In the 9th round of the 2021 Chinese Super League (CSL), Guangzhou and Shandong Taishan had a fierce battle. 20:00 on July 27th, the match was played in Guangzhou, Guangzhou beat Taishan 2-1, and remained undefeated for 7 consecutive rounds, meanwhile, Guangzhou's points were the same as Taishan's, and they were only leading the Guangzhou division by a small margin.
Taishan leads the Guangzhou Region with 18 points, while Guangzhou follows with 15 points, and this game is undoubtedly a key battle for the top spot in the region. Although Guangzhou failed to win the last round of the city derby, Taishan won twice in a row to become the only undefeated team in Guangzhou. Although Artemis returned to his hometown of Wuhan to play, he is no longer a starter for Taishan this season due to injury and will have little impact on the starting lineup.
At the beginning of the game, both sides launched an aggressive attack. In the 5th minute, Xu Xin passed diagonally, Liu Binbin shot hit the side netting; in the 9th minute, Liao Lisheng corner kick, Gao Zhunyi header nearly broke the goal. In the 10th minute, Han Rongze goal ball, Shi Ke stopping the ball error, Ickerson grabbed unsuccessful. In the 14th minute, Deng Hanwen direct pass, Song Long shoveling foul, referee Wang Zhe did not award a penalty kick.
In the 18th minute, Jiang Guangtai's long pass, Yang Liyu's header, Gaolat's catch shot, Zheng Zheng's goal line clearance. In the 22nd minute, Wang Tong right pass, Qi Tianyu shot by Liu Dianzuo out of the bottom line. In the 25th minute, Qi Tianyu cross, Wu Shaochong header, Leonardo supplemented the shot, Jiang Guangtai blocked the bottom line.
In the 30th minute, Zhang Linpeng's cross was cleared by Shi Ke's header, and Eckerson's shot went wide. In the 32nd minute, Taishan's out-of-bounds ball, Leonardo's pass, Song Long's header on goal, Liu Dianzheng easily confiscated. In the 38th minute, Zhang Linpeng's cross was headed over the crossbar by Yang Liyu.
In the 39th minute, Yan Dinghao passed the ball over the top, Yang Liyu took a single low shot at the goal, but referee Wang Zhe whistled to suggest offside, and the video assistant referee confirmed that there was no offside, and the goal was valid, giving Guangzhou a 1-0 lead.
At the end of the half, Guangzhou led Taishan 1-0. At the break, Taishan made two substitutions with Fellaini and Liu Yang coming on. In the second half, Wu Shaocong and Guo Tianyu collided together, Leonardo shot at goal, Liu Dianzuo pounced on the ball and Yan Dinghao cleared the ball in time. In the 56th minute, Liao Lisheng corner kick, Guo Tianyu header, Yang Liyu shot, Han Rongze hold.
In the 60th minute, Luo Guofu came on as a substitute and shot over the crossbar from outside the penalty area. In the 62nd minute, Zhang Linpeng knocked on the ball, Luo Guofu direct, Golat shot, Han Rongze confiscated. 1 minute later, Golat header, Luo Guofu shot, deflected off the post.
In the 67th minute, Guangzhou counterattacked with a diagonal pass from Eckerson, a cross from Zhang Linpeng, a header from Gao Zhunyi, and a follow up header from Eckerson to give Guangzhou a 2-0 lead.
In the 69th minute, Liu Yang's cross, Guo Tianyu's header, Liu Dianzuo misjudged the ball and hit the crossbar. In the 77th minute, Guangzhou counterattacked, Zhang Xiuwei's direct pass, Luo Guofu's one-touch, Xu Xin shoveled the ball to destroy. In the 87th minute, Gao Zhunyi passed directly to Luo Guofu, Eckerson shot, Shi Ke blocked.
In the third minute of injury time, Zhang Linpeng missed a stop and Delgado pushed the ball back to equalize a point. In the end, Guangzhou beat Taishan 2-1.
(Yang Hee-hee)
Guangzhou starting lineup (343): 32-Liu Dianzheng; 27-Wu Shaochong (U23), 2-Jiang Guangtai, 25-Deng Hanwen; 21-Gao Zhunyi, 15-Yan Dinghao (U23) (60'36-He Chao), 6-Liao Lixiang, 5-Zhang Linpeng; 17-Yang Liyu (60'37-Lo Guofu), 11 -Golart (74'22-Zhang Xiuwei), 9-Aixon;
Substitutes: 1-Liu Shibo, 13-Liu Weiguo, 7-Wei Shihao, 18-Alan, 22-Zhang Xiuwei, 28-Ling Jie (U23), 33-Zhong Yihao, 35-Li Xuepeng, 36-He Chao, 37-Lo Guofu, 39-Tan Kaiyuan (U23);
Shandong Taishan starting lineup (442): 18-Han Rongze; 39-Song Long (46'11-Liu Yang), 5-Zheng Zheng, 27-Shi Ke, 6-Wang Tong (81'19-Delgado); 21-Liu Binbin (59'17-Wu Xinghan), 28-Sun Junhao, 8-Xu Xin (79'36-Duan Liuyu (U23)), 15-Qi Tianyu (46'25-Fellaini); 7-Guo Tianyu (U23), 9-Leonardo;
Substitutes: 1-Li Guanxi (U23), 14-Wang Dalei, 11-Liu Yang, 16-Li Hailong, 17-Wu Xinghan, 19-Delgado, 25-Fellaini, 31-Zhao Jianfei (U23), 32-Tian Xin (U23), 35-Dailein, 36-Duan Liuyu (U23), 37-Ji Xiang.
Yellow cards: Guangzhou: 63' He Chao, 80' Liu Dianzheng, 82' Gao Zhunyi; Taishan: 44' Qi Tianyu, 82' Delgado, 94' Fellaini.
Referee: Wang Zhe.
