At 19:00 on August 28, Zhengzhou Navigation Stadium witnessed the highlight of the 15th round of the 2022 Chinese Super League as Henan Songshan Dragons hosted Guangzhou. Shortly after the match started, Adrian broke the deadlock with a precise penalty kick in the 24th minute. After 50 minutes, Yang Shuai's accurate header extended the score again, giving Henan Songshan Longmen a 2-0 lead. However, Guangzhou equalized with Ling Jie in 76 minutes and the match ended 2-1. With this victory, Henan Songshan Longmen secured the 3rd place in the table, while Guangzhou continued to struggle at the bottom of the table.
Prior to the match, Henan Songshan Longmen were in third place on the table but had been in poor form recently, losing two consecutive matches. Foreigner Dorado was banned for charging the referee and newcomer Pina made his debut. In contrast, Guangzhou is in the bottom three with only 10 points from 14 rounds of matches. Zheng Zhi's coaching has given the team a recent upturn, but they still need to work hard to stay in the relegation race.
The match was full of exciting moments. In the 4th minute, after Chen Keqiang broke the ball, Huang Zichang's shot was blocked and Zhong Yihao's supplementary shot was unsuccessful. In the 8th minute, Wei Shihao's pass was cut off and Huang Zichang had a one-touch chance, but was destroyed by Wu Shaochong. In the 10th minute, Huang Zichang broke through to the left side of the penalty area and hit the side netting. In the 20th minute, Yang Shuai kicked down Wei Shihao in defense and was awarded a penalty kick, but it was changed to a set piece after VAR confirmation.
In the 24th minute, Yan Dinghao kicked down Chen Keqiang in the penalty area and Adrian scored from the penalty spot, giving Henan Songshan Dragons a 1-0 lead. Afterwards, many players such as Huang Zichang, Wang Shangyuan and Zhong Yihao had wonderful performances, but they failed to rewrite the score. In the 50th minute, Yang Shuai scored a header to give Henan Songshan Longmen a 2-0 lead. In the 76th minute, Ling Jie pulled back a goal, but finally Henan Songshan Longmen won 2-1 at home.
Henan Songshan Longmen starting lineup: 19-Wang Guoming; 39-Zhao Hongliu, 3-Yang Shuai, 23-Shuniqi, 20-Feng Boxuan; 6-Wang Shangyuan, 10-Adrian, 21-Chen Keqiang (U23), 17-Pina (75′18-Zhao Yuhao), 8-Huang Zichang (76′28-Ma Xingyu), 29-Zhong Yihao
Guangzhou starting lineup: 1-Liu Shibo; 20-Wang Shilong (U23), 5-Wu Shaochong (U23), 45-Li Xuepeng (46′44-Rong Hao), 6-Li Yang; 8-Zhang Xiuwei, 15-Yan Dinghao, 33-Cai Mingmin (U23) (69′39-Huang Guangliang (U23)); 7-Wei Shihao, 17-Yang Liyu, 23-Li Jiaheng (U23) (46′28 -Ling Jie (U23))
