In a thrilling match, the Yatai defense lost one after another, while the Taishan team laughed off four goals and won by a large margin. It seemed to be an unexpected victory, but in fact, Taishan's performance on the field was far better than their opponents. Drawing on the lessons of the previous defeat to Henan, Taishan's backline made precise deployments against their opponents' foreigners and counterattacking tactics. The offense was patient, precise and tacit passes were made, and even when they took the lead, they didn't let their guard down. In contrast, Yatai's Eric was unable to support the team, Junior was almost invisible, and the advantage of fast counterattack was effectively curbed by the Taishan team.
Compared with the lineup against Guangzhou City in the last round, Taishan made changes in two positions for this game. Liu Yang replaces Song Long in the backline with Dai Lin, Jia Desong and Wang Tong. On the right side of the midfield, Liu Binbin replaced Duan Liuyu with Chen Pu on the other side. Sun Junhao and Moises were positioned at the back of the midfield, but Moises was frequently inserted and the gaps were filled by other midfielders. Up front it was Cressan and Kim Kyung Do.
Taishan's 33 shots on goal in the last round seemed to have a deterrent effect on Yatai, who started the game with a deep retreat, ceding the midfield and possession to Taishan in an attempt to capitalize on Eric's breakthroughs for a counterattack. However, Taishan did a good job of guarding against quick counterattacks, and Liu Binbin twice pressed Eric at the back, forcing the opposing team's passing attack to end hastily. Junior was also closely guarded, and there was almost no decent offense in the whole game.
The game took a turn for the worse in the 38th minute when Yatai goalkeeper Liu Weiguo fumbled the return pass and the ball slowly rolled into his own goal. In the second half, Yatai's foreign defender Okere gave away another gift by mistake, and Jin Jingdao easily broke through the goal. Immediately after that, Liu Guowei's hands were not steady when receiving the ball, causing a mistake and seeing the ball into the net. Yatai three mistakes are due to their own mistakes, Liu Guowei was then replaced.
Leading by three goals, Taishan did not let up and continued to put pressure on Yatai. Taishan showed a good rhythm of offense and defense in this game, both on offense and defense, all in order. Moises showed excellent performance in the attacking end, Jin Jingdao and Moises went all out in both offense and defense, and Chen Pu's key retreat destroyed the opponent's chances on goal. The midfield's support to the backline made it difficult for Yatai's counterattack to form a threat.
In the offensive end, Chen Pu and Liu Binbin in the side road performance more and more outstanding, Liu Binbin's pass diversification, so that the opposing defenders difficult to fight. Yatai's retreat although effective control of the penalty area and around, but after the release of the second point is often grabbed by the Taishan team for a second attack. Sun Junho and Moises did well with long range shots and crosses, but unfortunately Cressan has yet to find his best form. Fellaini, Zhang Qi and Ji Xiang came on to provide a warm-up for Taishan. Despite Dailin's injury, Shi Ke returned from suspension to fill the gap at center back. Taishan is moving in a better direction.
