At 15:30 beijing time on December 18, 2021, the 17th round of the Relegation Group of the Chinese Super League began, with Tianjin Jinmen Tigers playing against Qingdao. In the first half, Qingdao opened the record, and in the second half, Tianjin equalized, but in the 80th minute, Qingdao scored a shocking long-range shot into the dead corner, and finally Qingdao defeated Tianjin 2-1, giving Qingdao fans the hope of relegation.
Before the game, Qingdao team ranked first with 2 wins, 1 draw and 13 losses, only accumulating 7 points, while Tianjin Jinmen Tigers ranked second from the bottom with 2 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses, accumulating 11 points. This round of matches has also been called "rookie pecking" by fans and the media. However, the importance of this game is indeed self-evident for both teams.
After the start of the game, the Tianjin Jinmen Tigers played very actively. But it was Qingdao who scored first, and Qingdao's domestic striker Ji Xiaoxuan was saved by the goalkeeper through an outside instep shot, and then scored the ball through the second point to help Qingdao take the lead.
In the first half, although the Tianjin Jinmen Tigers made a wild attack, they had no choice but to waste many opportunities, and they were always unsatisfactory in the goal. In the first half, Qingdao led 1-0.
In the second half, Tianjin continued to attack wildly, and finally in the 57th minute, Barton entered the box and equalized in the right corner, 1-1.
This goal gave the Tianjin players hope of victory, and then began to attack vigorously. But in the 80th minute, Qingdao once again "stole the peach to succeed", and the striker Ji Xiaoxuan scored twice and scored a shocking world wave, thus rewriting the score to 2-1 again.
After this battle, the Tianjin Jinmen Tigers still ranked second from the bottom with 11 points, and although Qingdao still ranked last, the points have become 10 points, and the points of the 5th Dalian team are no more than 3 points. Therefore, if the momentum of the Qingdao team is positive, there is still a possibility of relegation. What's more, the substitution is like a change of knife, the new coach Yang Weijian took office, but unexpectedly activated the team's 28-year-old striker Ji Xiaoxuan, he in this game, can be called a divine soldier.
This game also set 3 major records. First, the victory helped Qingdao end its 11-game losing streak and was also Qingdao's first victory since May. Second, Qingdao striker Ji Xiaoxuan also scored his first goal of the season, while also completing the second goal; third, in the history of Qingdao and Tianjin, Qingdao continued the record of 4 wins, that is, Qingdao has never lost a hand here in Tianjin.