The ball flows under the feet, breaks through with the ball, shoots, but only to see the ball fly out of bounds; grab the ball again, skillfully coiled, and shoot again, but it is still dissolved by the opponent...
On the night of May 15, the atmosphere on the field became more and more tense as Malele repeated the drama over and over again. Shenhua fans, more than 27,000 of them in the stands of the 80,000-seat stadium, apart from cheering as hard as they could, could only spend their time in anticipation and torment, rather, torment mixed with anticipation, as they waited for, a result that even they were not sure of. Because before Jiang Shenglong sent the ball into the Qingdao Sea Bulls' goal, they had been circling their opponents for 88 minutes.
Shenhua has scored 1499 goals, and who will complete the 1500th goal, which is not just a goal, it seems to carry some kind of mysterious curse. In their last away match against Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, they were dominant but ended 0-0. At home against Qingdao Hainiu, they are even more difficult to break the enemy. Even Malelai, who is the best at dealing with "bulls", failed to win the game even though his anxiety prompted him to carry the medicine box of the Sea Bulls' team doctor off the field.
At least in this match between Shenhua and Hainiu, fate seemed to favor Jiang Shenglong who performed better. He skillfully blocked the opponent's shot in the penalty area, and then faced with an open goal, Jiang finished with his not-so-good left foot, earning Shenhua a valuable victory and leaving his name on the 1,500th goal in the history of the Shenhua team.
In the 11 games prior to the match against Sea Bulls, Jiang Shenglong played a total of 989 minutes, second only to full-time goalkeeper Bao Yaxiong. He plays an indispensable role in Shenhua's defense system. As the team's "sword guard", Jiang Shenglong is also a key part of the set-piece attacking tactics with his height and header advantage. In last season's home game against Henan, Jiang was temporarily pushed to the center forward position, and his header helped Shenhua equalize the score, and his performance was recognized.
Although prepared to deal with "Manatee is not easy to deal with", but this Shenhua and Manatee match is far more difficult than imagined. In the face of Shenhua's tidal wave of attack, the Manatees stood firm in their defense and threatened Shenhua's goal on the counterattack through the individual ability of their midfielders - Jiang Shenglong nearly broke the deadlock in the 14th minute of the first half. Fortunately, the Manatees' defense was in place in time.
Despite the mistakes, Jiang Shenglong's mentality was not affected, just as he managed to block an opponent's shot in the 29th minute of the second half. "There are always mistakes made in defense, but we can always make up for it. As a defender, I won't let the opponent score easily."
In addition to solid defense, Jiang Shenglong knocked in the winning goal for Shenhua late in the second half, a play that thrilled fans. "It just happened to be in that position and I just shot the ball in." Jiang Shenglong said the goal could not have been achieved without the attractive defense of his teammates and the unity of the whole team, "Even in the last minute, we will not give up, we will stick to the last minute, because this is our home field, we must not easily let the opponent take away any second." This means they have to win by three goals. May everyone work hard in the future and keep moving forward towards their goals.
