The 7th round of the Chinese Super League was staged in a number of strong and weak dialogues, among them, the giant Guoan ushered in the challenge of the promotion horse Qingdao West Coast in the Workers' Stadium, the latter 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses ranked 10th with 7 points, from the identity of the promoted horse, the existing results are acceptable, on the other hand, Guoan, 2 wins, 3 draws, 1 loss, 9 points, ranked 8th, the strength on paper is enough to compete for the championship, but the actual record is not ideal, especially in the past 2 games without a win, so this showdown, is also striving for the first victory of the Workers' Stadium, although the strength is superior, but in the last home field, Guoan has lost to another promoted horse Shenzhen Xinpeng City, so Qingdao West Coast is not without a chance, and Guoan can no longer take it lightly。
The starting lineup, Guoan adopts a 433 attack formation, Hou Sen guards the city, Mamadou and Ngadeu form a double central defender, Li Lei and Feng Boxuan are separated from the left and right wingbacks, Zhang Xizhe leads Gujia and Li Ke to partner in the midfield, and Lin Liangming, Zhang Yuning, and Fang Hao form a domestic attack line. The west coast is a 541 formation, goalkeeper Yerjeti, the back line from left to right is Tan Kaiyuan, Song Bowei, Liu Pujin, Harrow Yang, Park Shihao, the midfielders are Zhang Xiuwei, Luz, Chen Boliang, Alain, David as a single arrow, top in the front. Judging from the arrangement, the West Coast is still on the defensive, and Guoan is attacking with all its might.
After the start of the game, Guoan put on an offensive posture, in the cheers of the home team's fans, constantly launched an impact on the west coast defense, the latter is also prepared, based on defense, through counterattacks to create a goal threat, looking for opportunities on the set-piece, in the 6th minute, in the left edge of the Xihai penalty area to get a free kick, Zhang Xizhe delayed the penalty to find Ngadwu in the penalty area, the latter shook his head to attack, the angle is tricky, to help Guoan take a one-goal lead, can be described as a dream start. The backward West Coast began to take the initiative to attack, Alan repeatedly got a threat to shoot, but the shooting technique was not perfect, Zhang Xiuwei's injury and departure made the attack blocked, and at halftime, Guoan continued to lead by one goal.
Yibian fought again and took the lead in making adjustments, Eduardo replaced David, hoping to find new opportunities on the front line, but in the 53rd minute of the game, Haro Young tackled Lin Liangming head-on, and then was sent off with a red card.
In the 63rd minute, Li Ke kicked a volley at the front of the penalty area to help Guoan extend the advantage to 2 goals, substitute Wang Ziming put the icing on the cake in the 75th minute, and Chen Xiangyu, who also played, scored a face-saving goal, but there was not much time left, the West Coast was powerless to return to the sky, and could only accept the defeat, Adebenro locked the score at 4-1. In the end, Guoan won 4-1 and won the first victory of the 2024 season, and the points rose to 12 points, while the West Coast lost for the fourth time of the season.