On the evening of April 5, Beijing time, the fourth round of the Chinese Super League staged a key battle, and the Beijing Guoan team sat at home to face the Shanghai SIPG team. Before this round, both teams were 3 rounds, 2 wins, 1 draw, and 7 points, which seemed to be close in strength. However, the Guoan team, which was playing at home in this campaign, was suppressed by the SIPG team, and it was difficult to gain possession of the ball at one point. Of course, this also stems from the tactics of Guoan coach Suarez, who does not keep up with the ball and uses the individual ability of the players to create opportunities on the counter-attack.
Especially in the second half of the game, SIPG besieged in order to score all three points, and Suarez decisively replaced the 24-year-old international Fang Hao in the 64th minute. As the so-called newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, the young Fang Hao is fast and has a strong breakthrough ability, and after he came off the bench, he caused a lot of trouble to SIPG's backline.
Especially in the 81st minute of the game, Fang Hao decisively chose to change direction in the face of the defense of the national football captain Zhang Linpeng in the penalty area, Zhang Linpeng tripped him to the ground after being passed, and the referee awarded a penalty.
Subsequently, Zhang Yuning hit the penalty to overtake the score on the field, and the Guoan team led 2-1. SIPG attacked aggressively but conceded the goal, thanks to Suarez's clever use of Fang Hao and Adebenro.
In the whole game, SIPG had 21 shots on goal, while Guoan only had 13. In terms of possession, SIPG reached 60%. In such a situation, Guoan was able to overtake the score for a while, which was due to the personal assault of Adebenro and Fang Hao on the two wings, which once embarrassed the aging backline of SIPG.
In fact, Fang Hao became famous early. In the 2022 Dubai Cup, the U23 national football team defeated the Thai team 4-2, and Fang Hao staged a solo show, scoring 4 goals alone in the game to complete the big four. He is also the first international player to score 4 goals since Yang Xu staged a senior in the World Preliminary Tournament against Guam. After that game, Fang Hao became famous, and many fans sighed that Fang Hao's single-knife ball handling was even stronger than Wu Lei, and he also had an advantage in speed.
Therefore, during Jankovic's coaching of the national football team, Fang Hao was selected for the national football team and played several friendly matches with the team, but his performance was mediocre. In the 2023 season, Fang Hao helped the Guoan team score 3 goals, but was not selected for the Asian Cup, and the national football team was also eliminated from the competition with 0 goals in three games. Although Fang Hao's ability to grasp opportunities in front of the door still needs to be improved, his fast speed and strong breakthrough ability can still be used as a surprise soldier.
In this game, Fang Hao broke out in the Beijing-Shanghai battle, shook down the captain of the national football team Zhang Linpeng to create a penalty, and almost became the hero of the national security team's victory.
The 24-year-old Fang Hao should be able to occupy a place in the national football team, even if it is the role of a surprise soldier. (Xiong Yixuan)