On the field, the Shanghai Army still wields the finesse and agility of the southern school of soccer, with ground passing as their soul. In contrast, the Shandong giants adhered to the tactical essence of coach Yin Tiesheng's 29 years of experience, focusing on tough confrontation and solid defensive counterattacks. Given that the two teams had faced each other in the group stage, the final match started without too much trial and error and went straight into a fierce competition. In the 39th minute of the game, Shandong's Yang Yang sent a pass like an embroidered needle, and Li Yuanjie followed up with a precise shot to break the deadlock, and Shandong took a 1-0 lead at the end of the half. At the end of the half, Shandong took a 1-0 lead. In the second half, Shanghai stepped up their attack, but Shandong not only defended their defense, but also brought unprecedented pressure on Shanghai's defense with their fast counterattacks. In the end, both sides had nothing to do in the second half, and Shandong had the last laugh with a score of 1-0, winning the gold medal of the Games.
Back on November 26, 1999, the same season, Taishan and the flourishing Shanghai Shenhua met in the final of the AFC Cup. Shenhua had just won the A-League title, and Xu Genbao's team was favored to win the Cup. However, the match was a surprise to everyone. Just four minutes into the match, Tang Xiao Cheng scored a goal for Taishan under the clever cover of Cebu Maozhen, giving their opponents a kick in the pants. The Taishan team followed up with a header from Li Xiaopeng in the 20th minute to extend the lead to 2-0, and despite a stormy counter-attack from Shanghai Shenhua, with Xie Hui and Fan Zhiyi hitting the goalposts on several occasions, the Taishan team held on for a 2-0 victory, winning the cup and establishing Yin Tiesheng as the godfather of Shandong soccer.
Now, 29 years later, Yin Tiesheng once again with Xu Genbao fight, the wheel of history rolls forward, thirty years of personnel like a dream.
