On December 19, the 17th round of the Chinese Super League ended the competition, the championship group match, Taishan defeated the harbor 2-0, 8 consecutive wins after an 8-point lead, mastering the initiative of the championship. Guangzhou beat Changchun Yatai 2-0 to tie the points to the harbor and rise to second place. Guoan lost 0-5 to Guangzhou City, and there is little hope of hitting the top 4 this season. Shenzhen beat Hebei 3-0 to move up to 5th place and hit the AFC Champions League qualification. Judging from the overall situation, the suspense of the championship competition has become smaller, and as long as the Taishan team plays steadily, it is expected to win the championship in advance.
The championship group Guangzhou team surpassed the harbor to rise to the 2nd Place Guoan 5 goals defeated
In the first two rounds of the Chinese Super League Championship Group, only Taishan and Harbor won two consecutive victories, and the point difference between the two teams was 5 points, which also made the direct confrontation between the two teams a 6-point showdown for the championship. In this round of two-team clashes, Taishan team is better, Jia Desong and Sun Junhao scored, Taishan team beat Harbor 2-0, the points reached 42 points, leading Harbor by as many as 8 points, the top position is more stable, but also makes the suspense of the championship less and less.
Harbor slipped to 3rd place after losing as Guangzhou beat Changchun Yatai 2-0, Deng Hanwen and Yang Liyu scored goals, and their points also reached 34 points, tying Shanghai Harbor and rising to 2nd place with a goal difference advantage. Zheng Zhi led the team to the first victory, and the Guangzhou team still did not give up under difficult circumstances, and the spirit they showed was still worthy of recognition. According to the schedule, in the 18th round, Guangzhou team and the harbor directly matched, the harbor to easily get 3 points on the Guangzhou team is not easy, Guangzhou team is expected to continue to block the harbor.
Taishan's opponent in the next round is Changchun Yatai, Yatai suffered two rounds of winless, the points are only 32 points, 10 points behind the Taishan team, it can be said that early withdrawal from the championship ranks. Yatai's core foreign aid Serginho and Junier have been injured, which is a great impact on Yatai, and in the match with Guangzhou, Yatai Huijiakang received a red card, which is also a loss for Yatai, who is not strong in the lineup. From the overall strength point of view, Taishan team still has an advantage against Yatai, Hao Wei can rotate more lineups, ensure the team's physical advantage, there is a greater hope to get 3 points, continue the pace of consecutive wins, and move towards the championship.
In the rest of the matches, Beijing Guoan suffered a crushing defeat, they lost 0-5 to Guangzhou City, setting a record for the largest single-game loss in the top league in the history of the team. Guangzhou City played even better in this game, Cardona scored a goal in the opening 2 minutes, and Zhang Gong extended his lead in the 7th minute. Guoan stepped up his attack, but the defense went ahead with problems, Cardona scored twice, Thiago scored two goals and Guangzhou City won a 5-0 victory. Guoan only has 27 points after two consecutive defeats, and it is not difficult to catch up with the top 4. Shenzhen beat Hebei 3-0 to get the first win in three rounds, the points reached 28 points, Kaldek substitute scored twice, their goal is to qualify for the AFC Champions League, and then they have to go all out to get points. In this round of competition, all three teams in Guangdong won, Taishan also scored 3 points, and the four teams in the Guangzhou Division won all in the first stage.