On July 3, Beijing time, in the 14th round of the 2023 Chinese Super League season, Chengdu Rongcheng played at home against Beijing Guoan. In the 11th minute, Li Lei was replaced by Zhang Chengdong with a strain. In the 24th minute, De Sousa assisted Nabijan's blast to score his first goal in the Chinese Super League. In the 74th minute, Felipe's goal was disallowed for offside. In the end, Chengdu Rongcheng lost 0-1 at home to Beijing Guoan, ending a record of 27 rounds of unbeaten across the season.
In the first 13 rounds, Chengdu Rongcheng achieved an unbeaten record of 7 wins and 6 draws, and ranked third with 27 points before this round. In the last three rounds of the Chinese Super League, Chengdu Rongcheng beat Harbour and Shenzhen away and drew at home against Tianjin Tigers, setting a record of 27 rounds of unbeaten Chinese Super League games across seasons.
Beijing Guoan did not perform well in the first 13 rounds, with only 4 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats, and ranked 8th with 18 points. New manager Suarez returned to the Chinese Super League despite leading the team to promotion in the FA Cup, but still lost 2-1 at home to Shanghai Port. What is more unfavorable is that the two major full-backs of Guoan, Yang Liyu and Jiang Xiangyou, were injured at the same time, coupled with Zhang Yuning's long-term absence, which had a great impact on the team's attack.
In the starting lineup, Chengdu Rongcheng sent Felipe, Palacios, Jin Qiyou, Richard four foreign aides, Axon, Zhou Dingyang and Hu Ruibao appeared. The national security side sent three foreign aids, Adebenro, De Sousa, and Ngadewu, Li Lei, Park Cheng, Gao Tianyi, and Yu Dabao, and Adami, Li Ke, Zhang Xizhe, and Fang Hao came on as substitutes.
In the 3rd minute, Han Jiaqi made a mistake in opening the goal, Chengdu Rongcheng made a steal in front, and Gan Chao's long-range shot was saved by Han Jiaqi.
In the 5th minute, Tang Miao crossed from a free kick on the right side of the penalty area, and Axon headed high at the top of the goal.
In the 9th minute, Axon took the ball from the edge of the box and played a two-on-one match with Felipe, and then Axon fired a long-range shot.
In the 11th minute, Chengdu Rongcheng countered with a long pass, Li Lei was strained during the run, Paranhos inverted a triangle cross, Felipe's low shot was slightly deflected.
In the 17th minute, Chengdu Rongcheng formed a siege, Palacios got rid of the ball in a row, Felipe took the ball back and did it, and Zhou Dingyang's follow-up shot was confiscated by Han Jiaqi.
In the 24th minute, Kim Woo-woo's header caused a chaotic battle in front of goal, De Sousa cleverly passed the ball on the line of the penalty area, Nabijiang followed up with a blast, and the ball hit Richard's leg to deflect the goal and score his first goal in the Chinese Super League. Guoan away 1-0 Rongcheng!
In the 28th minute, Gao Tianyi sent a high-quality cross from the left wing, and Park Sung and Ngardeu rushed together and failed to threaten.
In the 30th minute, Kim broke through at high speed on the left wing, and then crossed a low ball in front of the goal, and Axon pushed it wide.
In the 38th minute, Adebenro's personal breakthrough on the right flank caused confusion, and Park Sung's shot from outside the box went slightly higher.
In the 43rd minute, Chengdu Rongcheng opened a corner kick on the right side of the front court, and Gan Chao's long-range shot from outside the box was saved by Han Jiaqi.
The second half had just started when Adebenro broke through with the ball on the right flank and then shot wide from a tight angle.
In the 54th minute, Nabijiang countered with the ball, then crossed to the edge of the box, and Gao Tianyi's left-footed blast deflected.
In the 59th minute, Chengdu Rongcheng midfielder quickly counterattacked after a steal, Jin Yongyou crossed from the left, and Felipe's header was confiscated by Han Jiaqi.
In the 74th minute, Han Jiaqi broke the ball with a big foot, Chengdu Rongcheng released the ball with a pass, Felipe burst into the goal, but the offside goal was invalidated.
In the 80th minute, Felipe broke away with a left-footed cross in succession, and Tang Xin cut inside and shot away.
In the 94th minute, Palacios crossed from the right and Hu Hetao nodded the ball wide.
In the end, Chengdu Rongcheng lost 0-1 at home to Beijing Guoan, ending a record of 27 rounds of unbeaten across the season.
Chengdu Rongcheng lineup: 33-Zhang Yan/11-Jin Qiuyou (79mins 3-Tang Xin), 5-Hu Ruibao (85mins 24-Tang Chuang), 26-Liu Tao, 40-Richard, 20-Tang Miao/8-Zhou Dingyang, 39-Gan Chao (75mins 6-Feng Zhuoyi), 7-Palacios/9-Axon (79mins 2-Hu Hetao), 21-Felipe
Beijing Guoan lineup: 1-Han Jiaqi/4-Li Lei (15mins 28-Zhang Chengdong), 26-Bai Yang, 32-Ngardewu, 16-Feng Boxuan (77mins 23-Li Ke)/5-De Sousa, 8-Park Sung (61mins 45-Adami), 15-Gao Tianyi (77mins 10-Zhang Xizhe)/19-Nabijiang, 11-Adebenro, 22-Yu Dabao (77mins 20-Wang Ziming)