Chengdu Rongcheng 1-1 Dalian people
At 15:30 on January 8, the first leg of the 2021 Ping An Chinese Super League play-offs, Chengdu Rongcheng's match against Dalian was played at the Jiangyin Sports Center. Sun Guowen's goal gave Dalian a lead; Felipe scored a penalty to help Chengdu Rongcheng equalize, and in the end, Chengdu Rongcheng drew 1-1 with Dalianren.
The starter
In the 10th minute of the first half, receiving a corner kick from his teammate, Dong Yanfeng's header was deflected out of the goal. In the 23rd minute, Liu Ruovan carried the ball all the way from the backfield to the front of the penalty area, and then got up to shoot with his feet, and the ball was high above the crossbar. In the 43rd minute, Larson hoisted the ball into the penalty area on the left side, Chengdu Rongcheng players were not far from the siege, and Sun Guowen's right-footed shot inside the penalty area broke the goal, giving Dalian a 1-0 lead. At the end of the first half, Dalian people temporarily led 1-0.
In the 55th minute of the second half, Sun Guowen received his second personal yellow card, and two yellows turned into one red and was sent off. In the 64th minute, Leonardo turned around and hit a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, deflecting the ball out of the net. In the 76th minute, Chengdu Rongcheng won a penalty, and Felipe took the penalty to help Chengdu Rongcheng pull the score to a 1-1 draw.
In the end, the match ended, and Chengdu Rongcheng drew 1-1 with Dalian. The second leg of the tournament will take place on January 12.
Field data
Qingdao team 0-1 Zhejiang team
At 15:30 on January 8, the first leg of the 2021 Ping An Chinese Super League play-offs, Qingdao's match against Zhejiang was played at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Center. Frank scored the only goal of the game, and in the end, Qingdao lost 1-0 to Zhejiang.
In the 4th minute of the first half, a cross from the right of his teammate was met by Gaudí's header from inside the penalty area, high over the crossbar. In the 25th minute, Matthews fired a left-footed long-range shot from outside the penalty area that deflected off goal. In the 30th minute, Gaudí hit the goal from a small angle inside the penalty area, which was saved by goalkeeper Li Zhizhao, and Frank followed up with a supplementary shot to break the goal, and Zhejiang led 1-0. At the end of the first half, Zhejiang temporarily led 1-0.
In the 46th minute of the second half, receiving a teammate's inverted triangle pass, Gaudí's shot inside the penalty area was blocked by goalkeeper Li Zhizhao, and Zhong Haoran made up for the shot outside the box and went high over the crossbar. In the 52nd minute, Matthews took the ball outside the penalty area and cut inside, hitting his left foot just over the crossbar. In the 60th minute, Gu Bin hit the goal with his left foot outside the penalty area, and Li Zhizhao fell to the ground to save the ball. In the 83rd minute, Gu Bin took a free kick and directly attacked the goal, and Li Zhizhao saved the ball.
In the end, the whole game ended, and Qingdao lost 0-1 to Zhejiang. The second leg of the tournament will take place on January 12.