referee ruled offside after VAR, the goal was invalid. In the 25th minute, Dong Yu threw the ball into the penalty area, Mu Xiekui inverted golden hook slightly higher. In the 30th minute, Zhejiang counterattack, Evolo shot was parried.
At the end of the half, Zhejiang led Guangzhou 1-0. In the second half, in the 49th minute, Gu Bin sent out a corner kick and Evolo scored with a header, 2-0! In the 58th minute, Evolo's long shot was parried. In the 62nd minute, Yan Dinghao passed a long ball to Yang Liyu, who shot high. In the 70th minute, Gao Di's pass from the left road was blemished and turned into a shot. In stoppage time, Gu Bin opened a corner kick, Frank header broke the goal, 3-0! The match ended, Zhejiang team won 3-0 over Guangzhou team at home.
Zhejiang: 1-Gu Chao, 2-Liang Nuoheng, 19-Dong Yu (75' 20-Wang Dongsheng), 28-Yue Xin, 36-Lucas, 6-Yao Junsheng (45' 31-Gubin), 11-Frank, 29-Zhang Jiaqi (71' 17-Long Wei), 7-Evolo (71' 10-Matthews), 9-Gaudi, 30-Mu Xiekui. Evolo (71' 10-Matthews), 9-Gaudi, 30-Mu Xiekui
Guangzhou: 19 - Zhang Jianzhi (
), 6-Li Yang, 18-Fan Hengbo, 44-Rong Hao, 45-Li Xuepeng (52' 3-Zhao Wenzhe (
), 7-Wei Shihao, 8-Zhang Xiuwei (45' 33-Cai Mingmin (
), 15-Yan Dinghao, 39-Huang Guangliang (62' 34-Hou Yu (
), 17-Yang Liyu, 28-Ling Jie (77' 11-Tse Zifeng (
