In Guangzhou Huadu Stadium on August 2, a fierce Qilu derby between Qingdao and Shandong Taishan started in the 11th round of the 2021 Chinese Super League season. The match started at 20:00 sharp at the end of the night. In the first half, Taishan took the lead with a penalty kick from Sun Junhao, while goals from Duan Liuyu and Fellaini further consolidated the lead. In the second half, substitute Delgado and Duan Liuyu added two more goals, and Qingdao suffered a 0-5 defeat, their sixth consecutive loss.
Qingdao, who has been in poor condition recently, has lost five consecutive games since the league resumed, and these five games include both painful losses against strong teams such as Guangzhou, as well as the regret of playing more or less most of the time. Qingdao conceded a total of 18 goals in these five matches. However, Qingdao finally opened their goal scoring account in the last two rounds, while the return of foreign center back Vukovic has injected new energy into the team. Taishan, on the other hand, regained the top spot in Guangzhou after the last round of victories, and will be determined to win against Qingdao, who is the lowest ranked team in the competition.
In the 5th minute, Sun Junho's precise pass and Duan Liuyu's skillful shot almost broke the deadlock, but unfortunately went over the crossbar. In the 9th minute, Liu Binbin's one-touch shot was parried by goalkeeper Zhao Shi. In the 11th minute, Guo Tianyu's one-touch shot was also deflected by a defender due to lack of power. In the 12th minute, Duan Liuyu and Guo Tianyu's tacit understanding was again close to breaking the goal. In the 19th minute, Taishan was awarded a penalty kick and Sun Junho took it to give Taishan a 1-0 lead.
In the 22nd minute, Duan Liuyu's direct kick tore apart Qingdao's defense, but Liu Binbin's one-two was parried out by Zhao Shi. In the 26th minute, Taishan got a corner kick opportunity and Duan Liuyu scored with a pad shot to extend the score to 2-0.
In the 29th minute, Song Long's curling cross was easily broken by Fellaini to give Taishan a 3-0 lead. In the second half, the two sides had a fierce confrontation in the rain. In the 49th minute, Duan Liuyu's shot was parried by Zhao Shi. In the 63rd minute, Delgado came on as a substitute and scored from Fellaini's direct ball, giving Taishan a 4-0 lead.
In the 70th minute, the tacit understanding between Delgado and Duan Liuyu once again crumbled Qingdao's defense, giving Taishan a 5-0 lead. In the end, Qingdao suffered a heartbreaking 0-5 loss against Taishan.
(Yang Hee-hee)
