In the final round of the AFC Champions League, Taishan 0-3 Yokohama, still qualified second in the group

At 16 o'clock on December 13th, Group G of the AFC Champions League group stage ushered in the final round of competition, Shandong Taishan away to challenge the Japanese team Yokohama Mariners, the two teams will compete fiercely for the top 16 places, which is also the final battle of the long season of the Taishan team, the importance is self-evident.

In the first half, three of the Taishan team were yellowed, and in the last minute of stoppage time, Elber scored with a single goal. In the 57th minute, López scored again. In the 64th minute, Mateus scored a hanging shot, contributing two passes and one shot. In the end, Taishan lost 0-3 to Yokohama and qualified for the second place in the group, and after 4 years, Yokohama won the first place in the group.

【Focus】

After the final round of Taishan's loss, China, Japan and South Korea accumulated 12 points, comparing each other's goal difference, Yokohama (1) ranked first in the group, Taishan (0) became the second in the group with better results, and Incheon (-1) was third in the group. The Tarzans were on the edge of the cliff when they were 3-0 down and were eliminated with a fourth goal, but López missed a great chance to score.

The four teams of the Chinese Super League competed in the AFC Champions League, only the Taishan team qualified from the group, Zhejiang and the three towns failed to break through in the group stage, and the harbor lost the play-offs. Taishan fought in the knockout round again after 4 years, and the best result in history was the top 8.

The Taishan team's double foreign aid against Yokohama's five foreign aid disadvantage was fully displayed, and only 1 shot on target was passively in the whole game. The AFC Champions League knockout round will start in February, and if Taishan wants to make a difference, he needs to speed up the introduction of foreign aid.

【Lineup】

The Taishan team scored 12 points in the first 5 rounds, grasped the initiative to qualify, and a draw in this game can ensure that they will qualify first in the group, as long as they do not lose more than 3 goals, they can also advance to the knockout round. Slightly unfavorable, due to Fellaini and Moises bidding farewell to the team, Pato returned to Brazil to recuperate, and the team only has two foreign players left to play. But before the troops left for Yokohama, Choi Kang-hee had already led the team to conduct more than a week of intensive training in South Korea to prepare for this critical battle.

Cressan led the front line, Chen Pu and Liu Binbin flew on both wings, Zheng Zheng made a cameo appearance in the midfield, and Liao Lisheng and Li Yuanyi formed a back three. Judson and Shi Ke partnered with the central defenders, and Song Long and Li Hailong were on the left and right. Liu Yang, Fernando, Xie Wenneng and other players were on standby on the bench.

Yokohama and Incheon are tied on 9 points, and only by winning two or more goals can they qualify from the group. The two teams of China and Japan also finished their national league as runners-up, and they also faced farewell, but Yokohama said goodbye to the coach. Muscat has decided not to renew his contract, which will be his last game in charge of Yokohama, and he is rumoured to be in charge of Shanghai Port next season. Yokohama had an absolute advantage in terms of the number of foreign players, and their five foreign players went all out in this game, among which López, who played for Wuhan Yangtze River, scored 22 goals in the J-League and was tied for the top scorer.

【Results】

After the opening, Yokohama launched a fierce attack, and in the face of the foreign aid trident, Taishan's defensive pressure was not small. In the 12th minute, Li Yuanyi fouled during the scramble and received a yellow card.

In the 20th minute, Chen Pu at the front of the penalty area committed a foul and also received a yellow card. In the 27th minute, Cressan broke through the cross from the side, and Liao Lisheng hit the goal wide under interference.

In the 41st minute, Judson suddenly shot a cold arrow on the periphery, and the ball refracted slightly off the post, startling the goalkeeper into a cold sweat. Judson then interfered with the goalkeeper's serve and received a yellow card.

In the 4th minute of stoppage time in the first half, Mateus sent a long pass in the midfield, Elber used his speed to form a single knife, and stabbed the ball into the net under the three-man attack, Zheng Zheng struggled to catch up but still failed to clear the goal line, Taishan fell behind 0-1.

It should be said that the overall defense of the Taishan team in the first half was successful, but unfortunately the opponent counterattacked at the last moment, and the whistle conceded to end the first half. But with the current score, Taishan can still qualify from the group.

Yibian fought again, in the 51st minute, the Taishan team broke the ball in the middle and counterattacked, Cressan on the right side made an inverted triangle cross, and Liao Lisheng followed up and hit the goal. In the 53rd minute, Yokohama had a corner kick opportunity, Cressan's header cleared the upright and went out of the bottom line, almost putting himself on own.

In the 57th minute, Mateus tore through the defense on the right side, and then crossed in front of the goal, Lopes outflanked the goal, easily pushed the empty goal, and Taishan fell behind 0-2!

In the 60th minute, Cui Kangxi made three substitutions in a row, replacing Fernando, Xie Wenneng, Liu Yang, and Chen Pu, Song Long, and Li Hailong.

In the 64th minute, the Taishan team lost the ball again, Elber broke the ball and sent a straight stopper, Mateus faced the attacking Wang Dalei, a hanging shot, Taishan fell behind 0-3, and another goal will be eliminated!

In the 80th minute, Judson made a mistake in the penalty area, and Lopes faced Wang Dalei and kicked the goal from close range, and the Taishan team escaped.

In the 85th minute, Fernando crossed, Cressan headed back, and Liu Yang volleyed over the crossbar. Subsequently, Hu Jinghang replaced Liao Lisheng. In the 91st minute, Ryo Miyaichi shot diagonally and was hugged by Wang Dalei. The two sides did not achieve anything more, and the score of 0-3 remained until the end.

(Poster News Editor Ma Hongzhen Rolling Update)