As night fell, the sixth round of the 2021 Chinese Super League (CSL) Guangzhou Division officially started at 20:00 on July 18, with Shandong Taishan and Guangzhou City in a highly-anticipated matchup. In the 31st minute, Leonardo once put the ball into the net, but due to handball in stoppage time was invalidated, the final two teams 0-0 draw, Guangzhou City three consecutive losses.
The Chinese Super League finally resumed after a delay, and the match was considered the unofficial "top of the table" battle in Guangzhou. Shandong Taishan lead the table with 11 points, while Guangzhou City, Guangzhou and Shenzhen are in second to fourth place with 8 points. Despite Taishan's efforts to prepare for the break, two Brazilian foreign aiders, Moises and Guedes, are still unable to return to the team. It is worth mentioning that Taishan adjusted the list of registered players, Hao Haiyi, the son of head coach Hao Wei, was added to the list, while Zhang Yuanshu was removed. Guangzhou City had a number of players leave the team on loan during the break, but they were all non-starters, so no additions were made.
Less than a minute into the match, Guangzhou City U23 goalkeeper Han Jiaqi was blocked by Guo Tianyu when clearing the ball, which was not kicked far, Wang Tong won the ball and passed to the right, Jin Jingdao inverted triangular pass, Zheng Zheng's left-footed shot from inside the penalty area went wide of the post. In the 12th minute, Wang Tong side line pass, Guangzhou City defenders header clearance, Jin Jingdao box line knock back, Xu Xin outside foot shot, the ball deflected out. In the 17th minute, Zhang Gong took a long-distance shot that was blocked by a Taishan defender at the top of the penalty area.
In the 19th minute, Guo Tianyu knocked the ball back from the corner, Jin Jingdao passed the ball, Guangzhou City's defenders failed to clear the header, Guo Tianyu rushed into the penalty area to score a header, Han Jiaqi held firmly, the referee ruled that Guo Tianyu had committed a foul for collision. In the 27th minute, Ye Chugui was suspected of handball when he stopped the ball, but referee Zhang Lei did not penalize. In the 30th minute, Xu Xin took a long-distance shot, and Han Jiaqi threw the ball over the crossbar. Sun Junhao's corner kick was headed by Song Long, Tang Miao kicked the ball out, Song Long shot again and the ball was blocked by a defender.
In the 31st minute, Sun Junhao corner kick, Guo Tianyu header back, Wu Xinghan header, Tang Miao blocked with his legs, Leonardo stopped the ball after arm touch, although the shot scored, but was ruled invalid. In the 38th minute, there was a rare soccer ball leakage in the game, the game was briefly interrupted and the soccer ball was replaced. In the 43rd minute, Jin Jingdao pick pass in the penalty area, Wu Xinghan header, Han Jiaqi pounced. 1 minute later, Zheng Zheng breaks the ball long drive, Wu Xinghan broke into the penalty area, low shot, Zhang Gong fell to the ground to destroy the ball. The half ended without any progress from both sides.
In the second half, Taishan replaced Xu Xin with Ji Xiang. In the 54th minute, Wang Tong's diagonal pass from the right to the penalty area, Guo Tianyu's header, the ball bounced to the ground and was held by Han Jiaqi. In the 56th minute, Fellaini replaced Leonardo, and Punto came on to form a twin tower with Guo Tianyu. Fellaini, who had been on the pitch for just two minutes, was pulled down by Zhang Gong on the edge of the penalty area, and the referee penalized Zhang Gong for a pulling foul and showed a yellow card to warn Fellaini for his retaliatory action. In the 64th minute, Jin Jingdao transferred the ball to the right, Wang Tong cross, Guo Tianyu at the back point of the header, Kang Jihong header clearance, but instead turned into a backward scuffing attack on the goal, Han Jiaqi one-pawed the ball over the crossbar.
In the 67th minute, Guilherme got the ball on the right side of the penalty area line, broke through the Wu Xinghan defense and passed back to the bottom, Tang Miao pushed the shot, Sun Junhao in front of the goal down to clear. In the 71st minute, Ye Chugui left cut straight, Thiago in the penalty area shot, the ball deflected. In the 76th minute, Dembele lateral disk outside the penalty area, get rid of two defenders low shot, Wang Dalei fell to the ground to hold the ball. In the 78th minute, Liu Binbin broke the ball, Liu Yang down the bottom of the pass, the first point was Han Pengfei clearance, peripheral Jin Jingdao shot, the ball rubbing the crossbar flew out of the bottom line.
In the 81st minute, Taishan continuous search for opportunities on the right after the return pass, Sun Jun Hao direct ball to the penalty area, Fellaini header, deflected off the far post. In the 83rd minute, Liu Binbin left road breakthrough was Dembele put down, Taishan team got a "short corner" opportunity, Artem Junmin penalty to the goal, Fellaini header off the top of the goal, Liu Binbin will save the ball back and then knocked back, Liu Yang picked the back of the pick, Guo Tianyu header and Huang Zhengyu head, the ball over the crossbar. In the end, the two sides 0-0 handshake.
(Yang Hee-hee)
Shandong Taishan starting lineup (433): 14-Wang Dalei; 39-Song Long (68'11-Liu Yang), 5-Zheng Zheng, 27-Shi Ke, 6-Wang Tong (79'22-Artemisia Junmin); 8-Xu Xin (46'37-Ji Xiang), 28-Sun Junhao, 33-Jin Jingdao; 17-Wu Xinghan (68'21-Liu Binbin), 7-Guo Tianyu (U23), 9-Leonardo (56'25-Fellaini);
Substitutes: 1-Li Guanxi (U23), 18-Han Rongze, 3-Liu Junshuai, 11-Liu Yang, 19 Delgado, 21-Liu Binbin, 22-Artemisia Junmin, 25-Fellaini, 31-Zhao Jianfei (U23), 35-Dai Lin, 36-Duan Liuyu (U23), 37-Ji Xiang;
Guangzhou City starting lineup (4123): 22-Han Jiaqi (U23); 27-Yang Xiaotian, 15-Han Pengfei (82'18-Eagle), 19-Jiang Jihong, 20-Tang Miao; 36-Huang Zhengyu; 8-Dembele, 4-Zhang Gong (88'16-Chen Junle); 11-Ye Chugui, 9-Tiago ( 82'29-Song Wenjie), 12-Guilherme;
Substitutes: 1-Cheng Yuelei, 23-Zhou Yuchen, 5-Hu Ruibao, 6-Fan Yunlong, 7-Cardona, 10-Li Tixiang, 16-Chen Junle, 18-Yi Teng, 29-Song Wenjie, 32-Chen Zhizhao, 35-Wang Huapeng (U23), 37-Wen Yongjun (U23).
Yellow Cards: Taishan: 35' Xu Xin, 51' Zheng Zheng, 58' Fellaini; Guangzhou City: 45+2' Guilherme, 68' Thiago. Referee: Zhang Lei.
