At halftime, 0-0, Taishan was only a few centimeters away from the first goal of this AFC Champions League, which was also the most threatening shot of the Chinese Super League team to date. In addition to the team playing more and more stable, the personal performance of the young players of the Taishan team has become more and more prominent, especially Yi Xianlong, who played amazingly again in this game, and a Messi-style personal breakthrough shot almost broke the goal.
In the 3rd round of AFC Champions League Group F, Shandong Taishan faced Singapore's Lion City sailors. Previously, Taishan lost 2 consecutive losses, 0-7 Daegu and 0-5 Urawa. After losing 1-4 to Urawa in the first round, Lion City beat South Korean rival Daegu FC 3-0 in the second round. In terms of players, the Taishan team's starting lineup has not changed much compared to the first two games.
At the beginning of the game, the Lion City used its strength advantage to control the game. In the 6th minute, the Lions city's corner kick from the left was driven into the box, and Harun's unguarded header hit the goal, and the ball almost flew off the crossbar. A minute later, the Lions crossed from the right and Tacitus' header from inside the penalty area was cleared off the line.
In the 20th minute, Yi Xianlong took the ball on the right and forced the opposing defender into the penalty area, hit the goal from a small angle, and the ball was slightly deflected out of the goal. For Yi Xianlong's performance this time, the commentator dazan said: Yi Xianlong is very confident and dares to make moves, and this shot can be said to be the closest opportunity for the Chinese Super League team to break the goal in this AFC Champions League.
In the 23rd minute, the Lions swept towards the goal like a pass from the periphery, and the opposing striker could not extend his legs, facing the empty goalkeeper to deflect the ball and miss the excellent opportunity to break the goal. In the 32nd minute, the Lions crossed from the right and Sonny volleyed in from inside the penalty area with his left foot, which unbelievably kicked the ball off the ground. Tarzan escaped the disaster again.
At the end of the first half, the two teams shot 3-6 on goal, shots were 1-1, and the possession rate was 32% to 66%, and although the Tarzan team was inferior to the opponent in the scene, it was not much less threatening than the opponent in attack.
Importantly, this 0-0 half allowed Taishan to set two small records for Chinese Super League teams in this AFC Champions League: 1. The first time the Chinese Super League team and the opponent's number of shots were equal; 2, the Chinese Super League team conceded 0 goals in the first half. It can be seen that the Taishan team is performing better and better, and the progress is obvious.