In a passionate duel on July 18, the highlight of the 6th round of the 2021 Chinese Super League season was between Guangzhou and Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic. In the first half, Yin Congyao broke the deadlock with a brilliant follow-up shot. Immediately after, goals from Wei Shihao and Gao Junyi put Guangzhou back in front. In the second half, Yang Liyu added another point, and Guangzhou finally won 3-1 against Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic.
In the first five rounds of this season's Chinese Super League, Guangzhou ranked second in the Guangzhou division with eight points from two wins, two draws and one loss. In the last round, they drew 1-1 with Henan Songshan Longmen. Chongqing Two Rivers Athletic, on the other hand, ranked sixth in the Guangzhou Region with four points from one win, one draw and three losses. The two teams did not meet last season and the last time they met was in the 2019 Chinese Super League season, which resulted in a 1-1 draw.
Only 3 minutes into the game, Wei Shihao broke through on the left and crossed the ball, Alan's header was over the bar. In the 6th minute, Yang Liyu received a pass from Alan and his cross was cleared by the opponent. In the 7th minute, Alan knocked the ball inside the penalty area, and Wei Shihao's shot was deflected out.
In the 8th minute, Huang Xiyang's precise diagonal pass and Liu Le's cross to Bolaños were blocked by consecutive shots, but Yin Congyao made up for it to give Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic a 1-0 lead.
In the 11th minute, Jiang Guangtai missed a pass and Huang Xiyang shot wide from long range. In the 12th minute, Wei Shihao sent a direct ball to Alan, and his shot was deflected. In the 24th minute, Gao Junyi killed the bottom line from the left, Wei Shihao easily broke the goal, Guangzhou equalized 1-1.
In the 30th minute, Wei Shihao's free kick went over the crossbar. In the 33rd minute, Zhong Yihao's cross was headed in by Alan, and Gao Junyi shot into the net to put Guangzhou back in front 2-1.
In the 38th minute, Wu Shaocong knocked back and Alan's shot was parried. In the 43rd minute, He Chao shoveled over Bolaños and was shown a yellow card. The first half ended with Guangzhou leading 2-1.
In the second half, both sides changed sides and played again. In the 48th minute, He Chao hit the crossbar with a shot. In the 54th minute, Wei Shihao was brought down and Liu Le was shown a yellow card. In the 56th minute, Zhang Linpeng's cross was headed away by Jiang Shenglong from Yan Dinghao's corner kick.
In the 62nd minute, Wu Shaocong crossed the ball and Yang Liyu curled it into the goal to give Guangzhou a 3-1 lead.
In the 73rd minute, Wu Qing rubbed a shot that was parried. In the 77th minute, Zhang Xiuwei's corner kick, Luo Guofu threw his head to make the ball, no one received. In the 81st minute, Wei Shihao straight, Zhang Xiuwei swept across the goal, blocked by Xu Wu. In the 90th minute, Dong Honglin's shot went wide. In the end, Guangzhou beat Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic 3-1.
Guangzhou: 32-Liu Dianzheng; 21-Gao Zhunyi, 2-Jiang Guangtai, 5-Zhang Linpeng, 27-Wu Shaochong; 15-Yan Dinghao, 33-Zhong Yihao, 36-He Chao; 7-Wei Shihao, 18-Alan, 17-Yang Liyu.
Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic: 1-Chen Zhao; 20-Liu Le, 3-Yang Shuai, 33-Tursunov, 6-Jiang Shenglong; 31-Zhang Xingbo, 11-Wu Qing; 15-Chen Jie, 8-Sun Kai, 14-Huang Xiyang, 13-Yin Congyao.
