On the night of October 15, Sichuan Jiuniu easily beat Dongguan Union 3-0 in the 26th round of the First Division League. At the moment, they are at the top of the league table, with an unassailable lead, and the door to the Chinese Super League seems to be close at hand. if they can beat Wuxi Wuhu at home in Suining on October 18th, and at the same time, Nanjing City, who is currently nine points behind, fails to beat Jinan Xingzhou at home, Sichuan Jiuiuiu will hopefully overtake them three rounds ahead of schedule in the league!
Sichuan Jiuniu leads the Central League table (top ten) with a six-point lead.
In the last round of the league, Sichuan Jiuniu beat Guangxi Pingguo 3-0 on the road. Although Qingdao West Coast follows in second place, Nanjing City in third and Shijiazhuang Kungfu in fourth, Sichuan Jiuniu is still at the top of the table, 3 points ahead of Qingdao West Coast and 9 points ahead of Nanjing City and Shijiazhuang, and the overtaking momentum has already appeared.
Despite the clear advantage over the third place (two places in Group A are promoted to the Chinese Super League this season), Sichuan Jiuniu knows that there is no slacking off with five rounds left in the league. Especially in this round of tough matchups, Nanjing City can close the gap to six points and one more game if they beat Qingdao West Coast at home.
Gissen's goal celebration
In order to avoid a "long night's sleep", Sichuan Jiu Niu is eager to lock the qualification of overtaking in advance, so the result of this round's match with Dongguan Union is crucial. If they can beat their rivals tonight and enter the next two home games with a nine-point advantage, Sichuan Jiu Niu will greatly increase the possibility of celebrating the success of the overtaking in advance, whether it is three rounds or two rounds of overtaking in advance.
With the determination of 3 points, Sichuan Jiu Niu showed strong momentum on the road in Dongguan tonight. Facing Dongguan Union, which has only one defeat at home this season, Sichuan Jiu Niu had a fantastic start in the 8th minute. The hot foreign aid Jisen formed a one-two punch after receiving a precise direct feed from a teammate, and calmly sent the ball into the net for Sichuan Jiuiu Niu to take the first shot.
In the 34th minute, Byhramu had a chance to extend the lead, but unfortunately, he was mercilessly blocked by the goalpost when he stopped and turned inside the box. Three minutes later, Jisen had another one-touch chance, but was shoved down by Yao Xilong, and the referee decisively showed a red card to send him off.
In the second half, Sichuan Jiuniu firmly controlled the rhythm of the game with the advantage of one more player. In the 60th minute, substitute U21 youngster Liu Yujie crossed the ball from the left side of the field, and Jisen scored with an easy header in front of the goal to extend the score to 2-0.
In the 68th minute, Vietnamese star Gison showed great courage under Nizamuddin's pass from the right road, and without stopping the ball, he shot directly into the air in the penalty area, completing his hat-trick, and at the same time locking up the match for Sichuan Jiuiu Niu. In the last two rounds of matches, Jisen scored a total of 5 goals, showing his brightest performance of the season!
Tonight, Sichuan Jiu Niu beat Dongguan Union 3-0, while Shijiazhuang Kung Fu drew 1-1 with Shanghai Jiading Huilong on the road, no longer posing a threat to Sichuan Jiu Niu. With four rounds left in the league, Sichuan Jiu Niu is nine points ahead of Nanjing City in third place. If Sichuan Jiu Niu beat Wuxi Wu Hook at home on October 18th, and Nanjing City fails to beat Jinan Xingzhou at home, then the overtaking will be completed. Even if Nanjing City beats Jinan Xingzhou, the relationship between winners and losers is not yet clear, so it will still be difficult for Sichuan Jiuiuiu to complete the overtaking in October in theory.
All in all, after the away win over Dongguan Union, Sichuan Jiuiu is only one step away from the Chinese Super League, and any force that prevents them from advancing to the highest hall of China's professional soccer leagues will be hard to stop their progress!
