In the 17th round of the 2024 Chinese Super League, Chengdu Rongcheng will face the Cangzhou Lions at Phoenix Mountain Stadium. Rongcheng have been in good form recently, maintaining an unbeaten record in three rounds after beating Qingdao Manatee 5-1 in their last game, scoring 13 goals in three games, and having a strong attacking ability. At present, 10 wins, 2 draws, 4 losses, 32 points are ranked 3rd in the standings, 13 points behind the top of the table, 1 point ahead of Guoan. It is very difficult to compete for the championship, and the first goal is to keep the top 3 and hit the AFC Champions League. Cangzhou Lions have 4 wins, 3 draws, 9 losses, 15 points, and are currently ranked 12th in the standings. In the last 5 league meetings between the two teams, Rongcheng has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, and the last 2 meetings have been 2 consecutive defeats.
Only 3 minutes into the opening game, the Cangzhou Lions took the lead, Ever chested the ball in the penalty area, then turned and shot, the ball hit the crossbar and bounced; In the 6th minute, Rongcheng continuously created danger in the Cangzhou Lions penalty area, and Gan followed up with a low shot outside the penalty area, 1-0! In the 15th minute, Gan Chao shot from outside the penalty area again, this time hitting the ball high;
In the 19th minute, Ewell and Otabor played short passes in succession, and then shot low with their feet, and Jian Tao fell to the ground to confiscate the ball; In the 22nd minute, Rongcheng played a quick counterattack, Palacios burst into the penalty area and fell to the ground, and the referee signaled that there was no penalty; This caused dissatisfaction with the Rongcheng coaching staff, and Xu Zhengyuan was dissatisfied with the penalty and was shown a yellow card; In the 36th minute, Palacios grabbed a point in front of the goal, and Shao Yiliang attacked and confiscated the ball!
In the 45th minute, the score was rewritten again, Palacios scored a shot into the dead corner in the penalty area, 2-0, Rongcheng expanded the score! In the 45+5th minute, the Cangzhou Lions counterattacked, Otabor sent a precise through stopper, Ewell burst into the penalty area and fired a low shot, and the ball grazed the far post and went out of the bottom line; At half-time, Rongcheng temporarily led 2-0;
Yibian fought again, in the 49th minute, Rongcheng rewrote the score again, Gulfinkel crossed from the left, Hu Hetao knocked the goal with his heel in front of the goal, 3-0, Cangzhou's basic trend has gone; After that, Rongcheng mainly controlled the rhythm, and the Cangzhou Lions did not have the intention of trying to recover the score by pressing sharply;
In the 62nd minute, Gulfinkel crossed again from the left, and Zhou Dingyang's header was confiscated by the goalkeeper; In the 64th minute, Romulo shot continuously in the penalty area, Shao Yiliang made a key block, and Palacios made a supplementary shot; In the 77th minute, Felipe crossed in front of the goal, Zhou Dingyang stepped forward to grab the point but did not kick the ball, Shao Yiliang confiscated the ball; In the 78th minute, Tang Chuang burst into the penalty area with the ball and shot was blocked, and Romulo followed up with a follow-up shot and kicked it away!
In the 84th minute, Felipe made a return on the left side, Romulo took the ball in the middle of the penalty area, and then shot low, Shao Yiliang sent the ball into the net, 4-0! Since then, the Cangzhou Lions have no intention of fighting, and finally Rongcheng won 4-0 and continued to consolidate their position in the third place in the standings. scored 9 goals in 2 rounds of the league, and Rongcheng's offensive ability is amazing!