On December 18, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers played against Qingdao in the third round of the second stage of the Chinese Super League, in the first half, Ji Xiaoxuan helped Qingdao team to take the lead, and in the second half, Barton helped Jinmen Tigers equalize, but unfortunately, in the final stage, Ji Xiaoxuan's high-quality goal allowed Qingdao to finally win the game 2:1, ending his previous 11 consecutive league losses.
After two consecutive draws, the Tianjin Jinmen Tigers made a lot of adjustments in the starting lineup in this game, Chen Kerui and Zhou Tong entered the starting lineup, Wang Jiannan and Jin Yangyang, who performed poorly in the first two games, entered the bench, the starting lineup was: goalkeeper Fang Jingqi, three center-backs Song Yue, Kadar and Gao Jiarun, left and right wing-backs qian Qian Yumiao and Bai Yuefeng, midfielders by Viginovic, Chen Kerui and Zhou Tong, and barton and Magno on the front line. In the 9th minute of the game, the Tianjin Jinmen Tigers created opportunities through a small range of cooperation, and after a series of conductions on the right side, the front of the Barton penalty area directly passed the ball to Qian Yumiao, who directly hit the goal with his back foot, but unfortunately the strength and angle of the goal were not ideal and was confiscated by the opposing goalkeeper. In the 16th minute, the Tsumen Tigers quickly counter-attacked, Magno distributed to Barton, who quickly inserted on the right side, who directly crossed the low ball, and Magno's direct shot in the penalty area was blocked by the defender.
In the 18th minute, Qingdao broke the deadlock on the field, zhu ting on the right sent a high-quality cross after the bottom, Ji Xiaoxuan's angry shot in the penalty area was saved by goalkeeper Fang Jingqi, and Ji Xiaoxuan grabbed the second penalty and shot the ball again. 0：1！ In the 19th minute, Barton received the ball on the left side of the field and passed it to Viginovic at the front of the penalty area, who shot high from outside the box.
In the 29th minute, Magno passed directly to Barton from the front of the Qingdao penalty area, and Barton turned and adjusted and shot high. In the 32nd minute, Barton took the ball inside the penalty area and turned to hit the goal, which was confiscated by the goalkeeper.
In the 45th minute, Qingdao played a high-quality rapid counterattack, Alessandrini took the ball and quickly advanced, forming a 4-on-4 situation, Zhou Junchen wanted to buckle the Jinmen Tiger defenders at a small angle in the penalty area, and after being blocked, he was ready to get up again and be destroyed by the defenders. In the second half, the Opening Jinmen Tigers replaced Qian Yumiao with Shi Yan. In the 55th minute, Song Yue cut in from the left and passed directly to Magno, and the Brazilian directly picked out the pass to Barton, who formed a one-handed small angle to hit the far corner and scored! 1:1！ Tianjin Jinmen Tigers finally equalized.
In the 79th minute, Qingdao once again reversed the score, Viginovic lost the ball in midfield, Qingdao played a quick counterattack, Ji Xiaoxuan won the ball in front of the field and slightly adjusted the long-range shot into the far corner. In the 81st minute, Barton deflected his kick from near the Qingdao team's penalty area line.
In the first half, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers almost controlled the situation on the field, Qingdao team is not excellent defensive system, so that Jinmen Tigers can more easily hit the opponent's heart of the penalty area, Barton also got several opportunities to get up and hit the goal, but unfortunately the lack of shooting footwork allowed Jinmen Tigers to have no chance to score goals. In the second half, after the opening was replaced by Shi Yan, who had a stronger offensive attribute, the team's attack was mainly concentrated on the team's left side, Barton's goal was derived from the team's left side of the attack, and in the subsequent game, Jinmen Tiger completely suppressed qingdao, and several times in the opponent's penalty area, a small range of cooperation also penetrated the opponent's defense, but unfortunately there was a lack of grasp of the last pass and shooting skills. In contrast, Qingdao's few attacks have twice pierced through the gate guarded by Fang Jingqi, Ji Xiaoxuan's two high-quality goals are more like the shooting footwork of a striker, coupled with Kadar's injury, it is not surprising that Jinmen Tiger lost to Qingdao, who had lost 11 consecutive losses.
After losing to Qingdao, although Jinmen Tiger is still in the second-to-last position in the relegation group, the point gap with the first-to-last Qingdao team is only 1 point, while the Cangzhou Lions in front of the Jinmen Tiger have won the Dalian team this round, and the relegation situation is already quite grim for Jinmen Tigers.