In the 9th round of the 2021 Chinese Super League, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers and Changchun Yatai had a fierce battle. In the first half, Eric scored twice, Junior added another goal, while Sergio and Shi Yan scored one goal each in the second half, and finally Tianjin Jinmen Tigers defeated Changchun Yatai 1-4.
Tianjin Jinmen Tigers are currently ranked 6th in Suzhou with 5 points from 1 win, 2 draws and 4 losses, and lost 1-3 against Shanghai Shenhua in the last round. Changchun Yatai, on the other hand, is ranked third in the Suzhou region with 12 points from 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, and beat Beijing Guoan 2-0 in the last round. The first round meeting between the two teams ended in a 0-0 draw.
Just seven minutes into the match, Iroquois' long shot was parried by Shi Xiaotian. In the 10th minute, Su Yuanjie's long pass was intercepted by Iroquois, but the pass to Barton was cut off. In the 11th minute, Eric crossed the ball inside the box and Júnior was fouled for handball. In the 15th minute, Júnior received a pass from a teammate into the penalty area, but the referee raised his flag to indicate offside, the Jinmen Tigers defenders collectively gave up their defense, Changchun Yatai teammates pushed the ball into the net, the referee initially indicated offside, but communicated with the VAR to confirm the validity of the goal.
In the 17th minute, Junior back to do the ball, Sergio received the ball straight, Eric killed into the penalty area past the goalkeeper and easily broke the goal, Changchun Yatai 1-0 lead.
In the 20th minute, Zhao Yingjie made a mistake at the back, and Eric scored with a small angle shot from the left foot inside the box, giving Changchun Yatai a 2-0 lead.
In the 24th minute, Zhao Yingjie's long-distance shot went over the crossbar. In the 30th minute, Su Yuanjie missed the return pass, Junior broke the ball and easily pushed the goal, Changchun Yatai 3-0 lead.
In the 32nd minute, Su Yuanjie was shown a yellow card for kicking Eric in the back. In the 39th minute, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers goalkeeper Teng Shangkun was replaced by Fang Jingqi due to injury. At the end of the first half, Tianjin Jinmenhu was 0-3 behind Changchun Yatai.
In the second half, both sides changed sides and played again. In the 49th minute, Magno's shot was parried by Shi Xiaotian. In the 50th minute, Zhao Yingjie's corner kick was deflected by the opponent, and then another cross was robbed. In the 54th minute, Tan Long's shot was blocked by Fang Jingqi. In the 58th minute, Sun Jie was shown a yellow card for a handball foul during defense. In the 59th minute, Jin Yangyang was shown a yellow card for a foul.
In the 60th minute, Eric's long-distance shot bounced off the goal frame. In the 69th minute, Cheng Changcheng was shown a yellow card for a foul. In the 81st minute, Li Songyi put down Sergio in the backfield, and Chen Kerui fell to the ground with cramps, forcing the game to be suspended.
In the 85th minute, Serginho received the ball from Sun Qinhan on the right side of the penalty area, without stopping the ball, half-turned and shot the goal, Changchun Yatai 4-0 lead.
In the 88th minute, Shi Yan took a pass from Xie Weijun after a counter-strike at the front of the penalty area and blasted a world wave to break through the goal, making the score 1-4 for Tianjin Jinmen Tigers.
In the end, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers defeated Changchun Yatai 1-4. (Bao Wenlong)
Tianjin Jinmen Tigers: 27-Teng Shangkun (39'22-Fang Jingqi); 4-Li Haoran (U23) (73'20-Wang Jannan), 3-Li Songyi, 21-Jin Yangyang, 6-Gao Jiarun, 32-Su Yuanjie; 8-Zhao Yingjie (73'39-Cong Zhen), 31-Chen Korui ; 29-Barton (67'40-Shi Yan (U23)), 12-Magno (67'11-Shey Weijun), 17-Iloki.
Changchun Yatai: 28-Shi Xiaotian; 31-Rao Weihui, 4-Okere, 5-Sun Jie (70'39-Mao Kaiyu), 16-Jiang Zhe (70'32-Li Guangwen); 25-Wang Peng, 20-Zhang Yufeng (U23) (58'30-Sun Qinhan (U23)), 10 -Serginho, 11-Erik (74'27-Zhang Li); 9-Junior (58'13-Cheng Changcheng), 29-Tan Long.
