In the 7th round of the 2021 Chinese Super League, Qingdao and Guangzhou had a fierce battle on July 21st. In the first half, Guangzhou attacked like a tide, Gao Latter scored two goals, and Eckerson and Liao Lixiang also scored one goal each. In the second half, Luo Guofu and Yang Liyu added two more goals, and finally Guangzhou showed its strong competitive strength by defeating Qingdao with a score of 6-0.
In the first 6 rounds of the season, Qingdao ranked fifth in Guangzhou with 7 points with 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. In the last round, Qingdao defeated Henan Songshan Longmen with 0-2. Guangzhou, on the other hand, accumulated 11 points with 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, ranking second in Guangzhou Region. As last season's promoted team, the two teams had no record of meeting before the season.
At the beginning of the match, in the 7th minute, Abdullah received a direct feed from Gao Xiang, but his push shot was parried by Liu Zhenli. In the 8th minute, Eckerson took a left-footed shot from the front of the penalty area and Liu Zhenli pounced on it. In the 10th minute, Guangzhou left corner kick, Liu Zhenli failed to hit the ball far, the ball bounced on Li Peng, Golat grabbed the goal, Guangzhou 1-0 lead.
In the 15th minute, Gaolat sent a precise direct feed, Zhong Yihao formed a one-two but fell to the ground when shooting. In the 16th minute, Liao Lixiang fouled Ji Snapdragon and was shown a yellow card. In the 28th minute, Li Peng's header was confiscated by Liu Dengzheng. In the 30th minute, Alessandrini stole the ball in front of the field and divided the ball into the penalty area, Radonic knocked back, Alessandrini shot was blocked out of the bottom line.
In the 33rd minute, Ickerson stopped the ball on his chest and scored a left-footed curling shot, giving Guangzhou a 2-0 lead. In the 40th minute, Ickerson knocked back with his heel and Gaolat followed up with a shot, Guangzhou was leading 3-0. In the 42nd minute, Liao Lixiang scored directly from a free kick to give Guangzhou a 4-0 lead. At the end of the first half, Qingdao was 0-4 behind Guangzhou.
In the second half, both sides changed sides and played again. In the 48th minute, Yang Liyu's shot went wide. In the 56th minute, Deng Hanwen's long-distance shot bounced off the line. In the 60th minute, Abdullah gave the ball to Ji Xuaxuan, who shot wide. In the 65th minute, Luo Guofu scored a header to give Guangzhou a 5-0 lead. In the 68th minute, Yang Liyu easily hit an empty net to give Guangzhou a 6-0 lead.
In the 74th minute, Ixon's long-distance shot was over the bar. In the 88th minute, Ixon was knocked down by Lu Peng and took the free kick himself, but Liu Zhenli pounced on it. In the end, Qingdao was defeated by Guangzhou 0-6. (Bao Wenlong)
Qingdao lineup: 22-Liu Zhenli; 7-Gao Xiang, 2-Jiang Weipeng, 5-Li Peng, 32-Yang Yu; 30-Abdullah, 4-Wang Hao, 24-Hu Jiajiakasa, 33-Ji Snapdragon; 10-Alexandrini, 9-Radonic.
Guangzhou lineup: 32-Liu Dianzheng; 25-Deng Hanwen, 2-Jiang Guangtai, 27-Wu Shaochong, 33-Zhong Yihao, 6-Liao Lixiang, 36-Ho Chao, 11-Gao Late, 17-Yang Liyu; 7-Wei Shihao, 9-Exon.
