On February 18, the AFC Champions League Group E match began, with Chinese Super League team Beijing Guoan away to thai super champion Chiang Rai United. Returning Guoan, Vieira sent an assist, Wang Ziming scored, and Guoan won a 1-0 away victory over Chiang Rai United to open the season in the AFC Champions League.
Guoan's starting lineup for this game is:
Goalkeeper: 1- Housen
Defenders: 4-Li Lei, 22-Yu Dabao, 24-Yang Fan, 28-Jiang Tao
Midfielders: 5-Augusto, 23-Lee Ke, 8-Park Sung
Front: 21-Vieira
Forwards: 17-Bakambu, 20-Wang Ziming
Although it is far away in Thailand, the Guoan team still printed the words "Wuhan refueling" on the jersey to cheer for Wuhan and the motherland.
After the opening, the Guoan team still controlled the situation on the field with its overall strength, but Chiang Rai United, who played at home, was not conservative, and they chose to start a confrontation with Guoan.
In the 17th minute, Chiang Rai United formed a continuous goal on the right side of the Guoan penalty area, but guoan goalkeeper Hou Sen was very focused, making two wonderful saves in a row to ensure that the city gate was not lost, which was also the most threatening shot of Chiang Rai United in the first half.
In the 24th minute of the first half, Park Sung passed near midfield, Vieira dribbled the ball forward, and Wang Ziming ran on the left side. Wang Ziming this time running position is very smart, he did not run directly to the front, but chose to run laterally to the side of the penalty area, Bie Wei also clearly understood his intentions, sent a wonderful pass, Wang Ziming received the ball and hit the far corner to win, Guoan 1-0 lead.
In the second half, the trailing Chiangrai United stepped up their attack, and the Guoan team also continued to counterattack, and also created a number of extremely threatening shots, but unfortunately failed to convert into goals. In the end, neither side scored, with Guoan winning 1-0 away to Chiang Rai United.
This victory over Chiang Rai United is also Guoan's 5-game streak against Thai Super League teams, which also refreshes the record of the team with the most wins against thai Super League teams held by itself.
Due to special reasons, Guoan's first round of away games against Seoul FC was postponed, and this match became the debut of Guoan in the AFC Champions League. In the case of no regular matches to play for a long time, although it is only a small 1-0 victory, Guoan's performance in this game can already be satisfactory.
Judging from Vieira's performance in this game, he and Guoan are still seamlessly connected, and there have been many threatening shots, including the wonderful assist for Wang Ziming. It can be said that his return has strengthened the overall strength of national security.
Chiang Rai United lost 0-1 away to Melbourne Victory in the first round, and once again lost 0-1 to Beijing Guoan, and the qualifying form was not optimistic. In an earlier match, Seoul FC beat Melbourne Victory 1-0 at home. At present, in Group E, Seoul FC and Beijing Guoan each won one, and Melbourne Victory, which won one win and one loss, both scored three points.
Guoan's match is also the first AFC Champions League match of the season for Chinese Super League teams, and Guoan's victory has also given the Chinese Super League team a good start in this AFC Champions League season.