The 15th round of the 2022 Central League, which took place on August 12, featured two intense matches in the first round of the tournament. Here is an overview of the matches.
Qingdao Manatee 5:1 Heilongjiang Bingcheng
The game opened up in the 25th minute of the first half when Zheng Long's clever corner kick assisted by Liu Jiaxun's header and Liu Junshuai's powerful header was the first to break the deadlock for Qingdao Hainiu. In the 40th minute, Qingdao Hainiu won a penalty kick and Onuebu scored to make the score 2:0. However, Heilongjiang Bingcheng equalized in the 52nd minute through a penalty kick won by Fan Bojian and scored by Dominic Vinicius. However, Qingdao Hainiu didn't let up, and Onuebu showed his miracle again in the 55th minute, scoring twice from a narrow angle to increase the score to 3:1. In the 66th minute, Zhu Shiyu hit a wonderful long-distance shot from outside the goal, hanging into the corner of the goal to give Qingdao Hainiu a 4:1 lead. In the 84th minute of the final period, Xu Jiajun made a breakthrough on the edge of the road and scored a long-distance shot after dribbling past the defenders, finally locking the score of 5:1, Qingdao Hainiu beat Heilongjiang Bingcheng.
Shanghai Jiading Huilong 3:1 Zibo Cuju
