On the evening of December 13, Beijing time, the first round of the Chinese Super League championship group ended 2 matches, Guangzhou team was 0-1 by Beijing Guoan, Shandong Taishan defeated Hebei 5-0, and won 6 consecutive wins in the Chinese Super League. In this way, Shandong Taishan continued to lead the table with 36 points, and the lead was extended to 5 points.
As the 8 champions of the Chinese Super League, Guangzhou has undergone tremendous changes in the past few months, with coaches Cannavaro, Talisca, Paulinho and Gaulat terminating their contracts with the club, and 3 naturalized players such as Axon, Fernando and Alain will not participate in the second stage of the Chinese Super League, which has caused a lot of loss in the strength of the team.
In the first stage of the Chinese Super League, Guangzhou won 9 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, ranked second with 30 points, 3 points behind shandong Taishan, who ranked first, and is now led by captain Zheng Zhi to fully impact the 9th crown in team history.
In terms of starting, both teams put on a 442 formation and a double forward combination, Guangzhou sent Wei Shihao and Yang Liyu, and Beijing Guoan sent Zhang Yuning and Anderson Silva.
In the opening 4th minute, Wei Shihao reversed the triangle back pass, and Yan Dinghao did not stare at the ball to push and fly. In the 6th minute, Anderson Silva burst into the penalty area and fired a shot from a tight angle. In the 41st minute, Yan Dinghao sent a wonderful pass, and Wei Shihao's shot from the penalty area was deflected and missed a good opportunity. At the end of the first half, the score was still 0-0.
In the 82nd minute of the second half, Beijing Guoan opened a corner kick, Zhang Yuning flicked his head in front of the goal, broke the deadlock 1-0, and finally helped Beijing Guoan beat Guangzhou.
As the team's executive manager and captain, Zheng Zhi's coaching debut ended in a loss, and was thrown off by Shandong Taishan and overtaken by the team behind him, suffering three consecutive blows.
In another match played at the same time, Shandong Taishan played against Hebei. In the 12th minute, Sun Zhunhao opened a corner kick to be released, Zheng Zheng blasted a world wave, Shandong Taishan led 1-0. In the 24th minute, Xu Xin burst into the penalty area to knock back in the reverse triangle, Liu Yang scored a low shot, and Shandong Taishan extended the score 2-0. In the 63rd minute, Moises' long pass, Guo Tianyu rushed forward to break the goal, shandong Taishan led 3-0. In the 87th and 91st minutes, Wu Xinghan scored twice, and Shandong Taishan locked in a 5-0 victory.
In the two matches that ended earlier, Shanghai Harbor beat Shenzhen 3-1 and Changchun Yatai beat Guangzhou City 2-0. After this round, Shandong Taishan accumulated 36 points and continued to rank first, Shanghai Harbor and Changchun Yatai accumulated 31 points, ranking second to third, and Guangzhou team accumulated 30 points and fell to fourth.