At 3:30 p.m. on December 12, the 15th round of the 2021 Chinese Super League reignited, and Qingdao, who was in the relegation group of the Suzhou Division, played the strong Shanghai Shenhua team for the first time. In the game, Qingdao team was continuously injured and left the field, and the three main defenders Zou Zheng, Vukovic and Wang Wei all withdrew from the field injured. In the 32nd minute, Adrian scored a penalty made by Dumbia, who scored in the 71st minute and then headed in the 80th minute. In the end, Shanghai Shenhua won 3:0. The Qingdao team suffered a record 10 consecutive defeats in the Chinese Super League, accumulating 7 points and ranking first in the relegation group.
The three main defenders retired injured in the first half
After the game began, the two teams played more openly, and the players of Qingdao showed enough enthusiasm. In the 3rd minute, Radonic burst into the box with his left-footed shot that was 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, left-back Zou was injured in a 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 injury blow, and center-back 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.
Yi Bian fought again, and right-back Wang Wei was replaced by Yang Yu at the beginning of the second half due to injury. 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 aid 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, the opposing foreign aid Dumbia scored another goal with a header, and Qingdao fell behind 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.
The head coach is responsible for the loss after the game
After the game, captain Liu Jian said in an interview, "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 can improve, Liu Jian said, "A game every three days 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 be improved." ”
In 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. ”
Qingdao Morning Post reporter Liu Shijie