In a thrilling battle, Guoan suffered a goal drought against Zhejiang and eventually lost 0-2.
According to the New Beijing News, on November 30th, the 28th round of the Chinese Super League was in full swing. In the focus of the game, the national security team failed to break the deadlock, away from the team against Zhejiang, into the "same points of the struggle" quagmire. After the game, the manager Stanley expressed his regret: "Today's game, we should not have lost so completely."
Prior to the match, Zhejiang, Shanghai Port and Guoan were ranked three to five in the Chinese Super League standings with 49 points. Chengdu (48 points) and Henan Songshan Dragons (47 points) are also eager to change the ranking with a win.
Guoan's goal-scoring problems remained unresolved in their match against Zhejiang. Stanley's men had a chance to take the lead early in the game, but two VAR (Video Assistant Referee) interventions resulted in a yellow card + penalty kick being disallowed for Dong Yu; in the 35th minute, Yu Dabao was ruled offside after receiving a pass from Zhang Yuning; and in the 72nd minute, Wang Ziming was ruled offside for scoring a goal. Zhejiang took the opportunity to counterattack, Evono and Frank scored in the first half and second half respectively, and finally beat Guoan 2-0.
Although Stanley was pleased with his team's performance, he had a hard time accepting the result, "Our performance, especially in the first half, was fantastic and we really shouldn't have lost the game. I think we deserved at least a point."
Only 4 minutes into the match, a dramatic scene occurred on the field. VAR prompted Dong Yu's handball in the penalty area - the referee awarded a penalty kick and showed a yellow card - Zhang Yuning was ready to take the penalty kick, VAR intervened again, prompting Dong Yu to take no handball, and the referee canceled the penalty. Stanley said, "It's uncomfortable that the game was interrupted and the reversal happened. I know a lot of factors can affect the judgment, but the practical effect is that it affects our team."
