At 15:30 Beijing time on January 4, the final battle of the Chinese Super League championship group, Guangzhou team against Shanghai Harbor. In the first half, Deng Hanwen and Ling Jie missed a single knife successively, and Li Shenyuan counterattacked and scored. In the 97th minute, Ling Jie made a point, and Zhang Linpeng kicked and flew. In the end, Guangzhou lost 0-1 to the opponent and missed the second place in the Chinese Super League and the qualification for the AFC Champions League in the last minute.
Before this match, Guangzhou ranked second with 44 points and Shanghai Harbor ranked third by 2 points, and the two teams will compete for the runner-up in the Chinese Super League. In this game, Zheng Zhi once again sent the all-Chinese class to play, the fiery Ling Jie was on the front line, and Zhang Xiuwei and Yan Dinghao were guarding the midfield.
Although there is no foreign aid, guangzhou's attack is loud and threatening. In the 6th minute, Hou Yu was brilliantly plugged in, Deng Hanwen single-handedly passed Yan Junling, and the small angle shot was blocked out of the bottom line.
In the 25th minute, a similar plot was staged again, Hou Yu sent a wonderful pass in the counterattack, Ling Jie swung past Yan Junling again, the angle was too small to get up and shoot, knocking back teammates a strong shot was blocked.
In the 28th minute, Shanghai Harbor suddenly made a force, Lu Wenjun over the top to pick a pass, Liu Zhurun faced the attacking Liu Shibo, the outside foot clever shot to send the ball into the net, scored the second goal of his personal Chinese Super League, Guangzhou team 0-1 behind.
In the 57th minute, Guangzhou won a corner kick, Liao Lisheng crossed, Yan Dinghao's header was slightly high, and the equaliser opportunity was missed again.
The game went into stoppage time and there was drama. In the 94th minute, he was fouled for a handball in the Hai penalty area and gave Guangzhou a penalty. Dissatisfied with the penalty, a number of players in Shanghai Harbor surrounded the referee to ask for explanations, and Li Shenyuan and Mai Tijiang were too emotional and also received yellow cards.
In the 97th minute, Zhang Linpeng kicked the penalty away, seeing this scene, Zheng Zhi showed a bitter smile on the sidelines, and finally Guangzhou lost 0-1 to Shanghai Harbor.
This 0-1 also ended guangzhou's 6 consecutive rounds of unbeaten, while being overtaken by the other side, the difference of 1 point did not qualify for the runner-up of the Chinese Super League, and the fate of the two teams was rewritten in an instant.
However, guangzhou fans have been satisfied with the financial difficulties and the loss of a group of naturalized players to fight to the end and still get the third place.
The 41-year-old Zheng Zhi proved his coaching ability, and the next step is likely to return to china and help Li Xiaopeng as a teaching assistant to compete in the upcoming top 12.
However, after the end of the game, many Guangzhou players shed tears, after all, this team is still not there next year, it is really difficult to say, and zheng zhi, Liu Dianzuo, Huang Bowen, Liao Lisheng, Mei Fang and Deng Hanwen's contract is about to expire, even if the team is saved, the lineup may be unrecognizable.