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At 15:30 Beijing time on January 8, the first leg of the Chinese Super League relegation play-off was contested, with Chengdu Rongcheng against Dalian and Qingdao against Zhejiang. Chengdu Rongcheng qualified for the promotion to the Super League as the 4th place in the Chinese League One, while the Dalian people had to play the play-offs because they were second-to-last in the Relegation Group of the Chinese Super League. Qingdao team ranked at the bottom of the Relegation Group of the Chinese Super League and locked in a play-off place early, while Zhejiang team qualified for the Chinese Super League play-off as the 3rd place in the Chinese First Division. As a result, Chengdu Rongcheng drew 1-1 with Dalian, while Qingdao lost 0-1 to Zhejiang.
In the match between Chengdu Rongcheng and Dalian, the two sides still played more cautiously. Chengdu Rongcheng creates a little more opportunities. Tao Qianglong's small angle shot was blocked, and Liu Ruovan's long-range shot was kicked high. Dalian took the lead in the 41st minute to seize the opportunity to complete the goal, the goal was Sun Guowen, his volley in the box exploded straight into the net, the scene of Jose was happy to break. Chengdu Rongcheng trailed by one goal at half-time. Chengdu Rongcheng had 50% possession in the first half, 5 shots on goal and 2 shots on target, but failed to score. Dalianren scored 1 goal with 2 shots on goal in the first half, only 1 shot on target.
In the second half, Sun Guowen was sent off for fouls turning two yellows and one red, which directly changed the pattern on the field. Sun Guowen, knowing that he had a yellow card, still fouled like that, which was really irrational, and put the team into a passive situation. Chengdu Rongcheng, who plays one more player, will have more room to create opportunities. Liu Ruovan almost scored a goal, but unfortunately was rejected by the column. However, in the final stages, Zhao Xuri made a fatal mistake by giving his opponent a penalty and letting Felipe equalize. In the end, Chengdu Rongcheng drew 1-1 with Dalian. Chengdu Rongcheng really escaped the disaster.
In the match between Qingdao and Zhejiang, Zhejiang took the lead, Gaudí's header was high on the top of the goal, and Matthews' long-range shot was deflected. Zhejiang broke through the opponent's goal in the 29th minute, and Andreasevic scored in front of the goal. At the end of the half, Qingdao team trailed by one goal. In the first half, Qingdao played very badly, with only a pitiful 2 shots on goal, not even 1 shot on target. Although the Zhejiang team did not have many opportunities, the quality of the shot was OK, and 2 shots were scored and 1 goal was scored. In the second half, Zhejiang still had the initiative, and even very close to expanding the score. The Qingdao team has not made much progress, and there is a threat of offensive sweeping. In the end, Qingdao had to accept a 0-1 defeat. The Qingdao team has no way back, and the relegation situation is very pessimistic.