On December 16, in the 16th round of the Ping An Chinese Super League, Beijing Guoan played against the leader Shandong Taishan. Neither side achieved anything in the first half. In the 71st minute of the second half, Gao Tianyi's free-kick was passed into the box, and Zhang Yuning scored a goal, 1-0! After taking the lead, the opponent increased the intensity of the fight, and the Guoan players also showed great bravery and tenacity. The opponent used the last 10 minutes of the game to score two goals by two foreign players, and finally Beijing Guoan lost 1-2.
/Post-Match Remarks/
Bilic: It was a very good game. The match against Shandong Taishan is certainly difficult. Today our players were very brave, and the two teams were on a par with each other physically. Actually we had a lot of chances in the game, but our players were a little too anxious to pass a fatal assist. In the second half, the opponent was a bit anxious and we took advantage of a set-piece opportunity to take the lead. We were supposed to be in control of the game, but they scored a beautiful goal, really beautiful. In fact, both sides have a chance to kill and I am very satisfied with the performance of my players. We had 2 important players miss the game, including Wang Gang, who also went off with an injury, but the performance of the substitute players was very good. I congratulate Shandong and, of course, my players, who deserve more.
Q How is Wang Gang's injury? Comment on the team's performance in the first 80 minutes?
First of all, we lost 2 of the most important players in preparation for this game - Yu Dabao and Li Lei. After the start of the game, we lost Wang Gang again. In the current situation, many of our foreign aid is gone, including some of our main players are injured, such as Yu Yang, Li Ke and so on. In this case, I also had to choose Cao Yongjing as a right-back, and I knew it was not his position. In the last 2 minutes of the game, we sent some fresh forces, such as Park Sung and Wang Yeong Ming.
Wang Gang's injury is still waiting, and the other side is playing very aggressively. In some game scenes, they killed our players too much. There are some scenes where it is completely impossible to touch the ball, such as the one against Wang Gang and the one against our goalkeeper.
Q How do you think Cao Yongjing performed today? Will it become a standing option for right-backs in the future?
A We really don't have many options on the bench right now. I need to know Wang Gang's injury now, and if he doesn't have a big problem, it's great. Cao Yongjing's performance today I absolutely want to praise, he played well after playing, achieved the effect. Not only him, but Kim Tae-yeon on the other side also played very well and I was very happy with the performances of both of them.
/Player Remarks/
/Highlights/
In the 71st minute, Gao Tianyi's free-kick was crossed, the opponent made a mistake in the clearance, and Zhang Yuning drew a shot!
/Post-match stats/
/Lineup/
Starts: 1 Hou Sen; 16 Jin Pengxiang, 24 Yang Fan, 19 Liu Huan; 27 Wang Gang (17', 37 Cao Yongjing), 15 Gao Tianyi, 6 Chi Zhongguo, 18 Jin Tae-yan; 10 Zhang Xizhe (70', 8 Park Cheng); 9 Zhang Yuning, 11 Anderson (70', 20 Wang Ziming)
Non-playing substitutes: 14 Zou Dehai, 25 Guo Quanbo, 26 Bai Yang, 29 Jiang Tao, 36 Liang Shaowen, 38 Ruan Qilong, 32 Liu Guobo, 39 Xie Longfei, 28 He Zhenyu (U23)
/Thanks/
Finally, thank you to all Guoan fans for their support of the team. In the face of a strong enemy, the Beijing Guoan team fought to the end, and unfortunately the result was not satisfactory. In the next game, we will continue to work hard and strive to win! On December 19, the team will face Guangzhou City.