[Source: Soda Soccer]
At 19:30 Beijing time on June 19th, Guangzhou beat Hebei 1-0 in the 5th round of the Chinese Super League, with Yang Liyu being the only goal scorer in the match, successfully ending his team's four consecutive defeats in the opening round.
Prior to this game, Guangzhou, the 8-time champions of the Chinese Super League, were the only team with no goals this season. Yang Liyu's goal in the 67th minute not only broke the team's 427-minute scoring drought, but also made it so that no other team in the Chinese Super League has zero goals.
It's a tough battle for relegation, with Guangzhou and Hebei both playing with full Chinese teams this season. After four rounds of matches, neither team has gained a single point, and Guangzhou is at the bottom of the Chinese Super League due to goal difference.
After a 1-0 win over Hebei, Guangzhou bounced back with three points over Guangzhou City, Hebei, Zhejiang, Chengdu Rongcheng and Tianjin Jinmen Tiger to not only get rid of the bottom position in the Chinese Super League, but also managed to escape the relegation zone.
Currently, only two teams left in the Chinese Super League, Guangzhou City and Hebei, have yet to score. Guangzhou City will face Zhejiang, which has started the season without a win in four rounds, in this round of matches.
In the 67th minute of the match, Li Yang sent a precise long pass to Yang Liyu, who shot a low shot to the near corner of the net under Zhang Junzhe's defense, giving Guangzhou a 1-0 lead. After the goal, Yang also imitated Mbappe's classic celebration.
In the second minute after Yang Liyu's goal, 18-year-old striker Efirdin was shown a red card by the referee for lifting his foot too high, making him the second player to be shown a red card in the match. It is worth mentioning that Efirdin is the 13th player to receive a red card in this season's Chinese Super League, and the second Guangzhou player to be sent off with a red card after Wu Shaocong.
