At 19:30 on January 9, the final of the FA Cup, Taishan and Haigang competed for the championship at Chengdu Phoenix Mountain Sports Park. In the first half, Wang Dalei pounced on the sea with a strong shot. In the second half, in the 82nd minute, Zheng Zheng's free kick hit the goal frame, Yan Junling played the ball, and Jia Desong shot at the world wave from a distance. In the end, The Tarzan team won the championship by beating The Harbor 1-0, defending the FA Cup and winning the double in a single season.
From the lineup point of view, the Taishan team is more neat, Hao Wei once again arranged the three center-backs to start, Zheng Zheng, Shi Ke, Jia Desong appeared together, which is the same as the first leg of the league against the harbor, that game Taishan team won 2-0. In the midfield, Ji Xiang and Liu Yang won the starting opportunity, and Fellaini, Sun Zhunhao, Xu Xin, Guo Tianyu and Moises continued to play. Harbor only had two foreign signings Oscar and Mooy starting, which is the same as in the league meeting, paulinho Jr. is absent, which is also an impact on Seaport's offensive strength.
In the final matchup, every minute is crucial. After the game began, in the 6th minute, Wang Shenchao made a mistake in returning the pass, and Guo Tianyu broke the ball in the penalty area, but unfortunately failed to form a goal. Harbor has more possession driven by Oscar, and in the 16th minute, Oscar's tactical free-kick cross, Wang Shenchao in the penalty area wrapped up in place, fellaini rushed in front of him to break the ball, defusing the danger. Immediately after the harbor tactical corner was issued, Oscar's low flat ball was passed to the goal, and Yu Hai's goal was saved by Wang Dalei to save the goal.
Harbor's two set-piece attacks created a threat in a row, which also made the Tarzan defense more alert. The Tarzans didn't play very well on the offensive end, especially the offensive effects on both flanks were not ideal. Until the 28th minute, Zheng Zheng passed to the front of the penalty area on the left, and Xu Xin received the ball and adjusted the shot slightly offside, which was also the most threatening shot of the Taishan team in the first half. In the first half, neither Tarzan nor Harbor scored.
In the second half, neither team made substitutions. In the 53rd minute, Moises instigated a counterattack, Xu Xin's cross was destroyed, and Zheng Zheng followed up with a shot that was deflected out of the goal. In the 63rd minute, The Taishan team made consecutive substitutions, Qi Tianyu and Jin Jingdao replaced Xu Xin and Liu Yang to adjust the side. In the 69th minute, Moises broke the ball and took the ball to the front of the box and fired a long-range shot that was deflected. In the 70th minute, the harbor replaced Mai Tijiang and Zhang Huachen, replacing Yang Shiyuan and Liu Zhurun.
In the 80th minute, Kim Kyung-do broke through to cause Yang Shiyuan to foul, Taishan team free kick opportunity, in the 82nd minute, Zheng Zheng free kick hit the goal frame pop up, Yan Junling hit the ball out of the box, followed up Bydzon long shot world wave to break the goal, Taishan team 1-0 lead, video referee confirmed that the goal was valid, Taishan team took the lead. Tarzan defenders have a tradition of scoring goals in the FA Cup final, McGovern in the 2014 season, Wang Tong and Song Long in the 2020 season. In the 88th minute, Duan Liu Yu replaced Guo Tianyu.
In the 4 minutes of stoppage time, the Taishan team withstood the pressure, defeated the harbor 1-0, won the FA Cup, and defended the title, winning the 7th FA Cup in the history of the team and winning the double for the third time.