The 28th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL), the match between Shandong Taishan and Changchun Yatai started at 3:30pm on October 20th. This matchup is not only about the championship lead, but also about Shanghai Port's prospects of winning the title, so it's getting a lot of attention. Fans of both teams were eagerly waiting for the match, and even Port fans sacrificed their time to focus on the Battle of Taishan. At the beginning of the match, Beijing referee Guan Xing's penalty triggered strong dissatisfaction among the fans in the mountain city. In the 9th minute, Cressan's ball encountered a strong block by Yatai players and fell into the penalty area, but the Yatai side was speechless and the referee also kept silent. Despite the intervention of VAR, Guanxing insisted that the opponent did not have the first opportunity.
In the 15th minute, Kressan went down again, but the referee remained unmoved. For the second time, an Ateneo player managed to evade Guan Xing's penalty in the penalty area, ignoring Kressan's fall. Moises and Cressan's united effort helped Taishan make it 1-0, and as the game progressed, Taishan showed their united effort again in the 26th minute, when Moises made a long, precise pass and Cressan scored with ease to extend the lead to 2-0.
Just when the Taishan fans were angry with the referee Guan Xing's favoritism, Taishan finally waited for the rightful penalty in the 34th minute. Trump was knocked down by a player from Yatai, and Guan Xing decisively awarded a penalty kick. Moises scored a brace to give Taishan a 2-0 lead at half time. In the second half, Chen Pu's brilliant performance scored again for Taishan, and the score was fixed at 3-0 at the end of the half.
