On October 25th, the drums of the 19th round bye of the 2022 Chinese Super League were beating as Wuhan Sanzhen faced Dalian Ren at their own Wuhan Sports Center Stadium. After a fierce battle, Sanzhen realized the revenge against Dalian Ren with a score of 4-0 and gained three valuable points.
Malcolm came close in the opening moments of the match, hitting the crossbar in the 18th minute. But it didn't last long, Davidson created consecutive chances in the 28th and 31st minutes, and Malcolm completed his hat-trick with a header, contributing four goals in the last three rounds and continuing to lead the scorers' table. Before the break, Davidson assisted again and Malcolm added the icing on the cake. After the break, substitute Edmilson took another assist from Davidson to seal the deal. Three Town won twice in a row and continued to lead the table with 53 points from 17 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, while Dalian dropped to 14th place with 22 points from 5 wins, 7 draws and 9 losses.
Prior to the match, the two teams' records for the first 22 rounds were: Sanzhen topped the table with 50 points from 16 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats, while Dalianjin ranked 13th with 22 points from 5 wins, 7 draws and 8 defeats, and the meeting was the first official showdown between the two teams in their history. In the last round of matches, Sanzhen beat Jinmen Tiger 1-0 on the road, ending a two-game losing streak, while Dalian People beat Rongcheng 2-0 at home, ending a two-game losing streak and an embarrassing three-game winless streak.
Highlights of the game: 6th minute, Xie Pengfei shot from the left side of the arc, Zhang Chong saved bravely; 7th minute, Mamba broke through the pass, Lin Liangming shovel shot deflected; 8th minute, Davidson shot was weak, Zhang Chong easily confiscated; 10th minute, Yan Xianggong single-handedly, long-distance shot deflected; 18th minute, Xie Pengfei free-kick diagonal pass, Malcolm cushion shot hit the crossbar; 28th minute, Malcolm header breaks through the goal, the three Town 1-0 lead; 31st minute, Malcolm supplemented the goal, the three Town 2-0 lead; the change of side to play again 22 seconds, Davidson shot broke the goal, three Town 3-0 lead -0 lead; in the 31st minute, Malcolm supplemented the score, Sanzhen 2-0 lead; easy to play again, in the 22nd second, Davidson shot the goal, Sanzhen 3-0 lead.
In the end, Three Town consolidated their lead in the table with a 4-0 thrashing of Dalianese.
[Both lineups]
Wuhan Sanzhen (343): 22-Liu Dianzheng; 23-Ren Hang, 18-Liu Yiming (55'3-Wallace), 4-Yin Yagi; 20-Gao Zhunyi (68'8-Deng Zhuoxiang), 43-Stanchou (68'31-Rosenwen), 12-Zhang Xiaobin (74 '21-He Chao), 25-Deng Hanwen; 11-Davidson, 13-Malcolm (55'7-Edmilson), 30-Tse Pengfei;
Substitutes not playing: 1-Wu Fei, 2-Xiong Fei, 10-Sang Yifei, 19-Zhang Wentao, 32-Lv Haidong, 37-Xu Haoyang (U23), 40-Zhang Hui (U23)
Dalianjin (433): 1-Zhang Chong; 11-Sun Guowen, 6-Wang Xianjun (U23), 22-Dong Yanfeng (26'2-Lin Longchang), 23-Shang Yin (85'18-He Yupeng (U23)); 31-Lv Peng (46'33-Song Zhiwei), 14-Huang Jiahui (U23) (88'26-Cui Mingan), 10-Tsonev; 7-Lin Liangming, 39-Yan Xianggang (46'45-Manzocchi), 17-Mamba;
Substitutes: 13 - Wang Yaopeng, 21 - Gui Zihan (U23), 24 - Liu Le, 28 - Fei Yu, 32 - Kudizheti, 38 - Lv Zhuoyi (U23), 44 - Laureus
