In the 15th round of the 2021 Ping An Chinese Super League, Qingdao, who was in the relegation group of the Suzhou Division, played the strong Shanghai Shenhua team for the first time at the Kunshan Sports Center. In the game, the Qingdao team suffered a series of unexpected blows from injuries and departures, and Zou Zheng, Vukovic and Wang Wei all withdrew from the field injured. In terms of performance on the scene, there is a big gap between the strength of Qingdao and the opponent, and in the end, it was defeated by the opponent by scoring 3 goals in a row.
After the opening, the two teams played more openly, and the players of qingdao showed enough enthusiasm. In the 3rd minute, the cooperation between foreign players, Radonic burst into the box with a left-footed shot, slightly offside. Since then, the two sides have fought fiercely in midfield. As the game progressed, the stronger Shenhua team began to control more ball rights, and the defensive pressure of Qingdao team gradually increased. In the 20th minute, Zou was injured in the scramble and was replaced by Zhu Ting.
In the 27th minute, goalkeeper Zhao Shi fouled while blocking the attack of opposing foreign aid Dunbia, the referee awarded a penalty after the VAR video referee intervened, and the opposing player Adrian scored a penalty, and Qingdao temporarily fell behind 0-1. In the 42nd minute, Qingdao suffered another injured blow, and Vukovic was injured and could not hold on to the game and was replaced by Liu Jiashen. In the first half of stoppage time, Qingdao team won consecutive set-piece opportunities, but failed to seize the opportunity, and at the end of the first half, Qingdao team fell behind 0-1.
In the second half, Wang Wei was also replaced by Yang Yu due to injury. Qingdao continued to use the formation of the first half. In the 54th minute, Alessandrini fired high from outside the penalty area. Trailing by one goal, Qingdao stepped up their attack on the pitch. In the 56th minute, Alessandrini broke through and split the ball, and Zhou Junchen got the ball and got up to attack the goal but unfortunately deflected it. In the 65th minute, Qingdao's set-piece was released from the penalty area, and Yang Yu's ball outside the penalty area was deflected out of the goal. On the offensive end, Qingdao team got several opportunities, but the defensive pressure was greater, and it was difficult to control the ball better.
In the 69th minute, Qingdao made a mistake in breaking the siege, and the opposing foreign assistant Dunbia scored a goal, and Qingdao fell behind 0-2. In the 73rd minute, Zhou Junchen broke through and crossed, and Radonic's long-range shot was deflected. In the 80th minute, opposing foreign aid Dumbia scored another goal with a header to make it 0-3. In the 83rd minute, Radonić's back-to-back shot in front of the penalty area was held by the opposing goalkeeper. Subsequently, Qingdao did not get the opportunity to rewrite the score. In the end, the whole game ended, and Qingdao lost 0-3 to the opponent.
Starting list:
5- Li Peng, 7- Gao Xiang, 9- Radonic F, 10-Alexandrini F, 16-Lü Peng, 17-Zhou Junchen U23, 18-Zhao Shi GK, 21-Wang Wei (46' 32-Yang Yu), 25-Zou Zheng (20' 19-Zhu Ting), 26-Vukovic F (42' 23-Liu Jiashen), 31-Liu JianC
List of substitutes:
1-Li Zhizhao GK/U23, 2-Jiang Weipeng, 3-Fang Xinfeng U23, 4-Wang Hao, 14-Song Runtong U23, 19-Zhu Ting, 22-Liu Zhenli GK, 23-Liu Jiashen, 29-Ruan Zhexiang, 30-Abdullah, 32-Yang Yu, 33-Ji Xiaoxuan
In a post-match interview with Captain Liu Jian, he said: "Today is the first game of the relegation group, everyone wants to get points in the first game, Shanghai Shenhua is a traditional strong team after all, and we do have some gaps in strength. The injury situation in the first half also had some impact on the manager's pre-match deployment, and the team did not let go in the opening stages. ”
Asked how the team would improve, Liu Jian said: "A three-day game will lead to a short summary time for us, but we will still summarize carefully, hoping that in the next game, our attack and defense will improve." ”
At the post-match press conference, head coach Wu Jingui said: "First of all, congratulations to Shanghai Shenhua for winning the game, we saw the gap in the whole game. We have fewer points and facing a loss in the first game will be more difficult for the relegation battle behind the team. The players have tried their best, there have been injury problems in the game, the responsibility is mainly on me, and I may not have a good grasp of the amount and intensity of training in training, so the players have more injuries. Although the game was lost, I hope the players do not lose courage and spirit. In the following relegation battle, play every game carefully and play the spirit of not accepting defeat. It will be difficult next, but I believe we will still twist into a rope and continue to work hard. ”