At 17:30 Beijing time on June 29, the seventh round of the first phase of the 2022 Chinese Super League was in full swing, and the Meizhou Meixian Zeng Xianzi Stadium witnessed a battle between Shenzhen and Tianjin Jinmen Tigers. In the first half, Gao Lin helped Shenzhen take the lead, Barton quickly equalized, and U23 star Xu Yue's long-distance shot gave Shenzhen the lead. In the second half, Barton scored another goal and Belichick added a brace to give Tianjin Jinmen Tigers a 3-2 victory over Shenzhen, making it three wins in a row.
[Battlefield Express]
After six rounds of play, Shenzhen are sixth in the league with 10 points from three wins, one draw and two losses, scoring nine goals and conceding nine. The 2-2 draw with Chengdu Rongcheng in the last round left them without a win for two rounds. Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, on the other hand, ranked 12th with 8 points from 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, scoring 6 goals and conceding 5. Tianjin Jinmen Tigers lost 1-2 to Shenzhen in the first leg of the match. For this match, Shenzhen changed three starters, Ye Lijiang, Xu Yue and Gao Lin replaced Li Yuanyi, Huang Ruifeng and Du Yuezheng, while Achim Pang played against his old team and goalkeeper Zhang Lu faced his hometown team. For Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, Su Yuanjie started in place of veteran Bai Yuefeng.
[Highlights]
Shortly after the match started, the two sides engaged in a fierce battle. In the 3rd minute, Shi Yan took a long shot from the outside and almost knocked Zhang Yuan down. In the 8th minute, Dai Weijun took a free kick and the ball arced beautifully, but was parried by Xu Jiamin. In the 9th minute, Ye Lijiang's pass to Gao Lin was unmarked and he scored easily, giving Shenzhen a 1-0 lead over Tianjin.
Barton equalized in the 21st minute to give Shenzhen 1-1 Tianjin. In the 26th minute, Xu Yue's brilliant long-distance shot gave Shenzhen a 2-1 lead. In the second half, Barton scored twice, Shenzhen 2-2 Tianjin. In the 66th minute, Berridge scored for Tianjin to make the final score 2-3.
[Lineup]
Shenzhen (541): 1-Zhang Lu; 25-Mi Haolun, 5-Lin Caimin, 6-Pei Shuai, 11-Zhang Yuan; 2-Ye Lijiang, 14-Zhang Yuan, 19-Xu Yue, 8-Dai Weijun; 29-Gao Lin;
Tianjin Jinmen Tigers (4231): 26-Xu Jiamin; 20-Wang Jannan, 4-Yang Fan, 2-Andujar, 32-Su Yuanjie; 31-Tian Yinong, 30-Wang Qiuming; 40-Shi Yan, 18-Rosa, 29-Barton; 11-She Weijun;
