In the first leg of the Chinese Super League relegation play-off that ended on the afternoon of January 8, Beijing time, Dalian drew 1-1 with Chengdu Rongcheng. In this game, Dalian Renben had a very good first half. With superior strength, they took the lead by breaking the deadlock with Sun Guowen's volley. Unfortunately, in the second half, the situation on the field suddenly changed.
In the 54th minute, goal hero Sun Guowen made a tactical foul near the center circle that did not have much necessary, allowing him to receive a second yellow card, and referee Li Haixin did not hesitate to send him off. It also became a turning point in the game, and the Dalian people had to fight with one less person for more than half an hour. Then the two sides upgraded, in the 80th minute veteran Zhao Xuri foul sent points, Felipe scored a penalty, Chengdu Rongcheng equalized.
Seeing the loss of the good situation, the mentality of dalian players began to become more and more impatient. At the end of the game, Chengdu was yellow carded by Li Haixin for a foul, but Dalian coach Xi did not seem to be satisfied with the penalty, and the former international Zheng Long, who sat on the bench, constantly quarreled with the referee, and finally the Evergrande veteran received a red card, and the scene was once in chaos. Subsequently, Liu Peng, a staff member of Dalian, was also sent to the stands with a red card for venting his dissatisfaction. From the live broadcast sound, you can hear that there are Dalian fans outside the stadium shouting black whistles.
Just imagine, if the Dalian team is not entangled in the Chengdu Rongcheng team this foul. Instead, seize the time to use this frontcourt set-piece opportunity to create a threat, and perhaps the outcome of the game may be different. But the last bit of time was also wasted because the whole team of Dalian people was out of control.
After a regrettable draw in the first leg, the second leg of the two sides will meet four days later to determine whether Dalian can stay in the Chinese Super League in the coming year. In the case of the suspension of the main player Sun Guowen and the injury of foreign aid Boateng, whether the Dalian people can finally win the relegation is undoubtedly a huge doubt.