On the starry 10th of January, a battle for glory came to an end as Shandong Taishan defeated Shanghai Seaport 1-0 in the final of the 2021 AFC Cup with a stunning strike from foreign center back Jadson, crowning the team with glory. This not only marks the glorious achievement of Shandong Taishan winning the Double Crown after the Chinese Super League title.
However, behind this brilliance was the cost of a mistake by Shanghai Harbor. National goalkeeper Yan Junling was out of position in the face of an overhead kick, and it was this mistake that led to Jadason's shutout, and caused a lot of buzz about his performance.
Yan Junling catching high ball short board, seems to have been unable to make up for, coupled with the hand type error when striking, failed to hit the ball far away, just fell into the vision of Jadason. The media have voiced this, yangcheng evening news reporter Lin Benjian bluntly said: "Yan Junling's state, seems to have slipped." Wide sports commentator Chen Ning is throwing out questions: "Tonight's performance, does it mean that the national team starting goalkeeper position will have changes? Is Wang Dalei, or Liu Dianzuo, will usher in the challenge?"
Media personality Lu Yang mentioned in his analysis, "Zheng Zheng's first shot was unexpected, and many expected Sun Junhao to go toe-to-toe with Yan Junling; however, after hitting the crossbar, Yan Junling's handling of the high ball wasn't ideal, and the direction and power failed to meet expectations; Jadesson's shot, regardless of the type of game, was a 100% world wave; in addition, Guo Tianyu's carelessness that also fueled the crucial goal." (DD)
