18 years old, the first time promoted to the first team, the debut season of the Chinese Super League, the debut of the Chinese Super League, can you imagine that this is the growth trajectory of 18-year-old Ling Jie this year? In the match against Hebei, Ling Jie scored a deadlock-breaking goal for Evergrande to help the team lead 1-0. It has to be mentioned that Ling Jie represented the U20 national youth in the Chinese Second Division this season before being promoted to the first team, making a total of 4 appearances for the team and scoring 2 key goals.
In the 20th round of the Chinese Super League, a focus showdown was played by Evergrande against Hebei. In terms of this lineup, Evergrande sent Deng Hanwen, Zhang Xiuwei, He Chao, Wei Shihao, Yang Liyu, Ling Jie and others to start, while Hebei sent Memisevic, Ding Haifeng, Leonardo, Gao Huaze and others.
In the 12th minute, Zhang Xiuwei's midfield went straight, Yang Liyu's shot from the left side of the penalty area was saved by Bao Yaxiong, the opposing defender Jin Qiang broke the siege, Ling Jie stretched out his foot, and the ball flew into the goal. 1-0, Evergrande broke the deadlock. With this goal, the 18-year-old Ling Jie scored his first goal in the Chinese Super League.
Together with two goals from the national youth, Ling Jie has scored a total of 3 goals this season (official matches). Despite the small number of goals and the fact that the goals are a bit of luck, they are quite important for Ling Jie, because he has completed a breakthrough of 0 in the Chinese Super League. In this regard, the outcome is clearly more important than the process.
In the 41st minute, perhaps because of breaking the debut goal in the Chinese Super League, Ling Jie was very excited that Ling Jie had received a yellow card for a tactical foul on Memisevic near midfield, but he did not seem to be satisfied with the referee's decision, so he questioned the referee's decision. Fortunately, he stabilized his mood in time and did not give the referee the opportunity to be the 2nd yellow.
At the end of the half, Evergrande took a 1-0 lead with Ling Jie's goal. Judging from the performance in the first half, Evergrande basically continued its recent good state. If they can win, Evergrande will have two consecutive wins, and Zheng Zhi will also have his first consecutive win since coaching.