In the fourth round of the 2021 Chinese Football Association (CFA) Super League, Wuhan and Beijing Guoan played a fierce battle at 20:00 on May 10th at the Suzhou Sports Center. In the first half, Guoan seized the opportunity to take the lead, while Wuhan showed strong offensive momentum, constantly creating threats; in the second half, Guoan added another city, and both sides failed to rewrite the score in the remaining time. In the second half, Guoan added another goal, and both teams failed to change the score in the remaining time. After 90 minutes of fierce battle, Wuhan finally lost 0:2.
In only the fifth minute of the game, Guoan was awarded a penalty kick, which Bakambu scored with a shot to put Wuhan 0-1 down.
In the 8th minute, Evra cleverly inverted triangular back pass in the bottom line, the ball flew to the left, Zhao Hongliu followed up and pumped a shot, nearly broke the goal.
In the 15th minute, Zhao Hongliu sent a precise direct pass for Evra, who got the ball and easily swung past two defenders, but the pass was destroyed.
In the 39th minute, Evra cut inside along the penalty area line and blasted a shot, but unfortunately the angle was too difficult for the opposing goalkeeper to clear.
Wuhan came close in the 45th minute when Mbia leapt to head in a corner kick.
The score was extended to 0-2 in the 46th minute when Guoan's Bakambu pumped a shot from in front of the box.
Coach Li Xiaopeng said:
"Despite today's loss, it was our best performance in four games and all the players did their best. We showed a good level of skill and tactics in both the first and second half, it's just a bit of a shame."
Tencent Sports:
"The team has conceded goals to start both the first and second halves, what do you think is the reason?"
Coach Li Xiaopeng:
"The main thing was that we weren't prepared enough and we weren't too focused in the opening stages of the first and second halves."
Knowledgeable:
"The team didn't win in the first four rounds, does this reflect the real level of the team? What do you think is the real level of the team?"
Coach Li Xiaopeng:
"I prepared for a more difficult situation, and it's a really difficult situation right now, but it's all to be expected."
Tencent Sports:
"What kind of pressure does it put on you to have a record in the first four rounds that falls short of outside expectations?"
Coach Li Xiaopeng:
"The pressure comes mainly from responsibility. The most important thing now is for the team to stand out a bit more technically and tactically, to speed up the grind and success will eventually come."
Beijing Daily:
"Your previous encounters with the NCAA have given you a good understanding of the NCAA, what do you think makes it different now than it has been in the past?"
Coach Li Xiaopeng:
"The other team is missing two top foreigners and their overall strength has dropped, but they still played very comfortably."
In this weekday match, nearly 800 Hubei Wuhan fans came to the venue to give the Wuhan team a 90-minute non-stop cheer, inspiring the team to keep on pushing in the game. Although the final result was not ideal, with the support of the fans, the team will not be afraid of any difficulties and will continue to move forward with this encouragement.
