In the evening of June 29th, the 7th round of the Chinese Super League was in full swing, with Meizhou Hakka and Cangzhou Lions in a fierce battle. In the first half, Meizhou Hakka took a 2-0 lead with a header from Dujalić and a goal from Rodrigo. However, the tide turned in the second half, as a Dugalic oval allowed Cangzhou Lions to pull a goal back, but a penalty kick by Kosovic and an assist to Yin Hongbo's goal eventually helped Meizhou Hakka to a 4-1 comeback win.
Meizhou Hakka are 13th in the league with 7 points from 1 win, 4 draws and 1 loss in the previous 6 rounds, while Cangzhou Lions are 14th with 6 points from 1 win, 3 draws and 2 losses.The first meeting between the two teams ended in a 1-1 draw. Highlights In less than two minutes, Meizhou Hakka broke the deadlock. Kosovic's corner kick to the center of the penalty area, Dujalić grabbed a header to break the goal, Meizhou Hakka team 1-0 lead, achieved a fantastic start.
In the 13th minute, the Cangzhou Lions launched an attack from the left side, Rodriguez burst into the end line and inverted a triangle pass, but Vukanovic's shot was blocked by Shao Protactinium Liang. In the 26th minute, Cangzhou Lions attacked again, Oscar passed the ball on the bottom line to create a threat, but Cangzhou Lions player's shovel shot inside the penalty area was blocked by Hou Yu. In the 27th minute, Cangzhou Lions continued to attack, Oscar broke through to the bottom line and passed back to Yang Yun, Yang Yun's low ball from the right road was passed to the front of the goal, Liu Xinyu stabbed the shot but was saved. In the 32nd minute, Rodriguez's long diagonal pass from the right road to the goal, inside the penalty area, Kosovic directly hooked the shot, but unfortunately, it was off the post. In the 45th minute, Meizhou Hakka's Su Zu attacked with the ball was stolen, Vukanovic backfield direct, Rodriguez burst into the penalty area and pushed the goal, Meizhou Hakka 2-0 lead.
In the 47th minute, Cangzhou Lions corner kick, the penalty area in front of the goal chaos, the ball hit the legs of Dugalic bounced into the goal, Cangzhou Lions equalized a goal.
In the 57th minute, Meizhou Hakka attacked, Yang Yilin's cross was tipped over the top, and Rodriguez's shot from the box line was confiscated by Shao Pu-liang. In the 63rd minute, Rodriguez's pass to the penalty area was tripped by Park Shi Hao, the referee awarded a penalty kick to Meizhou, and Kosovic hit the penalty kick to extend Meizhou Hakka's lead 3-1.
In the 70th minute, Kosovic sent a direct ball into the box and Yin Hongbo inserted himself and pushed a right-footed shot into the goal, giving Meizhou Hakka a 4-1 lead over Cangzhou Lions.
In the 81st minute, Dujalić's header from Kosovic's cross went wide. Finally, the match ended with Meizhou Hakka defeating Cangzhou Lions 4-1. [Both sides' formations Meizhou starting lineup: 22-Hou Yu, 3-Li Junfeng, 6-Liao Junjian, 15-Chen Zhechao, 20-Dugalić, 23-Cui Wei, 30-Li Shuai, 19-Yang Yilin (U23), 25-Rodrigo, 27-Kosović, 9-Vukanović Substitutes: 1-Mak Ko Ko, 4-Laurez, 16-Yang Chao, 18-Huo Liang, 21-Wang Wei, 33-Liu Sheng, 8-Liang Xueming, 10-Yin Hongbo, 12-Yin Congyao, 13-Shi Liang, 28-Cai Haochang (U23), 37-Chen Guoxiang (U23) Cangzhou starting lineup: 14-Protactinium Shao Liang, 6-Yang Yun, 13-Su Zu, 16-Zheng Kai Mu, 17-Park Shi Hao, 22-Guo Hao, 28-Yang Xiaotian, 11-Bugrakhan Skandanar (U23), 33-Zhang Xiangshuo (U23), 10-Oscar, 20-Liu Xinyu Substitutes: 29-Han Feng, 3-Cao Haiqing, 21-Jiang Zhe, 23-Yang Yiming, 30-Liu Yang, 7-Zang Yifeng, 8-Lin Chuangyi, 12-Luo Jing, 15-Sabity Abdusalamu, 27-Ma Fuyu (U23), 9-Stefan Mihajlovic, 24-Ho Youzi
