At 15:30 Beijing time on January 12, the second leg of the 2021 Ping An Chinese Super League play-offs, Qingdao and Zhejiang team launched the final competition for the Chinese Super League place at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Center. In the first leg of the match between the two sides, the untidy Qingdao team once lost a goal to the opponent. The Qingdao team, which must strive to win this game, sent its main force to play, and foreign aides Alexandrini, Vukovic, goalkeeper Zhao Shi and so on all returned from injury to start. However, in the 90-minute game, although the Qingdao team members tried their best and had good offensive opportunities, they still did not break through the Zhejiang team city pool, and finally drew 0-0 with the opponent. The aggregate score of the two legs was 0-1, losing the Chinese Super League play-offs.
At the beginning of the game, Qingdao quickly threw itself into the fast-paced offensive organization. Zhu Jianrong's first attack was judged to be offside. In the 5th minute, Zhu Jianrong's header from inside the penalty area was crossed, and Vucovic at the back post failed to touch the ball, and Qingdao missed a great opportunity to break the goal. In the 11th minute, the opponent played a quick counterattack, and Li Peng returned to defend and destroy the opponent's attack. Qingdao continued to create offensive threats to opponents on both flanks, gradually controlling the offensive situation on the field, but unfortunately there were fewer absolute shooting opportunities. In the 43rd minute, Alessandrini burst into the box and the ball was destroyed. At the end of the first half, the two sides drew 0-0.
In the second half, Gao Xiang played for the next season Xiaoxuan, continuing to create a threat to the opponent on the side. In the 55th minute, Zou Zheng crossed from the side, and Gao Xiang's header from inside the penalty area was unfortunately high. Since then, the two sides have fought fiercely in midfield.
In the 69th minute, Zhu Jianrong stopped the ball on his chest in the penalty area and then got up to shoot with his feet but unfortunately hit the ball high. Subsequently, Wang Wei came on to replace the injured Gao Xiang. In the 71st minute, Zhu Jianrong's shot was again saved by the opposing goalkeeper.
In the 80th minute, Wang Hao came on to replace Liu Jian, a veteran who struggled to cramp. Subsequently, Wang Hao, who had just played, burst into the penalty area and hit the goal, but unfortunately he was deflected. In the 89th minute, Zhu Jianrong's long-range shot from outside the penalty area was held by the opposing goalkeeper. In the final moments, qingdao team held high and played high, while hoping to use set pieces to change the situation on the field.
After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, Qingdao finally drew 0-0 with Zhejiang, losing the Chinese Super League relegation play-off with a total score of 0-1 in two legs. It is a great pity that the Qingdao team was not able to complete the relegation task.
Looking back on the 2021 season, the club encountered unprecedented pressure and difficulties in all aspects, which eventually led to the team not showing its best state, not showing its due strength, not achieving the desired results, and failing to live up to the support and trust of all sectors of society. Hereby, we would like to express our sincere apologies to the fans and friends and sponsors at all levels. We will conscientiously do a good job in summarizing the work in the future, and make new plans and deployments for the future development of the club.
Years hurt, but there is also light! In the face of setbacks, for the sake of responsibility and mission, we will continue to move forward!
Unite as one and fight together! Come on, Team Qingdao!
Starting list:
5-Li Peng, 10-Alessandrini F, 16-Lü Peng, 17-Zhou Junchen U23, 18-Zhao Shi GK, 19-Zhu Ting, 25-Zou Zheng, 26-Vukovic F, 27-Zhu Jianrong, 31-Liu Jian, 33-Ji Xiaoxuan;
List of substitutes:
1-Li Zhizhao GK/U23 , 2-Jiang Weipeng, 3- Fang Xinfeng U23, 4-Wang Hao, 7-Gao Xiang, 14-Song Runtong U23, 21-Wang Wei, 24-Hu Jia Kasa U23, 28-Badu F, 29-Ruan Zhexiang, 30-Mai Mai Ti Abdullah, 32-Yang Yu.
At the post-match press conference, acting head coach Yang Weijian said: "First of all, congratulations to Zhejiang team on its success in overtaking. Here I would also like to thank my players for fighting from the beginning of the game until the end of the game in a passive situation. Qingdao is a football city that needs a Chinese Super League team. Unfortunately, we didn't succeed in relegation in the end. In the new season, all the footballers in Qingdao work together to return to the Chinese Super League platform. ”