At 15:30 beijing time on December 18, 2021, the third round of the Relegation Group of the Chinese Super League began, Dalian people vs Cangzhou Lions. Just 2 minutes into the opening of the first half, the Cangzhou Lions made a fantastic start and scored another goal in the 37th minute. In the second half, Boateng scored a penalty for Dalian, and in the end, Dalian lost 1-2 to the Cangzhou Lions.
At present, Dalian is in 4th place in the relegation group with a record of 13 points, mainly thanks to the relegation group, Dalian team won two consecutive games in the opening two 1-0. The Cangzhou Lions lost 2-4 to Wuhan in the first two rounds, and drew 1-1 with Shanghai Shenhua, it should be said that the relegation situation is precarious.
The two teams have played each other 4 times in the past, 2 times in the middle of the first division, when they were tied 2-2. In the 2020 season, Dalian first lost 1-2 to their opponents and then won 2-0.
First, let's take a look at the starting lineup of the two teams, Dalian team lined up the 4231 formation, goalkeeper Zhang Chong, 4 defenders are Tong Lei, Dong Yanfeng, Wang Yaopeng and Li Shuai; 2 backs are Wu Wei and Cui Ming'an; 3 forwards Sun Guowen, Zheng Long, Wang Zhen'ao; single forward is Shan Huanhuan. The starting line-up is worth €1.5 million.
The Cangzhou Lions are also in a 4231 formation, with goalkeeper Shao Haoliang, 4 defenders zheng Zhiyun, Liu Yang, Su Zu and Yang Yun; 2 backs are Sabid and Park Shihao; 3 forwards are Xie Pengfei, Lin Chuangyi and Bugla Khan, and single striker Liu Xinyu. The total value of Cangzhou's starting lineup reached 2.22 million euros.
After the start of the game, Dalian still continued its previous fighting style and occupied an advantage in data. However, the Cangzhou Lions scored a goal on the first attack, which caught Dalian a bit off guard. At that time, Cangzhou's Zheng Zhiyun crossed from the left, and Xie Pengfei's header from inside the penalty area broke the goal, 1-0. But then the referee believed that the ball had gone out of the bottom line first, and after confirmation by the video assistant referee, it was changed to offensive validity.
This is not the end, in the 37th minute, after Shan Pengfei received a long pass from his teammates, he broke into the penalty area with a single knife and shot low into the goal, and Dalian fell behind 0-2 in the first half.
In the second half, Dalian replaced three main players, namely Boateng, Zhao Xuri and Larson. The 3 substitutions quickly paid off, in the 49th minute, Sun Guowen broke through to the Cangzhou team penalty area, Park Se-ho handball in the penalty area, the referee awarded a penalty, Boateng took a penalty and pushed the goal, rewriting the score to 2-1.
Since then, although the Dalian team has attacked like a tide, it has no choice but to miss many good opportunities. In the end, Dalian lost 1-2 to the Cangzhou Lions.
In this game, the play of Cangzhou's forward defender Xie Pengfei is the key to laying the foundation for Cangzhou's victory. On the other hand, Dalian, in the first half, without Boateng and Larson, was completely played by two different teams.
Judging from Jose's starting lineup, it seems that he is overconfident in Dalian. Many players of the Cangzhou team were suspended due to red and yellow cards. And many fans also think that Dalian team can not be careless, obviously, fans and media words, Jose did not listen. It should be said that the loss of this game was completely caused by Jose's carelessness. After the game, dalian teams' blame for Jose also abounded.
After this game, due to the 1-2 defeat of Tianjin Jinmen Tigers to Qingdao, the Cangzhou Lions, whose points reached 14 points, have overtaken Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic and reached the 5th place, temporarily opening up the gap with the relegation zone.