On January 1, Beijing time, the 21st round of the Chinese Super League championship group began to compete. In this round of Shandong Taishan against Shanghai Harbor, Guangzhou team faced Changchun Yatai, Beijing Guoan played against Guangzhou City, and Hebei team played against Shenzhen team.
Shandong Taishan drew 2-2 with Shanghai Harbour. In the 7th minute, Liu Yu scored a low shot to give Taishan a 1-0 lead. In the 68th minute, Li Shenglong assisted Hu Jinghang's goal, and the harbor tied the score. Mooy's goal in the 75th minute helped Harbour back. In stoppage time, Wang Shenchao brought down Moises in the penalty area, the referee gave a red dot package, and Moises scored a perfect goal.
Guangzhou team 2-0 Changchun Yatai. In the 72nd minute, Ling Jie swung past the goalkeeper to shoot and Guangzhou took a 1-0 lead. In the 82nd minute, Tan Kaiyuan scored from a small angle, and Guangzhou changed the score to 2-0.
Beijing Guoan 1-1 Guangzhou City team. In the 40th minute, Zhang Yuning scored a penalty and Beijing Guoan took a 1-0 lead. In the 51st minute, Titian Lee equalised for Guangzhou City.
Hebei lost 0-1 to Shenzhen. In the 47th minute, Chen Yunhua blocked the necessary goal with a handball on the goal line, the referee showed a red card and blew a penalty, and Kaldek's penalty was saved. In the 54th minute, Shenzhen won another penalty, Kaldek hit the penalty and Shenzhen took a 1-0 lead.
Tarzan are unbeaten in 12 league rounds, accumulating 50 points to continue to lead the table. Guangzhou scored 44 points after three consecutive wins, temporarily leading the Harbors by two points. The Harbor team was tied by The Taishan team in this round, and they are currently in third place with 42 points. In the final round, Guangzhou and Harbor will meet head-to-head to compete for the second place in the Chinese Super League this season. Changchun Yatai ranked fourth with 38 points after the loss, while Shenzhen, Guoan, Guangzhou City and Hebei ranked 5th to 8th respectively.