At 19:30 on September 13th, the 18th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) was played at the Yuexiushan Stadium in Guangzhou. Guangzhou City met their city rivals, Guangzhou, and eventually won by a narrow 1-0 margin. In this fierce duel, Li Yongjia's long-distance shot in the 60th minute became the highlight of the game, which was as shocking as a world wave.
Guangzhou City have won their last two home games in a row, and although their 3 wins and 14 losses still puts them in the bottom half of the table, this win is certainly a shot in the arm for the team. Guangzhou City finally won for the first time in the last 8 meetings of the Chinese Super League derby, and in the last 3 meetings, Guangzhou City has won 1 and drawn 2. Guangzhou, on the other hand, have drawn 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 matches, and have lost all of their away matches since the return to the home-and-away system, with a record of 3 wins, 2 draws and 13 losses that puts them in the bottom three.
Looking back at the first 17 rounds of the Chinese Super League, Guangzhou City played one game less and ranked second from the bottom with 6 points from 2 wins and 14 losses, while Guangzhou ranked third from the bottom with 11 points from 3 wins, 2 draws and 12 losses. In 24 meetings between Guangzhou City and Guangzhou (including Evergrande) in the Chinese Super League (CSL) and the FA Cup, Guangzhou City has a slight disadvantage with 7 wins, 5 draws and 12 losses. It is worth mentioning that Li Wei Feng took over and led Guangzhou City to a 2-0 home win over Jinmen Tigers, ending an embarrassing 13-game losing streak. Guangzhou have 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 4 rounds of matches, and have lost all their away matches since the restoration of the home and away system.
In this match, Guangzhou City's starting lineup remained unchanged from the previous round, while Guangzhou's Chen Rijin, Hou Yu, and Zheng Shengxiong rotated Rong Hao, Cai Mingmin, and Li Jiaheng.
[Highlights]
In the 4th minute, Yang Liyu took a long-distance shot from the left rib, and Han Jiaqi parried the ball off the line.
In the 10th minute, Yan Dinghao's free kick from the left was sent diagonally to the back of the penalty area, Yang Liyu's header swung back, Wu Shaochong made up for it, and Han Jiaqi made a world-class save to put the ball out of the bottom line.
In the 21st minute, Guilherme shot directly at the goal from a free kick and Zhang Jianzhi steadily confiscated the ball.
In the 33rd minute, Song Wenjie shoveled a shot from inside the penalty area, and Zhang Jianzhi got the ball after intercepting it with his legs.
In the 44th minute, Zhang Jianzhi's curling ball from the right side of the penalty area appeared to be a pass and a double fist knocked the ball out of the air.
In the 51st minute, Li Yongjia forced a breakthrough in the middle to the middle of the penalty area line to shoot, Zhang Jianzhi bravely parried the ball out, Guilherme sent the ball, Zhang Jianzhi deflected.
In the 60th minute, Li Tixiang crossed the ball from the left rib, and Li Yongjia curled the ball to the bottom right corner of the goal to score, giving Guangzhou City a 1-0 lead!
In the 78th minute, Yan Dinghao long-distance shot from the top of the arc, Han Jiaqi flew out, Wei Shihao supplemented the shot, surprisingly released a high shot.
In the end, Guangzhou City won 1-0 against Guangzhou.
[Both lineups]
Guangzhou City (541): 22-Han Jiaqi (U23); 13-Ningan, 17-Fu Yun Cheng, 19-Jiang Jihong, 18-Yi Teng (80'31-Zhang Jinliang (U23)), 35-Liao Jiajun (U23); 10-Li Tixiang (69'7-Cardona), 38-Li Yongjia (U23) ( 69'6-Fan Yunlong), 4-Zhang Gong, 12-Guilherme (80'9-Gui Hong); 29-Song Wenjie (59'11-Ye Chugui);
Substitutes not playing: 1-Cheng Yuelei, 15-Wang Peng, 21-Chang Feiya, 32-Chen Zhizhao, 39-Su Yuliang (U23), 40-Yang Yang (U23), 41-Wu Junjie (U23)
Guangzhou (442): 19-Zhang Jianzhi (U23); 38-Chen Rijin (U23) (64'3-Zhao Wenzhe (U23)), 5-Wu Shaochong (U23), 6-Li Yang, 18-Fan Hengbo (U23); 7-Wei Shihao, 15-Yan Dinghao, 34-Hou Yu (U23) (54'46- Artemisia), 21-Jung Shengxiong (U23) (64'33-Cai Mingmin (U23)); 28-Ling Jie (U23) (88'26-Chen Long (U23)), 17-Yang Liyu;
Substitutes not playing: 4-Chen Quanjiang (U23), 11-Xie Zifeng, 14-Zhang Zili (U23), 20-Wang Shilong (U23), 23-Li Jiaheng (U23), 24-Ho Xinjie (U23), 39-Huang Guangliang (U23), 42-Zhang Jihao (U23)
