July 26th night low curtain, the fire of the Chinese Super League rekindled, Shenzhen New Pengcheng team ushered in the challenge of Beijing Guoan, which is the 20th round of the focus of the battle.
The battle was in full swing, in the sixth minute, Nansong unfortunately left the field with an injury, and Dai Weijun replaced him in time. Both sides went back and forth in the first half, but failed to crack the other team's goal, keeping the score at 0-0 until the end of the half. In the second half, Zhang Yuning's shot was ruled offside, while Ngaardew's mistake gave Edu a chance to score a one-touch goal, and the VAR ruled that a foul had been committed, and Edu scored the winning penalty. Wei Strider made a number of good saves to keep the goal intact.
Shenzhen Xinpengcheng climbed to ninth in the table with a narrow 1-0 win over Beijing Guoan, a double victory over their rivals. Beijing Guoan, on the other hand, is on the road to relegation with the pressure mounting, collecting only six points and remaining in fourth place with a total of 37 points.
The matchup once again highlighted the rookie label of Beijing Guoan's manager Suarez. Shenzhen Xinpengcheng faced the match with a 4141 formation with three foreigners starting, while Beijing Guoan played a traditional 433 formation with all four foreigners. Zhang Yuning was assigned to play as a winger, but his lack of speed raised questions about Suarez's tactics. The game was dull and boring, neither side created any threatening attacking chances, and Edu's penalty kick was the only highlight of the match.
Despite the lack of spectacle in the game, the 3 points of this victory are worth a lot to Shenzhen New Pengcheng. After successfully killing Beijing Guoan this season, Shenzhen Xinpengcheng's points reached 6, making the road to relegation even smoother.
Throughout the match, Shenzhen Xinpengcheng had less than 40% of the possession, but had 18 shots and 5 shots on goal. In contrast, Beijing Guoan had a high possession rate, 11 shots on goal and only 3 shots on target. The possession advantage was not converted into an offensive threat, like a grandmother eating a crab, which is hard to swallow.
