As the banner of Dalian football, Zhao Xuri once helped Shide win Dalian's last top league title. But now, the old man is no longer able to do it. In the play-off match with Chengdu, the 36-year-old Zhao Xuri made another mistake and gave a handball gift at a critical moment, resulting in the team being forced to draw 1-1 by the opponent. As a former Dalian meritorious service, Zhao Xuri also felt very embarrassed after sending points.
The Chinese Super League play-offs were contested, with Dalian people taking on Chengdu Rongcheng. In terms of this lineup, Dalian sent Tao Qianglong, Danielson, Larson, Zhao Xuri, Tong Lei and others to play, while Chengdu sent Liu Ruovan, Leonardo, Feng Zhuoyi, Romulo and others to start.
In the 42nd minute, Dalian won a corner kick opportunity on the left side, Larson drove out, teammates did it back, Larson sent the ball to the middle of the road, the opposing defender did not have a top distance, Sun Guowen rushed to shoot a kick before the opponent. 1-0, Dalian broke the deadlock.
In the 54th minute, Sun Guowen deliberately kicked down Gan Chao while defending, and as a result, he was shown a second yellow card by the referee, and 2 yellows turned into 1 red and was sent off. The Dalian people were forced to fight with 10 men.
In the 75th minute, Chengdu team launched an attack on the right side, Felipe got the ball to force a breakthrough, only to be firmly stuck by Danielson, helpless to lose the ball.
In the 77th minute, Liu Ruovan held the ball in the penalty area, slightly dodged the angle and fired a low shot, the ball hit the outside of the left goalpost and popped up. The Dalian team escaped the disaster.
In the subsequent second attack, Zhao Xuri accidentally kicked down the opposing defender when defending in the penalty area, Liu Ruovan grabbed Zhao Xuri's handball, and the referee awarded a penalty after watching the VAR. Felipe deceived the opposing goalkeeper and easily sent the ball into the goal. Witnessing the team equalize, Chengdu coach Xu Zhengyuan raised his fists and celebrated wildly.
In the end, the 10-man Dalian team was finally forced to draw 1-1 by Chengdu, losing a good game after leading by one goal. After losing almost all three points, Dalian is now demoralized, in poor shape, and the second leg is not optimistic.