On April 26, the 8th round of the Chinese Super League ushered in a focus battle, Chengdu Rongcheng sat in the Phoenix Mountain Stadium to face Shandong Taishan, both teams are the favorites to win the championship this season, especially Chengdu Rongcheng has turned the Phoenix Mountain Stadium into the home of the devil of the Chinese Super League, and more than 40,000 spectators entered the game to cheer for the home team.
Before the game, Rongcheng had won five in a row and won all of them at home, while Taishan's results were slightly up and down. Due to the absence of many main players due to injury, only Kazaishvili played in the starting lineup, while Rongcheng's side, including Felipe, Andrigo and other foreign aids, all started the game.
In terms of strength, Rongcheng is still slightly better than Mount Tai.
In the game, Rongcheng took the initiative, with 19 shots on goal, while Taishan only had 4, and Rongcheng was far ahead of Taishan with 68% possession, but the result of the game was that Rongcheng lost at home.
Taishan goalkeeper Wang Dalei was a god in this game, in excellent condition, made three saves in the whole game, and saved all the shots on target from the opponent, in the 5th minute, Rongcheng crossed, Andrigo turned and volleyed in the penalty area, Wang Dalei quickly saved the ball, and Rongcheng missed a good opportunity to score.
In the 11th minute, Gao Zhunyi sent a long pass near the right side of the center circle, and Liao Lisheng successfully received the ball in an offside position before the defender blocked the ball and volleyed the goal, and Taishan, who was fighting away, took the lead.
After that, Rongcheng attacked aggressively, but it was to no avail again and again, and the physical confrontation between the two sides gradually became fierce, and Liao Lisheng and Zhou Dingyang both received yellow cards for their ferocious tackles. The assistant coach Taishan was also sent off with a red card because he was dissatisfied with the referee's decision.
In the second half, Rongcheng still put most of the troops on the offensive line, constantly accelerating the pace of attack, but the shot was either high or saved by Wang Dalei, in the 71st minute, Felipe scored with a header, and the referee checked the replay and signaled Felipe to rush the goalkeeper, and the goal was invalid.
Immediately after Wang Dalei staged the best moment of the game, two consecutive saves of the opponent's very threatening shots, in the 78th minute Felipe in the penalty area near the ball after a simple adjustment of a shot angrily, Wang Dalei made a wonderful save but the ball fell to the feet of Tang Chuang, who met the ball and pushed, Wang Dalei will shoot magically, his state in this game is really good.
This game also attracted the national football coach Ivankovic to watch the game, watching Wang Dalei's performance, he should be very pleased, Wang Dalei has been Yan Junling's substitute, whether it is the World Preliminary Tournament or the Asian Cup, he has not been given the opportunity to play.
It wasn't until in the previous game with Singapore that Ivankovic made a bold adjustment to promote Wang Dalei to the starter, and he did not live up to Ivan's trust, especially his big foot can find the striker very accurately, which directly enriched the offensive tactics of the national football team.
It can be said that Wang Dalei is a player trusted by Ivan Li, and he also showed excellent competitive condition in this game, sending many divine saves to Chengdu Rongcheng for the first defeat at home, and also ending the opponent's 5 consecutive wins.
After this campaign, Rongcheng is one point behind Shanghai Shenhua, who has one less game, and continues to be in second place in the standings, while Shandong Taishan, who has three points, has climbed to fifth place in the standings, and both teams are working hard for AFC Champions League qualification.