At 7:30 pm Beijing time on August 28th, the fire of the Chinese Super League was rekindled, and Zhejiang and Hebei started the 15th round of fierce battle. In the first half, Mu Xiekui, Gao Di and Evolo knocked down the opponent's door one after another, and finally, Hebei lost 0-3, failing to win for the eighth consecutive game.
Before the game, Zhejiang team with 5 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses accumulated 20 points, ranked ninth in the standings; while Hebei team is only 1 win, 13 losses, 3 points into the account, deep in the bottom of the standings.
[Race highlights]
Zhejiang took the lead just five minutes into the match. A tactical corner kick from the right was delivered and Mu Xiekui grabbed a header to score for the third consecutive game and give Zhejiang the first lead.
In the 9th minute, Evolo misplaced a pass and Mu Xiekui fired a low shot just wide of the left post.
In the 19th minute, Gaudi crossed the ball and Evolo attempted a shot from outside the area, but it went over the crossbar.
In the 26th minute, Zhejiang attacked from the left, Gaudi took the ball and cut inside, took two steps and shot directly into the goal! Zhejiang leads Hebei 2-0.
In the 29th minute, Zhejiang team corner kick opportunity, Mu Xiekui header over the crossbar.
In the 40th minute, Zhejiang's corner kick was kicked out to the front of the penalty area, Zhang Jiaqi scuffed his header, and Evolo parried the ball into the back of the net! Zhejiang continued to extend their lead with a 3-0 win over Hebei.
In the 43rd minute, Ding Haifeng kicked down Evolo and received a yellow card, followed by a clash between the two teams, with Liang Nuoheng also receiving a yellow card.
In the 60th minute, Zhejiang crossed from the right and Mu Xiekui's crashing shot, leaning on a defender, was confiscated by goalkeeper Bao Yaxiong.
In the 70th minute, Zhejiang won a set piece in front of the field, Matthews punted to the middle of the penalty area, and was cleared by a defender's header.
In the 73rd minute, Zhejiang's right corner kick to the penalty area, the center of the Mu Xiekui high jump header bombing, held by goalkeeper Bao Yaxiong.
In the 82nd minute, Hebei picked a pass from the right side of the perimeter to the penalty area, Missy Xuchen stepped in to try to head the ball, but did not touch the ball.
Finally, the match ended with Hebei 0-3 against Zhejiang.
[Both lineups]
Zhejiang start: 1-Gu Chao, 2-Liang Nuoheng, 19-Dong Yu, 20-Wang Dongsheng, 36-Lucas, 11-Frank, 22-Cheng Jin, 29-Zhang Jiaqi, 7-Evolo, 9-Gaodi, 30-Mu Xiekui
Zhejiang substitutes: 12-Lai Jinfeng, 33-Zhao Bo, 3-Wang Jiao, 4-Sun Zheng Ao, 28-Yue Xin, 6-Yao Junsheng, 8-Zhong Haoran, 10-Matthews, 17-Long Wei, 18-Abrikmu Abdushamu (U23), 23-Wu Yuanyuan (U23), 31-Gu Bin
Hebei starting lineup: 30-Bao Yaxiong, 4-Pan Ximing, 6-Zhang Junzhe, 8-Yao Daogang, 21-Cui Lin, 32-Ding Haifeng, 11-Mao Xuchen (U23), 17-Song Xintao (U23), 20-Gao Huazhe, 42-Gao Yu'anan (U23), 39-Luo Shipeng (U23)
Hebei substitutes: 34-Pang Jiajun (U23), 3-Luan Haodong, 14-Chen Yunhua (U23), 16-Liu Gang, 24-Zhang Yu (U23), 29-Yang Chenyu (U23), 19-Wei Yuren (U23), 7-Xu Tianyuan, 22-Ren Wei, 23-Zhang Jiahui (U23), 25-Liao Wei (U23), 45-Zhao Ziye (U23)