On August 8, the 13th round of the 2021 Chinese Super League season, Cangzhou Lions and Shenzhen started a fierce battle. Toward the end of the first half, Zhang Yuan accidentally set up a goal, Yan Zihao scored another goal in the second half, and Caldecott hit a penalty kick, Cangzhou Lions won 2-1 against the odds, and Shenzhen suffered three consecutive losses.
After the first 12 rounds of the tournament, Cangzhou Lions ranked 7th in Guangzhou with 1 win, 4 draws, 7 losses and 7 points, losing 0-2 to Guangzhou City in the last round. Shenzhen, on the other hand, is in the 3rd place with 6 wins, 3 draws, 3 losses and 21 points, and lost 2-4 to Shandong Taishan in the last round. In the first round of meetings between the two teams, Cangzhou Lions 1-2 defeated Shenzhen.
In the 3rd minute of the match, Achimpen received a cross from the right side of the penalty area and Abdul Hemiti grabbed the first shot out of the bottom line. In the 7th minute, Li Yuanyi's long-distance shot was pounced on by Shao Protactinium Liang. In the 8th minute, Achim Peng's shot from the top of the penalty area was pounced on by Shao Protactinium Liang, and Jiang Zhipeng's supplementary shot was high. In the 13th minute, Achimpen passed the ball, Sun Ke shot was blocked from the left side of the penalty area. In the 19th minute, Oscar returned the ball to the penalty area, and Muric's shot was blocked out of the bottom line. In the 25th minute, Quintero's shot from the middle of the field was pounced on by Shao Protactinium Liang.
In the 27th minute, Achim Peng constitute a single knife in the penalty area, Liu Yang interference kick deflection, Achim Peng injured. In the 33rd minute, Achim Peng was put down in the penalty area, Sun Ke free kick was confiscated by Shao Protactinium Liang. In the 36th minute, Su Zu received a free kick header from Xie Pengfei and Zhang Lu caught it. In the 37th minute, Jintero's supplementary shot was deflected. In the 40th minute, Oscar crossed the ball inside the penalty area and Zhang Yuan made a mistake, Cangzhou Lions led Shenzhen 1-0 in the first half.
In the second half, Yan Zihao took Oscar's knockback and pumped a shot into the net in the 46th minute, extending Cangzhou Lions' advantage 2-0. In the 55th minute, Achimpen knocked back, Caldecott's shot was blocked, and Zhang Yuan followed up with a high shot. In the 63rd minute, Zhang Lu was dissatisfied with the penalty and the referee ignored him. In the 67th minute, Zhang Yuan complained about the referee's decision, but the referee signaled him to leave.
In the 70th minute, the referee himself checked the VAR and decided that Ahmadov had committed a foul by kicking Zhang Yuan in the penalty area, awarding a penalty kick, which Caldecott hit to make it 1-2 for Shenzhen.In the 84th minute, Ahmadov was replaced by Lin Chuangyi, who was yellow-carded for delaying the game. In the 86th minute, Gao Lin and Muric were both yellow carded. In the 88th minute, Wang Yongper's free kick was headed away by Su Zu. In the 93rd minute, Wang Yongper had a verbal confrontation with Goodby. In the 94th minute, Oscar was given a yellow card for a foul on Yuan Min Cheng. In the 96th minute, Yuan Min Cheng knocked down Oscar and expressed his dissatisfaction. In the end, Cangzhou Lions beat Shenzhen 2-1. (Bao Wenlong)
Cangzhou Lions lineup: 14-Protactinium Shao; 5-Yan Zihao, 13-Su Zu, 30-Liu Yang, 24-Abdu Hemiti; 16-Zheng Kaimu, 25-Ahmadov, 7-Zang Yifeng, 11-Xie Pengfei; 10-Muric, 39-Oscar.
Shenzhen lineup: 1-Zhang Lu; 2-Ye Lijiang, 11-Zhang Yuan, 26-Yuan Mincheng, 21-Jiang Zhipeng; 14-Zhang Yuan, 22-Wakaso, 28-Li Yuanyi, 10-Jintro, 38-Sun Ke; 7-Achimpeng.
