On the afternoon of January 3, Beijing time, the relegation team of the final round of the Chinese Super League ended three closely watched duels. In the end, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers and Chongqing Liangjiang Athletics came ashore, and Dalian Renren, despite a 4-1 victory, still had to play the relegation play-off with Qingdao.
Before the final round, Dalian people had no initiative to directly relegate. But in the first half, they saw hope. Shan Huanhuan scored his first goal in the Chinese Super League to help the team lead. At the same time, Chongqing team trailed Wuhan 0-1, while Tianjin Jinmen Tiger drew 0-0 with Cangzhou Lions.
In the second half, the situation changed dramatically. Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic team scored 2 goals in a short period of time to overtake the score. After Qingdao captain Yang Yu was sent off, the leading Dalian team defeated Qingdao team without much suspense. The focus of everything was on the match between the Jinmen Tiger and the Cangzhou Lion. If the Jinmen Tigers fail to beat The Cangzhou team, it will be them who play in the relegation play-offs.
Until the 84th minute of the game, Jinmen Tiger was unable to break through the goal of the Cangzhou Lions. However, in the 84th minute of the game, a miracle moment was staged. Magno turned around in the penalty area and hit the crossbar to pop up, Xie Weijun stopped the ball on his chest and pumped the shot, Jinmen Tiger 1-0 Cangzhou Lions. The VAR intervenes to confirm that the goal is valid. After the goal, Xie Weijun rushed to celebrate, and the famous son also knew that his goal was worth thousands of dollars. Because the Jinmen Tiger scored 3 points, Dalian's 4-1 victory became meaningless.
When the final whistle sounded, Jinmen Tiger coach Yu Genwei was very excited, and the national football star roared with excitement and embraced the players in a crazy celebration, as if they had won the league championship.
After the game, Jinmen Tiger General Zhou Tong also choked up in an interview: "I feel that our team has not been easy from the first day of the establishment of the team to the present, I thank the Tianjin fans on behalf of the whole team, thank every staff member of the club, and thank ourselves, it is indeed not easy, the last moment of the three games scored, everyone fought to the end, we did not even have a match suit at the beginning, it is true that this year is not easy, what we have experienced is only we know." ”
As a veteran of the Chinese Super League, Jinmen Hu once faced the same "disbandment" crisis as Jiangsu Suning before the start of this season, but eventually miraculously survived and was relegated in the final round, which was difficult but very inspirational for them this season.