With Felipe and Wei Shihao's stoppage-time goals, Chengdu Rongcheng won four consecutive victories after defeating Changchun Yatai, ranking second in the Chinese Super League standings with 15 points, only one point less than Shenhua at the top of the table.
Despite losing to the Cangzhou Lions in the second round, Chengdu Rongcheng quickly regained their form and won three consecutive games against Nantong Zhiyun, Jinmen Tigers and Zhejiang.
A week of double matches plus an away game against Changchun Yatai has caused Rongcheng to encounter certain difficulties, but Xu Zhengyuan said before the game, "Our last three games have a tight schedule, and two of them are away. It is true that it is a long journey to Changchun this time, but these are not excuses. ”
Not only that, Chengdu Rongcheng's results against Changchun Yatai are not outstanding, with only 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses in 5 meetings, but the only victory was a 1-0 victory over Yatai away.
Rongcheng had a poor start away from home, and in the 12th minute, Changchun Yatai counterattacked after the midfielder broke the ball, Tan Long crossed from the left rib of the penalty area, and Guilherme stabbed the goal.
After Wei Shihao missed a header and a good chance to go on a single shot, Rongcheng didn't get a good chance to score until stoppage time. In the 4th minute of stoppage time, Wei Shihao shared the ball, and Felipe scored with a barb to help Rongcheng equalize.
At 107 minutes and 40 seconds of the game, Romulo made a diagonal pass, and Wei Shihao scored with a header, and Rongcheng was able to reverse and win. It is worth mentioning that the stoppage time in this game was as long as 21 minutes, setting a new record for stoppage time in the Chinese Super League. At the same time, Wei Shihao's goal was the latest goal scored by the Chinese Super League since its technical statistics were conducted in 2012.
After the victory over Changchun Yatai, Chengdu Rongcheng ranked second in the Chinese Super League with 15 points, at least one point ahead of Shenhua at the top of the table, and four points more than Harbour with one game less. Judging from the current situation, Rongcheng will compete with Shenhua and Harbour for the Chinese Super League title this season.
Meanwhile, Chengdu Rongcheng also made it four wins in a row, the first since December 5, 2022, when Rongcheng won back-to-back victories over Shandong Taishan, Guangzhou City, Guangzhou and Henan Songshan Longmen. However, at that time, the game was played at a neutral venue, and in comparison, Rongcheng's four-game winning streak this time was a real deal.
Chengdu Rongcheng also broke the curse of not beating Changchun Yatai since 1 September 2022, with only two draws and one defeat in the previous three meetings. This is also the second time in the history of Chengdu Rongcheng team to defeat Yatai, and both won away from home.