On August 5, Beijing time, the 12th round of the Chinese Super League was in full swing, Guangzhou City defeated Cangzhou Lions 2-0 in a key match, successfully reaping three consecutive victories. Thiago broke the deadlock in the 35th minute, and Caldona added another goal in the 79th minute to consolidate Guangzhou City's victory.
Cangzhou Lions have been in a slump recently, failing to win for three consecutive rounds and facing relegation pressure. Guangzhou City, on the other hand, has shown good athleticism with successive victories over Qingdao and Shenzhen in previous matches, and is hoping to continue its winning momentum in this campaign. Both sides showed a stalemate in the early stage of the game, and the scene was relatively dull. In the 4th minute, Cangzhou Lions got a chance to pass the ball, but it was destroyed by the opponent's defense. In the 8th minute, Guilherme took a shot from inside the penalty area, but the goalkeeper parried it away. In the 14th minute, Oscar's picked pass was directly destroyed by the goalkeeper. In the 15th minute, Muric surrounded a shot inside the penalty area, but the goalkeeper's precise judgment neutralized the threat.
In the 35th minute, Guilherme passed directly to Tiago, who quickly intervened and calmly pushed the ball in front of the goalkeeper to give Guangzhou City a 1-0 lead. In the 38th minute, Guangzhou City was awarded a free kick, but the penalty kicker's shot was parried by the goalkeeper, narrowly extending the score. In the 50th minute, Cangzhou Lions created a good opportunity by passing the ball continuously, Xie Pengfei passed the ball from the left side, and Park Shihao missed the goal. In the 64th minute, Liu Yang shot from the outside, but the ball missed. In the 75th minute, Oscar shot inside the penalty area and was blocked by the goalkeeper.
In the 79th minute, Cangzhou Lions sent a diagonal pass into the penalty area, and Caldona easily picked the ball up in 1V1 facing the goalkeeper to give Guangzhou City a 2-0 lead. After that, Guangzhou City firmly controlled the rhythm of the game and finally won 2-0. Cangzhou Lions starting lineup: 14-Protactinium Shao; 10-Muric, 11-Pengfei Xie, 13-Su Zu, 16-Kai-Mu Zheng, 17-Shihao Park, 18-Zhiyun Zheng, 24-Abduhaimiti (U23), 28-Sangol, 30-Yang Liu, 39-Oscar Guangzhou City starting lineup: 22-Han Jiaqi (U23), 8-Dembele, 9-Tiago, 11-Ye Chugui, 12-Guilherme, 15-Han Pengfei, 19-Jiang Jihong, 20-Tang Miao, 27-Yang Xiaotian, 32-Chen Zhizhao, 36-Huang Zhengyu
