On the evening of December 22, Beijing time, the 18th round of the Chinese Super League began to compete, and in a focus battle of the championship group, Shandong Taishan and Changchun Yatai met. After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, Shandong Taishan achieved a reversal after falling behind by one goal, and finally they won 2-1 against Changchun Yatai. After winning this game, the Taishan team won 9 consecutive league games and 15 consecutive double-line wins.
In this match, Shandong Taishan team lined up in a 3-5-2 formation. The goalkeeper position is No. 14 Wang Dalei, the three centre-backs are No. 4 Jia Desong, No. 27 Shi Ke and No. 5 Zheng Zheng, the midfielders are No. 33 Jin Jingdao, No. 25 Fellaini, No. 28 Sun Zhunhao, No. 11 Liu Yang and No. 8 Xu Xin, and No. 7 Guo Tianyu on the front line with No. 10 Moises.
In the 5th minute of the first half, Yang's ultrasonic shot from a tight angle hit the side-netting. In the 9th minute, Xu Xin tried a long-range shot from outside the penalty area, and the ball went high over the crossbar. In the 23rd minute, Guo Tianyu grabbed a nodding ball inside the penalty area and attacked the goal, and yatai goalkeeper got the ball. In the 39th minute, Judsson received a pass from his teammate and headed the ball into the top of the goal. In the 45th minute, Changchun Yatai launched an attack in front of the steal, and Yang Ultrasound pushed slightly offside.
The deadlock was broken in the 50th minute, Eric's header was blocked by Wang Dalei, and then he followed up with a supplementary shot to give Changchun Yatai a 1-0 lead. In the 53rd minute, Moises fired a long-range shot from outside the box and the ball was deflected off goal. Delgado, who came off the bench in the 78th minute, scored for The Tarzans and the score became 1-1. In injury time, Guo Tianyu scored inside the penalty area to help Shandong Taishan win the game 2-1.
In the end, after the 90-minute match, Shandong Taishan team won the Changchun Yatai team with goals from Delgado and Guo Tianyu to reverse the score of 2-1. After this game, The Taishan team won nine consecutive league games, and in the standings they reached 45 points, extending the lead to 10 points. The Taishan team can lock up the Chinese Super League championship this season as soon as the next round of competition, and as long as the next victory over Hebei team, The Taishan team can win the first league championship in 11 years.