10 losing streak! The former Chinese Super League champion was relegated, and the whole Chinese class admitted his life in advance, almost setting the most embarrassing record in 11 years
On October 23, Beijing time, the 28th round of the Chinese Super League ended the final match, and Chengdu Rongcheng hosted Shenzhen. In the standings, Chengdu Rongcheng are ranked 7th and still retain the theoretical hope of attacking the AFC Champions League, while Shenzhen is at the bottom of the table with only 12 points, and will be relegated early as long as they do not win. In the end, the Shenzhen team played by the all-Chinese class did not create a miracle. At the Devils' home stadium at Chengdu Phoenix Mountain Stadium, Shenzhen conceded the ball early in the opening two minutes, and was two goals behind in less than 20 minutes, and the suspense was revealed early. After 90 minutes of fighting, Chengdu Rongcheng defeated Shenzhen 4-0, and Shenzhen lost 10 consecutive games and was relegated two rounds earlier.
Shenzhen was the champions of the Chinese Super League in 2004, and after nearly two decades, Shenzhen has experienced ups and downs in Chinese football, and this season has once again reached a crossroads of fate. Shenzhen's salary arrears are nothing new, starting with Dai Weijun, and a number of key players left the team in the middle of the season. Since the end of July, the Shenzhen team has stuck at 12 points, and has not scored a single point in nearly three months. In front of the Shenzhen team, Dalian and Nantong Zhiyun both scored 19 points. Due to the disadvantage of the Shenzhen team, as long as one of the last three rounds cannot be won, it will be directly relegated.
However, it can be seen from the starting lineup that the Shenzhen team has accepted its fate, they have once again sent the whole Chinese class to play, and there is no foreign aid in the squad, Zheng Dalun is one of the few players that fans can name. Chengdu Rongcheng sent four foreign helpers to the field, Felipe, Andrigo and Axon formed a trident, Kim Minyou sat in midfield, and Richard led the backline.
In the first half of the game, Chengdu Rongcheng made a dream start just two minutes into the game. The corner kick was opened, Hu Ruibao Lion flicked his head and scored, and Chengdu Rongcheng led Shenzhen 1-0. Since then, Felipe's two threatening shots have been saved by Wei Jiezhe.
However, Shenzhen's second goal came early, and in the 19th minute it was another corner, this time Richard jumped high and headed the ball into the net to make it 2-0. After this, Chengdu Rongcheng basically controlled the situation, and the only danger for the Shenzhen team was that Liu Yue's long-range shot hit the goal post through the line change, and it was difficult for the Shenzhen team to organize too good an attack. At half-time, Chengdu Rongcheng led by two goals, and Shenzhen entered the Central League One with one foot.
In the second half, it was easy to fight again, but the leading Chengdu Rongcheng took the lead in making adjustments and replaced three people in a row, Palacios replaced Richard, and Axon also clocked out in advance, and the team has already retained strength in advance to charge for the next round. 74 minutes, continuous pressure in the Chengdu penalty area, Palacios another city. In the 88th minute, Palacios caught Shenzhen's return pass and scored twice to make it 4-0.
After this match, Shenzhen suffered 10 consecutive defeats and was relegated to the Central League two rounds early. The bigger crisis for Shenzhen than relegation is survival, because the second half of this season feels very similar to last year's Hebei team. After the Hebei team was relegated with a negative score, it was immediately disbanded. Whether Shenzhen will be able to appear in the China League One next year is still unknown. In addition, the Shenzhen team almost set a super embarrassing record. Since Opta collected data in 2012, no team has had 0 shots on target in three consecutive games in the last 11 years, and Shenzhen almost became the first team, and they only had a shot on target in the final moments of the second half. But in the face of life and death, none of this matters.