On January 8, Beijing time, the first leg of the Super League play-off began, the two teams in the Chinese Super League did not win, Qingdao lost 0-1 to Zhejiang, Dalian drew 1-1 with Chengdu Rongcheng, both teams are in a passive position. On the 12th, the play-offs began the second leg of the competition, whether the two teams in the Chinese Super League can be relegated will unveil the final suspense, and the two teams in the Chinese First Division have the hope of rushing to the top.
In the Chinese Super League, Dalian people ranked second to last, Qingdao team was the first to last, two teams entered the play-offs, Zhejiang ranked third in the Chinese League One, Chengdu Rongcheng ranked fourth, the two teams continued the hope of rushing to the super, the play-off match was Chengdu Rongcheng against Dalianren, Qingdao team against Zhejiang team. According to the matching arrangement, on January 8 and 12, the play-offs will be played over two legs, and the winner will qualify for the 2022 Chinese Super League.
In the match between Qingdao and Zhejiang, foreign aid Alexandrini entered the bench, single foreign aid Bardu started, Zhejiang double foreign aid Frank and Matthews started, top scorer Mushekwi sat on the bench, and Gaudí from The Taishan team made his debut. In the 30th minute, Zhejiang team advanced a goal, Matthews counterattacked on the right side to create a threat, he passed to Gaudí in the box, Gaudí did not stop the ball directly to the goal was saved, Frank in the box to break the goal, Zhejiang 1-0 lead.
At the beginning of the second half, Zhejiang once again created a threat, Frank's shot in the penalty area was saved by the Qingdao goalkeeper, and Zhong Haoran, who followed up on the outside, hit the goal high. In the 52nd minute, Matthews Necke scored slightly higher. Qingdao replaced Zhu Jianrong to strengthen the attack, but they still failed to equalize, losing 0-1 in the first leg and being in a passive position. The two teams played the second leg on the 12th, and Zhejiang took the lead.
Dalianren's match against Chengdu Rongcheng, Larson and Danielson started, Chengdu is Romulo and Leonardo debut, and newcomers such as Liu Ruovan and Tao Qianglong also start. In the 42nd minute, Dalian took the lead, Larson corner was destroyed, Tao Qianglong divided to the left, Larson continued to cross, after scrambling in the penalty area, the ball reached the foot of Sun Guowen at the back point, Sun Guowen scored, Dalian people 1-0.
In the second half, in the 55th minute, Sun Guowen received a second yellow card for a foul in midfield, was sent off by a red card, Chengdu was superior, and Dalian coach Jose was also helpless. In the 76th minute, Liu Ruovan's shot hit the goalpost and popped up, Chengdu crossed again to create a threat, Zhao Xuri fouled, the referee watched the video replay, awarded a penalty, slow motion also showed that before Liu Ruovan snatched the suspected handball, but the referee determined that the handball did not exist, awarded a foul in the penalty area, Chengdu won the penalty.
Zhao Xuri was also dissatisfied with the referee's decision, but the referee's decision was very firm, and Felipe hit the penalty and equalized. In the end, the two teams shook hands 1-1 to make peace, Chengdu missed a good opportunity, Dalian people got a draw, the second leg of the two teams was played on the 12th, and both teams also had opportunities.