On the night of August 3, when the lights went on, Beijing Guoan ushered in the 11th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) in Suzhou against Wuhan, a team with a poor record. Only 15 minutes into the match, Guoan striker Bakambu broke the deadlock with a low shot, like a shooting star in the night sky. Then, in the 20th minute, Zhang Yuning's precise assist allowed Bakambu to score another goal, making it 2-0 Wuhan.
However, the charm of soccer lies in its unpredictability. In the 66th minute of the second half, Wuhan's Evra took advantage of a mistake by Guoan's defense and skillfully equalized the score. In the end, Beijing Guoan narrowly beat Wuhan by a margin of 2-1.
Prior to this match, Guoan was ranked fifth in the Suzhou division with only 14 points. The team's main foreigners have failed to return to the team, and Sousa's departure has added to the team's woes. Wuhan, on the other hand, ranked third from the bottom in Suzhou with 6 draws and 3 losses in the first 9 rounds. However, Wuhan obviously adjusted their tactics in the second half of the season and achieved 4 consecutive draws in their last 4 matches.
The first half of the game was a tidal wave of offense for the Nationals. Lopez nearly extended the score again in the 43rd minute when he pushed a shot into the post. In the second half, Wuhan counterattacked sharply, but Guoan's defense was solid, and the excellent play of Bakambu and Yu Dabao gave Wuhan no chance to take advantage of the situation.
It is worth mentioning that in this game, Hou Sen, the core of Guoan's defense, played well and made many successful saves. Wuhan goalkeeper Wang Zhifeng also played steadily and kept the goal.
After the match, players from both sides shook hands and made peace, with Guoan settling for fifth place in the table and Wuhan escaping the relegation zone for the time being.
Beijing Guoan: 1-Hou Sen, 3-Yu Yang, 4-Li Lei, 24-Yang Fan, 27-Wang Gang, 6-Chi Zhongguo, 10-Zhang Xizhe (61'8-Park Sung), 15-Gao Tianyi (U23) (86'28-He Weiyu (U23)), 22-Yu Dabao, 9-Zhang Yuning (86 '37-Cao Yongjing), 17-Bakambu
Wuhan: 1-Wang Zhifeng, 5-Tian Yinong (86'13-Dong Xuesheng), 6-Li Chao, 7-Luo Yi (60'3-Zhao Hongliu), 22-Liao Junjian, 27-Yang Boyu, 32-Chen Yuhao (U23) (60'18-Fang Hao (U23)), 20-Li Xing ( 75'26-Liu Yun), 28-Artemisia Junmin (75'33-Ye Chongqiu), 17-Evra, 44-Anderson Lopez
