At 19:35 on April 10, Beijing time, in the 5th round of the 2024 Chinese Super League, Cangzhou Lions defeated Changchun Yatai 2-0 to win 2 consecutive victories and send their opponents to 3 consecutive defeats. In this duel, Abdul Haimiti dyed red, Oscar opened the scoring, and Su Zu scored a goal.
Before this round, Cangzhou Lions won 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, during which they lost 0-2 to Beijing Guoan, Chengdu Rongcheng 1-0, Shenzhen Xinpeng City 2-2, and Wuhan Three Towns 3-2. On the other hand, Changchun Yatai lost 1-3 in the first 4 rounds, losing 2-4 to Shandong Taishan, defeating Qingdao Manatee 1-0, losing 0-1 to Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, and 1-2 to Shanghai Shenhua. Last season, Changchun Yatai defeated Cangzhou Lions home and away.
In the 12th minute, Yatai instigated an offensive in the middle of the frontfield, Wang Jinxian received the ball from his teammates and suddenly shot with his right foot, Shao Puliang was very focused and held the ball steadily.
In the 14th minute, the Lions instigated a counterattack, Ewell rushed to the penalty area with the ball, Abdul Haimi increased his speed to chase Ewell down outside the penalty area, the referee immediately awarded a foul and presented a yellow card to Abdul Haimi, but after VAR confirmation, the referee canceled the yellow card and directly showed a red card to send Abdul Haimiti off, Yatai played one less.
In the 16th minute, Ever took a free kick and hit the goal with his right foot, and the ball hit the crossbar over the human wall and popped up, and Yatai escaped.
In the 28th minute, Yatai instigated an offensive on the left side of the front field and sent a cross, Liao Chengjian grabbed the point to ferry, and Zoey got the ball in front of the goal and immediately stabbed it, but because the stabbing power was too light, Shao Puliang easily held the ball.
In the 42nd minute, the Cangzhou Lions instigated an offensive on the left side of the front, Otabor shook off the defender with the ball and crossed with his right foot, Oscar hit the goal with a header in front of the goal, and the linesman raised the flag for the first time to signal that Oscar was offside, but after repeated confirmation by VAR, the referee finally ruled that the goal was valid, 1-0, and the Cangzhou Lions broke the deadlock.
At half-time, Cangzhou Lions 1-0 Changchun Yatai.
In the 48th minute of the rematch of Yibian, Yan Zihao took a free kick cross on the right side, there was a scuffle in front of the goal, Zoey was not far away, Su Zu met the ball in the middle and hit a left-footed volley, the referee blew offside for the first time, but after VAR confirmation, the referee finally ruled that the goal was valid, and Cangzhou Lions won 2-0.
In the 55th minute, the Cangzhou Lions organized an attack, and Yang Yun received the ball from his teammates on the periphery of the penalty area and immediately shot with his right foot, and the ball was high above the crossbar of the goal.
In the 63rd minute, Yatai instigated a counterattack, Zoey received the ball on the periphery of the penalty area and then went straight to the penalty area, Guilherme burst into the penalty area along the left side to meet the ball and stabbed the ball, Shao Puliang blocked the near corner to block the ball from the bottom line.
In the 70th minute, the Cangzhou Lions instigated an offensive, and Otabor received a teammate in front of him with the ball straight into the penalty area and shot with his feet, and the ball hung straight into the net in the dead corner, but after VAR confirmation, the referee ruled that it was offside and the goal was invalid.
In the 84th minute, Zheng Dalun took a corner kick on the right side and crossed with his right foot, and Su Zu stole a header in the middle of the penalty area to attack the goal, and the ball bounced off the ground and grazed the post.
In the end, Cangzhou Lions defeated Changchun Yatai 2-0.
Lineups on both sides
Cangzhou Lions starting lineup: 14-Shao Puliang, 5-Yan Zihao (66 mins, 13-Sun Qinhan), 15-Wang Peng, 3-Su Zu, 36-Yang Yun, 17-Wenda (66 mins, 16-Zheng Kaimu), 31-Otabor (80 mins, 7-Zheng Dalun), 19-Zhukov, 8-Zhao Yingjie, 10-Oscar, 9-Ever;
Changchun Yatai starting lineup: 42-Zou Dehai, 2-Abdul Haimiti, 26-Yuan Mincheng, 3-Wang Yaopeng, 19-Liao Chengjian, 8-Wang Jinxian (85 mins, 7-Liu Yun), 6-Zhang Huachen (72 mins, 5-Li Shenyuan), 44-Zoey, 40-Guilherme (72 mins, 32-Sun Guoliang), 29-Tan Long, 9-Beric (72 mins, 20-Zhang Yufeng);