On April 9, Beijing time, the 5th round of the Chinese Super League continued to compete, and the promoted horse Shenzhen Xinpeng City challenged Beijing Guoan away. Li Zhi opened the scoring with a free kick, Garcia scored a penalty, Zhang Xizhe pulled back a penalty, Xinpeng City overturned the powerhouse to win the second win of the season, and Guoan suffered the first defeat of the season at home.
Guoan, who was sitting at home, took the lead in the offensive, He Yupeng converted the penalty area and a shot was blocked from the bottom line, and Cao Yongjing's outflanking attack was confiscated by the goalkeeper. Xinpeng City's counterattack had an effect, and in the 24th minute, Li Zhi's free kick scored directly, and Hou Sen still couldn't stop the ball from flying into the goal.
The backward Guoan regained control of the rhythm, He Yupeng volleyed high, Zhang Yuning grabbed a header from close range in the 40th minute, VAR intervened to determine that Cao Yongjing's foul was blown first, Zhang Xizhe's long-range shot created danger, and failed to break through the defense line after successive instigations, and the cooperation of the midfield and midfield also needed to be more tacit.
Back in the second half, Guoan was unable to open the situation and took the lead in adjusting the lineup, Lin Liangming and Yang Liyu came off the bench one after another to replace Cao Yongjing and Fang Hao, but unfortunately it did not have a good effect. In the 64th minute, Andrade's cross caused a handball foul in the penalty area of He Yupeng, the referee awarded a point, Garcia took the penalty overnight, and Xinpeng City consolidated its advantage.
Such a scene caught Guoan off guard, pressing in the closing stages but unable to create dangerous chances, and continued to adjust the lineup failed to reverse the defeat. In stoppage time, Yu Rui cleared the handball foul in the penalty area, and Zhang Xizhe took a penalty kick to get one back too late, and Beijing Guoan lost 1-2 to Shenzhen Xinpeng City at the end of the game, which was also their first defeat of the new season.
In the first five rounds, Guoan won 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, accumulated 8 points, and 1 draw and 1 loss at home did not taste victory.