In the 9th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL), Hebei and Dalian started a fierce battle at 4:30pm on July 28th in Beijing. In the first half, young player Zhang Wei made the first breakthrough for Hebei with a wonderful shot, and both sides failed to change the score in the second half, and finally Hebei beat Dalian Ren with a narrow advantage of 1-0.
Before the start of the tournament, Hebei was in fourth place in the Suzhou Region with 11 points, but they are not in good shape since July with a record of one win and two losses. The Dalianers, meanwhile, are at the bottom of the Suzhou Division, having failed to win either of their two matches over the same period. Both teams' starting lineups include a number of young players, with Dalian Ren's Lin Liangming making his debut. Just two minutes into the match, the Dalian People attacked from the left, but their shot from near the penalty spot went over the crossbar. In the 16th minute, Hebei attacked, but Cernus took a long shot from the outside but it went wide. Hebei took the lead in the 21st minute when Zhang Chengdong sent a direct ball into the penalty area, Zhang Chong made a mistake with a defender and U23 player Zhang Wei poked the ball in with his toe, giving Hebei a 1-0 lead over Dalian. In the 26th minute, Hebei had a set-piece opportunity, Zhang Chengdong drove a set-piece to the front of the goal, and Memishevic's header went just wide. Before the end of the first half, Hebei's long-distance shot from the periphery almost broke the goal, but Bao Yaxiong flew out to save the danger. At halftime, Hebei led Dalian 1-0. After the break, the second half was a bit dull for both sides. In the 84th minute, Dalian won a corner kick, but the corner kick went to the front of the goal, Boateng's shot was blocked. In the 87th minute, Dalian people attacked from the left, Sun Bowen inverted triangle pass to the center, Zhao Xuri's shot was destroyed out of the bottom line. In the end, Hebei beat Dalian Ren 1-0 at full time. Hebei starting lineup: 30-Bao Yaxiong, 5-Memishevich, 21-Cui Lin, 28-Zhang Chengdong, 32-Ding Haifeng, 6-Selnas, 13-Yin Hongbo, 39-Mao Xuchen (U23), 40-Zhang Hui (U23), 25-Liao Wei (U23), 38-Zhang Wei (U23) Hebei substitutes: 22-Chi Wenyi, 2-Zhang Junzhe, 16-Chen Yunhua (U23), 26-Jiang Wenjun, 36-Yao Daogang, 7-Hsu Tianyuan, 11-Hu Rentian, 15-Wang Qiuming, 17-Song Xintao (U23), 24-Zhang Yu (U23), 35-Jin Qiang, 9-Gong Qiule (U23) Dalian Ren starting lineup: 1-Zhang Chong, 4-Li Shuai, 13-Wang Yaopeng, 16-Tong Lei, 22-Dong Yanfeng, 5-Wu Wei, 11-Sun Guowen, 26-Cui Ming'an, 28-Lin Liangming, 15-Zhao Jianbo (U23), 34-Wang Zhenao (U23) Dalianjin substitutes: 12-Xu Jiamin, 3-Shan Pengfei, 14-Huang Jiahui (U23), 33-Wang Xianjun (U23), 37-Yang Haoyu (U23), 7-Zhao Xu Ri, 18-He Yupeng (U23), 29-Sun Bao, 31-Zheng Long, 66-Wang Yu (U23), 21-Boateng, 24-Tao Qianglong (U23)
