On December 16, in the 16th round of the second stage of the Chinese Super League, Guangzhou (Guangzhou Evergrande) played against Hebei. Zhang Linpeng assisted, Wei Shihao scored a wonderful header; Zhang Hui equalized in the 81st minute, the two teams drew 1-1, coaching the first 2 games of Guangzhou, Zheng Zhi scored 1 point, and has not yet tasted the taste of victory.
In the first 15 games of the Chinese Super League, Guangzhou scored 30 points, ranking 4th in the league; Hebei team scored 23 points in 15 games, ranking 7th. Zhang Linpeng served as the captain of the Guangzhou team, executive coach Zheng Zhi sat on the bench, and Wei Shihao and Yang Liyu led the attacking line.
Zheng Zhi, 41, became the focus of the field in the 32nd minute. The Guangzhou coach complained to the referee that "don't always blow the game" because he was dissatisfied with the referee's decision, and the referee showed a yellow card to warn Zheng Zhi.
The scene in the first half was not wonderful, Guangzhou occupied 55% of the possession, but the offensive rhythm was slow, only 1 shot was on target; Hebei team shot 2 shots and 0 shots on target.
Yi Bian fought again, and in the 49th minute, Guangzhou broke the deadlock! Zhang Linpeng's accurate cross from the right, Wei Shihao jumped high, and the air bully-level header was successful!
Guangzhou broke the ball at the back
Look at this goal from Guangzhou: Guangzhou broke the ball on the left side of the backfield and quickly launched a counterattack. Wei Shihao passed the ball to the middle and then moved to Zhang Linpeng on the right. Wei Shihao's running position, sudden start, and grabbing points are quite perfect.
In the 71st minute, Guangzhou replaced Wei Shihao with 18-year-old Ling Jie. In the 81st minute, Hebei equalized! Memisevic's long pass, Hebei's attack hit the penalty area, Guangzhou defenders made mistakes in the fight for the top, and there was defensive confusion in the penalty area. Cui Lin's first-foot shot was blocked, and Zhang Hui scored a goal to make it 1-1!
On the bench of the Guangzhou team, there are not many good choices. In the 85th minute, Yang Liyu and Yan Dinghao were replaced, and He Chao and Tan Kaiyuan appeared. In the 87th minute, Tan Kaiyuan, a young player produced by Evergrande Football School, tried a left-footed shot outside the penalty area! The Hebei goalkeeper made a wonderful save.
In the 94th minute, Liao Lisheng inserted a foul on Hebei and Guangzhou won a free kick 18 meters from the goal, which was the last chance! Liao Lisheng personally took the penalty, but unfortunately failed to form a goal.
After serving as the manager of Guangzhou, Zheng Zhi led the team to play 2 games, the first game was 0-1 lost to Beijing Guoan, and the game was drawn 1-1 with Hebei, which was also the first point of coaching the Chinese Super League.