On May 23, Beijing time, in the 9th round of the Chinese Super League, Nantong Zhiyun sat in the Rugao Olympic Sports Center to face Wuhan Three Towns. In the first half, Xie Pengfei and Tao Qianglong scored one goal each, and Three Towns took a two-goal lead; Less than 1 minute into the second half, Tao Qianglong scored twice, and in the 55th minute, Xie Pengfei assisted Wei Shihao to score his first goal, and then Tao Qianglong scored a hat-trick, and finally Wuhan Three Towns defeated promoted Banma Nantong Zhiyun 5-0 away, ending the previous 4-game draw, while Nantong Zhiyun was not winless in 6 rounds, still ranked 2nd from the bottom.
Nantong Zhiyun has gone five consecutive games without a win, ranking second from the bottom in the standings, and Wuhan Three Towns has recently suffered four consecutive draws despite a record of 2 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat in the first 8 rounds. The two teams have met in the 2021 season of the Chinese League One, and Wuhan Three Towns achieved a double kill. Nantong Zhiyun changed coaches before the game, David became the technical director, and Zhu Qi became the head of the team's Chinese coaching staff.
In the third minute, Nantong Zhiyun goalkeeper Shi Xiaodong received the ball and broke away continuously, fortunately did not cause the ball to be conceded.
In the 5th minute, Deng Hanwen transferred the ball to Wei Shihao on the right wing, Wei Shihao cut into the box, and the final small angle shot was saved by Shi Xiaodong.
In the 25th minute, the defenders of the three towns counterattacked after the siege, Stanqiu took the ball and transferred it to Xie Pengfei, Xie Pengfei cut inside the right to the front of the penalty area, and the final long-range shot was confiscated by Zhiyun goalkeeper Shi Xiaodong.
In the 33rd minute, Nantong Zhiyun drove a corner kick from the right to the goal, Yang Mingyang's chest stopped the ball too wide, and he missed an empty goal.
In the 37th minute, Wuhan Three Towns patiently instigated the attack in front, Tao Qianglong unloaded the ball and gave it to Xie Pengfei, Xie Pengfei's low shot left Shi Xiaodong helpless, Three Towns broke the deadlock away, 1-0.
In first-half stoppage time, Stanqiu picked the ball into the box in front, Tao Qianglong stopped the ball sideways with his chest, and then half-turned and volleyed, Zhiyun goalkeeper Shi Xiaodong had no choice, Wuhan Three Towns took a 2-0 lead.
Less than one minute into the second half, Three Towns scored a steal in front, Xie Pengfei received the ball into the box, and then distributed it to Tao Qianglong, who scored twice with a low shot to extend the score to 3-0.
In the 55th minute, Stanqiu picked out a cross from the front of the box, Wei Shihao's catch in the box was saved by Shi Xiaodong, and then Stanciu took the ball and sent it into the box again, Xie Pengfei crossed in front of the goal, Wei Shihao easily scored, and received the first goal after joining Three Towns, helping the team to take a 4-0 lead.
In the 60th minute, Wei Shihao sent a straight block, Tao Qianglong took the ball into the box, faced Shi Xiaodong easily hit a ten-point corner, scored a hat-trick, and helped Sanzhen take a 5-0 lead.
In the 76th minute, Zhiyun won a free kick on the left side of the penalty area, Wang Song's low flat ball was sent into the box, Romario pushed on the penalty spot, and Castillo's header in front of the goal was deflected.
In the 84th minute, Zhiyun's defender made a mistake, and Luo Jing's close-range shot was magically saved by Shi Xiaodong.
In the 89th minute, Cao Kang's long-range shot hit the post, and Nantong Zhiyun missed the opportunity to score a face-saving goal.
In the ensuing match, both teams had no desire or want, and Wuhan Three Towns finally won 5-0.
Nantong Zhiyun lineup: 23-Shi Xiaodong; 4-Ye Lijiang Schnar (71' yellow card), 5-Ma Sheng, 14-Bressan, 15-Liu Wei (46mins 17-Yu Miran), 19-Liu Huan (62mins 2-Wei Lai), 6-Yang Mingyang (62mins 28-Gui Hong), 8-Moreirato (62mins 33-Wang Song), 30-Li Xiangbin (82mins 25-Cao Kang), 9-Castillo, 11-Romario
Wuhan Three Towns lineup: 22-Liu Dianzao; 3 - Wallace (72 mins 2 - Li Yang), 18 - Liu Yiming (63 mins 23 - Ren Hang), 20 - Gao Junyi, 25 - Deng Hanwen (65 mins 16 - Yang Kuo), 8 - Yan Dinghao (65 mins 6 - Rosenwen), 10 - Stanqiu, 12 - Zhang Xiaobin, 30 - Xie Pengfei (70' yellow card), 4 - Wei Shihao, 29 - Tao Qianglong (65 mins 14 - Luo Jing)