At 22:00 on July 8, a suspenseful AFC Champions League group match between Beijing Guoan and United City FC began. Only 39 seconds after the start, Guoan defender Jiang Wenhao scored a goal at lightning speed, setting a record for the fastest goal in the AFC Champions League for Guoan. Then, in the third minute of the match, youngster Leng Jixuan calmly fired a shot from inside the penalty area to add another goal for Guoan, the first league goal of his career.
However, the tide turned in the second half. Union City FC scored two goals in a row to complete the reversal thanks to Hartmann's brilliant performance. In the end, Guoan lost 2-3 and failed to get their first win in the AFC Champions League.
In the first four rounds of matches, Guoan only achieved a draw and three losses, bidding farewell to the group stage two rounds in advance. Although the performance of Guoan, which is dominated by the youth and reserve teams, is expected, Guoan still expects to sweep away the gloom and win the first victory in this season's AFC Champions League when facing the weaker United City.
In the first half, Guoan broke the deadlock in less than a minute. Jiang Wenhao won the ball near the top of the penalty area and fired a right-footed shot past a defender, hitting the inside of the right post and into the net, giving Guoan a 1-0 lead over Union City FC.
In the 4th minute, Guoan increased the score. Ma Yujun sent a direct pass from the right side, Leng Jixuan got the ball on the right side of the penalty area and got rid of the defender laterally, and scored with a left-footed shot on the top corner, Guoan led United City FC 2-0.
However, Union City FC did not get discouraged. In the second half, they scored two goals in a row to complete the turnaround thanks to the excellent play of Hartmann. In the 57th minute, Hartman's left-footed free kick from outside the penalty area went straight to the far corner, Guo Quanbo, the goalkeeper of Guoan, couldn't stop the goal, making the score 2-1. In the 68th minute, Liancheng got another free kick opportunity, Hartman's ground ball shot through the wall, Guo Quanbo, the goalkeeper of Guoan, couldn't pounce on it, and the opponent's player No. 93 made up for it, and the score was leveled at 2-2.
In the 81st minute, United Town FC player Mark Hartman shot a right-footed shot from the center of the penalty area, the ball flew into the goal from the lower left corner, and Guoan fell behind 2-3. In the end, Guoan was defeated by Union City FC 2-3, and unfortunately failed to get the first win in the AFC Champions League.
