In the 11th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL), Guoan turned back Wuhan 2-1 thanks to Bakambu's miraculous performance, continuing their winning streak and making their opponents suffer from consecutive woes this season. With the three points, Guoan has reached 17 points and jumped to the fourth place in the table, while Wuhan has dropped to the seventh place with 6 points. Despite Sousa's return to Yatai at the end of his loan, only Bakambu is left as a foreign aid for Guoan, but Bakambu has still shown extraordinary strength. With Anderson Silva yet to arrive, Bilic and Guoan will have to rely on Bakambu's firepower output.
Currently, Guoan has won 2 and lost 3 in 4 matches, accumulating 14 points to be located in the fifth of Suzhou Region. Despite the victory in the last match, the scene is quite difficult, many foreign aiders can not return to the team, Sosa left the team, Guoan only has Bakambu available. Wuhan, on the other hand, only achieved 6 draws and 3 losses in the first 9 rounds, accumulating 6 points located in the bottom third of the Suzhou region, but after entering the second half of the first stage, Wuhan obviously made adjustments, the introduction of veteran Artemisia Junmin, the strength of the improvement.
In the first half, Guoan showed the determination to take all three points. In the 15th minute, Bakambu took the ball back to the top of the arc, Gao Tianyi direct, Bakambu inserted a low shot to break the goal, Guoan first to take the lead. Subsequently, in the 20th minute, Zhang Yuning wiped away four people defense cross, Bakambu easily broke the goal, Guoan 2-0 lead. In the second half, Guoan continued to apply pressure, but failed to extend the advantage. In the 66th minute, Wuhan pulled one back, Guoan's defense made a mistake, and Evra made a breakthrough. In the end, Guoan withstood Wuhan's frantic counterattack and won with great difficulty.
Prior to the match, Guoan had won two and lost three of their four matches, and were sitting in fifth place in the Suzhou division with 14 points. However, after this game, Guoan returned to the fourth place with two consecutive wins, which is beneficial to the team's confidence. Currently, Guoan is only 2 points away from the top two teams, Yatai and Seaport (Yatai and Seaport have the same 19 points), and only 1 point away from Hebei, so there is still a chance to make a better ranking in the future.
It is worth mentioning that despite the improved performance, Guoan is facing a shortage of foreign aid. Sosa's loan expired to return to Yatai, the new Anderson Silva is not yet in place, Guoan only left Bakambu available. The good thing is that Bakambu's contract will expire only on December 31, 2021, otherwise Guoan will face the plight of no foreign aid available. This game, Bakambu solo two dollars, become the team's biggest contributor to the victory, the future of Guoan also need to continue to rely on him ......
