In the 16th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL), Guangzhou City, under the leadership of new manager Li Wei Feng, swept away the gloom of consecutive defeats at home and beat Tianjin Jinmen Tigers with a victory, which not only ended the 2 consecutive defeats in the season, but also ended the remarkable 13 consecutive defeats, avoiding the possibility of setting a new record of the longest consecutive defeats in the CSL.
Recall that on August 29, Guangzhou City officially announced that Li Weifeng replaced Zhao Junzhe as the team manager, former international footballer Li Weifeng shoulders the relegation of the heavy responsibility, while Zhao Junzhe transferred to the technical director, the club has high hopes for Li Weifeng.
The match climaxed in the 22nd minute when Guangzhou City's Liao Jiajun made a successful break down the wing, and then Guilherme picked up the ball and cut inside, and after a clever reflex, Song Wenjie added a shot to the goal to make it 1-0!
Immediately after, Guangzhou City added another goal in the 31st minute. Li Yongjia made a precise transfer from the left, Li Tixiang crossed the ball and Song Wenjie leaped up to head the ball under the attack of two defenders to make it 2-0, and he made the victory even more solid with his second goal.
After the goal, Li Weifeng excitedly waved his fist and roared on the sidelines, and celebrated with his coaching team by high-fiving, a moment full of passion and hope in Guangzhou City.
In the second half, both sides were unable to rewrite the score, and Guangzhou City took the game 2-0. It is worth mentioning that if we don't count the 3-0 match that was abandoned due to Dalian's illegal use of U23 players, Guangzhou City has lost 15 straight matches this season, which has surpassed Qingdao's previous record of 11 consecutive defeats to become the longest losing streak in the Chinese Super League.
With the 2nd win in hand, Guangzhou City moved up to 6 points, and despite still being ranked 17th, the team's spirit was renewed. Currently, Guangzhou City is 4 points adrift of 16th-ranked Guangzhou, 6 points adrift of 15th-ranked Cangzhou, and 9 points adrift of 14th-ranked Dalian Ren, and still has a chance to climb out of the relegation zone with 14 matches remaining.
In the press conference, Li Wei Feng had emphasized that the most important thing for the team now is to show the determination to survive. And this victory has undoubtedly shown everyone the determination and quality of Guangzhou City to survive.
