On the evening of December 16, Beijing time, the Chinese Super League championship group ended a focus battle, Guangzhou team was forced to draw 1-1 by Hebei team, 2 consecutive winless (1 draw and 1 loss), Zheng Zhi did not taste victory after taking office, and ate the first yellow card of his coaching career.
Guangzhou is the 8th champion team in the Chinese Super League, ranking first in the history of the number of championships. In the first stage of the Chinese Super League this season, Guangzhou played steadily, ranking second in the standings with 30 points, successfully entering the championship group, and in the first game a few days ago, it lost 0-1 to Beijing Guoan, falling to fourth, while being thrown off by the leader Shandong Taishan by 6 points.
In this round of Guangzhou against Hebei, executive coach Zheng Zhi adjusted multiple positions in the starting lineup, Zhang Linpeng and Jiang Guangtai returned, partnered with center back, Wu Shaocong and Deng Hanwen were on both sides, while Wei Shihao and Yang Liyu formed a double forward, Liao Lisheng, Yan Dinghao, Zhang Xiuwei and Zhong Yihao sat in the midfield.
In the face of the Hebei team that sent three foreign aides at the beginning, the Guangzhou team attacked fiercely after the start, and Wei Shihao and Yang Liyu completed the shots in succession. In the 33rd minute, executive coach Zheng Zhi expressed dissatisfaction with the referee on the sidelines and was shown a yellow card by the referee, which was also the first yellow card received by Zheng Zhi in his coaching career.
In the 48th minute of the second half, Zhang Linpeng advanced on the right and directly sent a precise cross, Wei Shihao inserted into the penalty area and jumped high to head the goal, helping Guangzhou team to take the next city 1-0.
In the 74th minute, Yan Dinghao's cross into the penalty area, Yang Liyu's header was deflected out of the goal, missing a good opportunity. In the 80th minute, Cui Lin's shot was blocked and Zhang Hui pushed the shot to help Hebei team equalize 1-1.
In the end, Guangzhou did not reverse the score again, and was forced to draw with a score of 1-1, without a win for two consecutive rounds. In this game, Guangzhou team is still playing in the all-Chinese class, the biggest surprise is the return of Zhang Linpeng and Jiang Guangtai, and Wei Shihao scored goals, and the three national football internationals have excellent performances, which is also good news for national football.
At the same time, the game that ended, Shandong Taishan defeated Beijing Guoan 2-1, the points reached 39 points, guangzhou team accumulated 31 points after two rounds of no wins, and was thrown away by Shandong Taishan by 8 points.