In the second stage of the relegation group competition, Dalian's performance showed a free landing decline, from the initial 2 consecutive wins to the current 3 consecutive defeats. After the defeat to Cangzhou, Dalian not only fell into the relegation circle, but also lost the initiative of relegation. It has to be mentioned that this defeat also set a 3-year humiliating record for Dalian, and they not only lost 3 consecutive games in the last 3 rounds of matches, but also did not score a goal. The last time this happened was in March 2018.
The 21st round of the Chinese Super League relegation focus battle was played by Cangzhou Lions against Dalian Renren. In terms of this lineup, Dalian sent Boateng, Zhao Xuri, Larson and others to play, while Cangzhou sent Oscar, Luo Jing, Kaimu and others to start.
In the first half of the game, the two teams fought fiercely, but the goal was lacking, and Dalian foreign aid Boateng suffered a strain in the stoppage time and then had to be replaced early. At the beginning of the second half, Dalian made a substitution adjustment, and Tao Qianglong came off the bench to replace Wang Zhen'ao.
In the 58th minute, Cangzhou midfielder launched an attack with a long pass, and Oscar took the ball to force off the defense of the opposing 2 defenders and single-handedly broke the goal. 1-0, Cangzhou broke the deadlock.
In the 77th minute, Dalian team launched an attack on the right side, Zhao Xuri broke through the defense with the ball and crossed 45 degrees, but directly passed the ball to the bottom line, after sending such a bad pass, the 36-year-old Zhao Xuri looked embarrassed and took the initiative to raise his right hand to show his mistake.
In the 80th minute, Dalian's team was directly blocked in the middle of the road, and Tao Qianglong burst into the penalty area with the ball to face the goalkeeper and shoot with a kick, only to be lifted off the crossbar by the opposing goalkeeper. Dalian missed their best chance to equalize.
In the 93rd minute, Dalian people corner kick opportunity, goalkeeper Zhang Chong rushed to the opponent's penalty area to grab the point unsuccessfully, Cangzhou team broke the ball to instigate a counterattack, Xie Pengfei clever pass, Oscar easily sent the ball into the empty goal. 2-0, Cangzhou locked in the win.
Due to the 2 matches played at the same time, Tianjin beat Qingdao 1-0 and Chongqing drew 0-0 with Shenhua. In this way, Dalian's ranking was surpassed by Tianjin and Chongqing at the same time, ranking second to the bottom. If they lose to Qingdao in the final round, Dalian will have to play a brutal promotion and relegation play-off.