The 11th round of the 2022 Chinese Super League (CSL) started on the night of August 5, 19:30 Beijing time, with newcomers Chengdu Rongcheng facing Hebei at Mission Hills Haikou. In the second half, Hebei's Pan Ximing made a successful clearance, goalkeeper Bao Yaxiong made a number of brilliant saves, and Felipe opened the door for Chengdu Rongcheng with a brilliant shot in the 77th minute. In the end, Chengdu Rongcheng won 1-0 against Hebei, their third consecutive victory, while Hebei suffered four consecutive losses.
[Match Review] After a month's break, the Chinese Super League is back in action. In the first 10 rounds of matches, Hebei, who played with a full Chinese squad, only won one match and lost in the remaining 9 rounds, ranking at the bottom of the league with 3 points, scoring 5 goals and conceding 22 goals. The promoted team Chengdu Rongcheng, on the other hand, ranked 12th in the league with a record of 2 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses, accumulating 12 points, scoring 10 goals and conceding 11. It is worth mentioning that Chengdu Rongcheng scored twice as many goals as Hebei, but conceded only half as many. One of the highlights of the match is the duel between two Korean managers, Kim Jong-woo and Seo Jung-won.
[Match Highlight] In the 4th minute, Romulo had a free kick opportunity, and Bao Yaxiong firmly pounced on the ball. In the 13th minute, Chengdu Rongcheng's Gan Chao's shot from the outside went wide. In the 28th minute, Romulo's free kick missed the post. Hebei's Ding Haifeng's free kick went wide in the 33rd minute. In the 38th minute, Romulo passed the ball to the penalty area, and Kim Dae-jeong-woo's shot was cleared off the line. In the 45th minute, Wu Guichao's shot was confiscated by the goalkeeper. In the 50th minute, Wu Guichao followed up with a shot that went over the bar. In the 58th minute, Felipe's header went over the bar. In the 60th minute, Dang-woo Kim's header was parried by Bao Yaxiong. In the 61st minute, Romulo's free kick was cleared by Pan Ximing on the goal line. In the 68th minute, Mutalifu's shot from outside was blocked by Bao Yaxiong.
In the 77th minute, Dangyou Kim passed the ball from the left side of the penalty area and Felipe forced a shot that grazed the left post into the near corner of the goal, giving Chengdu Rongcheng a 1-0 lead. In the end, Chengdu Rongcheng defeated Hebei with a score of 1-0 and won three consecutive matches.
Hebei lineup: 30-Bao Yaxiong, 4-Pan Ximing, 8-Yao Daogang, 21-Cui Lin, 32-Ding Haifeng, 7-Xu Tianyuan (63'17-Song Xintao), 20-Gao Huazhe (84'19-Wei Yuren), 22-Ren Wei, 25-Liao Wei, 42-Gao Yunan, 45-Zhao Ziye (63 '38-Zhang Wei)
Unattached substitutes: 18 - Guo Hanru, 34 - Pang Jiajun, 3 - Qin Haodong, 14 - Chen Yunhua, 16 - Liu Gang, 29 - Yang Chenyu, 43 - Liu Runnan, 23 - Zhang Jiahui, 39 - Luo Shipeng
Chengdu Rongcheng lineup: 1-Geng Xiaofeng, 5-Hu Ruibao, 17-Gan Rui (72'3-Tang Xin), 26-Liu Tao, 40-Richard, 10-Romulo (81'6-Feng Zhuoyi), 11-Jin Dangyou, 15-Wu Guichao (56'27-Liu Bin), 29-Mutalifu (81'18-Min Junlin), 39-Mutalifu, 19 Xiang Baixu (56'9-Felipe). Mutalifu (81'18 - Min Junlin), 39 - Gan Chao, 19 - Xiang Baixu (56'9 - Felipe)
Unattached substitutes: 24-Xing Yu, 13-Hu Jing, 14-Han Guanghui, 28-Wang Hanlin, 36-Gou Junchen, 16-Hu Mingming, 21-Meng Junjie
