On July 15, a much-anticipated bye in the fifth round of the Chinese Super League was played between Henan Songshan Longmen and Guangzhou Evergrande. In the first half, Ixon broke the deadlock first, and Dorado equalized the score with a penalty kick in the second half. Before the end of the match, Liao Lixiang was sent off for a red card, and the two sides finally shook hands 1-1, with Henan Songshan Longmen still unable to get a win this season.
After the first five rounds of this season's Chinese Super League, Henan Songshan Longmen played one game less and ranked eighth in the Guangzhou division with two draws and two losses, and in the last round of the league, they defeated Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic with 2-3. Guangzhou, on the other hand, played one less game and ranked fourth in the Guangzhou Division with two wins, one draw and one loss. In the last round of the league, they beat Cangzhou Lions 2-0.
At the start of the match, Gao Junyi sent a diagonal 45-degree cross into the box, which was met by a header from Eckerson, but was side-footed out by Wang Ming. Later, Gao Junyi was verbally warned by the referee for a foul on Dorado on the sideline. In the 16th minute, Gao Zhunyi picked a pass from the left side of the field, Golat returned the ball, Gao Zhunyi did not stop the ball directly to the center, and Eckerson's header went over the goal. In the 18th minute, Ixon blocked Luo Xin backfield ball injured to the ground, after a simple treatment to continue the game.
In the 20th minute, Ma Xingyu was fouled by Zhang Xiuwei and was shown a yellow card. Ackerson's free kick was blocked, and then he hit the back corner of the net and went over the bar. In the 23rd minute, Dorado hooked the ball in front of the penalty area and shot over the goal. In the 26th minute, Ma Xingyu's long-distance shot from outside the penalty area was blocked by the opponent's body. In the 32nd minute, Wei Shihao made a breakthrough in front of the penalty area, causing Chen Pu to commit a foul, and Eckerson's free kick hit the wall and bounced off the goal line.
In the 43rd minute, Wei Shihao fell to the ground while scrambling for the ball in the penalty area. In the 45th minute, Eckerson made a wall cooperation with Wei Shihao on the right side of the front field and shot at the goal was blocked, then Yan Dinghao knocked the ball back in the penalty area and Eckerson followed up with a shot at the net, and at the end of the first half, Guangzhou temporarily led 1-0 over Henan Songshan Dragon-Men.
In the second half, the two sides played again. In the 49th minute, Niu Ziyi received the ball from Chen Pu from the left side of the road lateral cut to the penalty area near the line of the curved ball hanging in the far corner of the net, but then the referee went to the side of the field to personally look back at the VAR found that Chen Pu in the previous scramble to Yan Dinghao foul first, the goal was ruled null and void.
In the 56th minute, the referee himself went to the sidelines to look back at the VAR after recognizing that Chen Pu's left pass earlier caused a handball foul on Zhang Linpeng in the penalty area, and Henan Songshan Longmen were given a penalty kick opportunity, and Dorado hit the penalty kick to equalize the score at 1-1.
In the 60th minute, Henan Songshan Longmen launched a quick counterattack, and Han Dong took a low shot from the right side of the penalty area after cooperating with Dorado. In the 62nd minute, Niu Ziyi got cramps and was replaced by Ke Zhao, and then Guangzhou team changed two people, Alan and Yang Liyu came on as substitutes. In the 71st minute, Zhang Linpeng's long-distance shot from the top of the penalty area went over the bar. In the 72nd minute, Yang Liyu took a curved ball from the right side of the penalty area and hit the top corner of the goal. In the 73rd minute, Karanja received a long pass from the backfield and knocked the ball across the box, Yang Guoyuan followed up with a shot on goal, and Liu Dengzuo made a strong pounce and the ball hit the crossbar and bounced out.
In the 81st minute, Liao Lixiang was shown a yellow card for obstructing Karanga's foul. In the 90th minute, Liao Lixiang fell to the ground to get up with extra movement, two yellow to one red was sent off. In the 95th minute, Ixon received the ball at the top of the penalty area and tapped the ball back into the goal, which was parried out by Wang Guoming. In the end, both sides shook hands 1-1. (Bao Wenlong)
Henan Songshan Longmen: 19-Wang Guoming; 4-Luo Xin, 5-Gu Cao (78'26-Liu Jiahui (U23)), 27-Niu Ziyi (U23) (62'11-Ke Zhao), 25-Chen Hao, 33-Dilimurati (U23); 8-Zhou Dingyang, 12-Chen Pu (68 '7-Karanga), 28-Ma Xingyu (46'18-Yang Guoyuan); 32-Han Dong (U23) (68'62-Wang Haoran (U23)), 9-Dorado.
Guangzhou: 32-Liu Dianzheng; 21-Gao Junyi (86'35-Li Xiaopeng), 2-Jiang Guangtai, 5-Zhang Linpeng, 25-Deng Hanwen (77'27-Wu Shaochong (U23)); 6-Liao Lisheng, 22-Zhang Xiuwei (64'18-Alan), 15-Yan Dinghao ( U23) (77'36-Ho Chao), 11-Golat; 7-Wei Shihao (64'17-Yang Liyu), 9-Exon.
