On the afternoon of September 20, in a match in the fifth round of the second stage of the 2021 Chinese Second League, Shanxi Longjin failed to turn the advantage into a winning trend after scoring the goal first, and finally conceded three goals in the second half, losing 1-3 to Guangxi PingguoHaqi. Guangxi PingguoHa was promoted to the second place in the standings after scoring a valuable 3 points.
This is the third time the two teams have met this season, and in the 2 matches in the first stage, Shanxi Longjin has the advantage of 1 win and 1 draw. In the second stage, Guangxi Pingguoha had a fierce start, winning 2 consecutive wins, but then they did not win 2 rounds. Before the game, Guangxi Pingguoha was ranked 3rd with 7 points, while Shanxi Longjin was ranked 5th with 5 points.
Since in the previous day's match, Hebei Kung Fu defeated Dongguan Guanlian 3-1, surpassing Guangxi and Shanxi, so this forced the two teams to go all out to win, overtake or equal Hebei Kung Fu.
The referee who enforced this campaign, Zhen Wei, who has won the golden whistle of the Chinese First Division, has rich experience and has a strong ability to control the game. However, the continuous rains caused significant water accumulation in the field, which caused some trouble for the players on both sides to play. From time to time, there are cases of players misjudging the rolling route and distance of the ball.
It's bound to be a tough game. In the first half, the two teams came and went, attacking and defending each other, but Shanxi Longjin had a stronger ability to seize opportunities. In the 43rd minute, Shanxi Longjin formed an attack, and after the ball was crossed from the left, Lin Zefeng, who quickly inserted himself, turned around and stomped on the trend, letting the ball like an arrow on the ground, straight into the net. It was also Lin Zefeng's fourth goal this season.
After the balance on the field was broken, Guangxi Pingguoha made a major counterattack. Shortly after the start of the second half, Wang Ziming scored an equaliser for the team. It was also his fifth individual goal of the season. After that, U21 player Geng Taili scored a goal in the 70th minute, and also ushered in his eighth goal of the season.
From leading to falling behind, the psychology of Shanxi Longjin players may fluctuate. In the 77th minute, Guangxi player Guo Song seized the opportunity to go to the next city and scored his sixth goal of the season. In this way, Shanxi Longjin fell behind 1-3.
Since then, although Shanxi Longjin has fully counterattacked, it has not been able to rewrite the score. In the end, they lost 3-1.
After this campaign, Guangxi Pingguoha accumulated 10 points and returned to the second place in the table, closely following the Qingdao Manatee at the top of the table; Shanxi Longjin still accumulated 5 points.
Next, in the 6th round, Shanxi Longjin will face Xiamen Ludao at 15:00 on Friday, September 24. Guangxi Pingguo Hara will face Shanghai Jiading Huilong at 15:00 on September 23.