1-0！ The FA Cup was another upset, the third Chinese Super League team missed the round of 16, and the naturalization goal of the national football team is difficult to save

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2024-06-23 21:29Published in Liaoning

On June 23, Beijing time, the fourth round of the FA Cup ushered in the final battle, and Nanjing City of the Chinese League played at home against the Chinese Super League relegation team Cangzhou Lions. The game was another upset, with Nanjing City beating the Cangzhou Lions 1-0 to advance to the round of 16.

1-0！ The FA Cup was another upset, the third Chinese Super League team missed the round of 16, and the naturalization goal of the national football team is difficult to save

The Cangzhou Lions started high and low in the league this season, and once reached the top four at the beginning of the season and became a big dark horse, but with a wave of nine rounds of winless in the middle of the season, the team quickly slipped towards the relegation circle. Although it is ranked 10th in the Chinese Super League, it is actually only two points ahead of the relegation zone, and the pressure of relegation is extremely high. In this case, many Chinese Super League relegation teams have chosen to use the all-Chinese class to play in the FA Cup, which gives many low-level league teams the opportunity to upset. Nanjing City's 2019 China Champions League champion Chong B, 2020 China B third runner-up, and now ranks eighth in the China League and has a firm foothold.

In terms of starters, the Cangzhou Lions played in the all-Chinese class, Sun Jianxiang served as the goalkeeper, Li Hong, Zheng Kaimu, and Yang Yun partnered with the three central defenders, Yan Zihao and Sun Qinhan were the two wingbacks on the left and right, Di Li Yimiti and Mo Xuchen sat in the midfield, Liu Xinyu, Ma Fuyu, and Hou Jiahao formed a trident, and Oscar, Ewell, and Ottabor 3 foreign aid substitutes were on standby. Nanjing City has a double foreign aid, Matthews and Ogbu are both old faces in Chinese football in recent years.

In the first half of the game, the tactics of the Cangzhou Lions were very clear, that is, to play defensive counterattacks, and the back five guards tightened the fence and looked for opportunities to play behind Nanjing City. A corner kick opportunity from the Cangzhou Lions hit the post in the 15th minute, which was the closest thing to scoring in the first half. Nanjing City is more likely to find two foreign aides through long passes, and tear apart the defense line through the personal ability of foreign aides to create opportunities. And the Cangzhou Lions, who played with many substitute players, even appeared on the defensive end many times when they were eaten raw by the opponent's single-point explosion. Fortunately, goalkeeper Sun Jianxiang played steadily, and he saved Ogbu's powerful shot at the end of the half to keep the score 0-0.

In the second half, Ogbu received a cross from the left side of his teammate and jumped high to head the goal. As a result, before he could be happy, he was blown offside and the goal was invalidated, but this also sounded the alarm for the Cangzhou Lions backline. In the case of a long attack, the Cangzhou Lions sent Otabor. However, in the 64th minute, Ogbu crossed 45 degrees from the right, and Huang Zhenfei jumped high to score with a header, and Nanjing City took the lead. Next, the Cangzhou Lions were replaced by Oscar, and it can be seen that the team still has not given up the FA Cup. But Oscar and Otabor failed to help the Cangzhou Lions drag the game into a penalty shootout, especially the national football team's potential naturalized Oscar's offensive desire does not seem to be very strong. 1-0, the upset on the third game of this round was born.

After this game, the round of 16 of the FA Cup was all released. Among the 16 Chinese Super League teams, Meizhou Hakka, Wuhan Three Towns, and Cangzhou Lions were eliminated, and the round of 16 of the FA Cup consisted of 13 Chinese Super League teams and 3 Chinese League A teams. The three Chinese League A teams are Wuxi Wugou, Guangxi Pingguo Hayi, and Nanjing City. The fifth round of the FA Cup will be decided by a redraw.

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