On September 17, Beijing time, in the first round of the AFC Champions League Elite League East Asia, Shandong Taishan hosted Australia team Central Coast Mariners. In the first half of the game, Wang Dalei made many wonderful saves, Bi Jinhao took the lead for Shandong Taishan, and the Central Coast Mariners used controversial penalties to equalize; In the second half, substitute Cressan hit the post with a flowered foot, and Kaza scored a brace, Shandong Taishan got off to a good start 3-1 and beat the Australian Super League team for the first time at home.
Shandong Taishan qualified through the play-offs, but have had a dismal run in the Chinese Super League recently, while the Central Coast Mariners have played just one game in the last three months. The two teams met in a warm-up match in 2009, and in the history of the AFC Champions League, Shandong Taishan faced the Australian Super League team with a record of 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.
In the 3rd minute, the Central Coast Mariners instigated an attack on the right side, a low flat ball was crossed, neither team touched the ball in front of the goal, and Tal at the back point inserted a small angle to push the shot, which was blocked by Wang Dalei's outstretched leg.
In the 8th minute, Li Yuanyi crossed the ball from the left side, Bi Jinhao scored with a header, and Shandong Taishan broke the deadlock, 1-0.
In the 17th minute, Mikael took a free kick at the edge of the penalty area and chose to shoot directly, but the ball flew directly over the wall.
In the 21st minute, Mauragis hit the edge of the penalty area and volleyed, the ball went straight to the near corner, but Wang Dalei bravely saved the ball.
In the 28th minute, a long shot from the edge of the Tapu penalty area was accurately saved by Wang Dalei.
In the 33rd minute, Bi Jinhao's long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area was picked up by Pavlesic.
In the 39th minute, Vettel shot from the edge of the penalty area, but the ball was directly deflected.
After the whistle blew at the end of the first half, VAR suddenly intervened and determined that the Tarzan defense had been fouled, and the Central Coast Mariners were awarded a penalty opportunity, and Mikael scored the penalty to equalize the score, 1-1.
Both teams went into the second half 1-1.
In the 48th minute, Li Yuanyi won a free kick at the front of the penalty area, and Zheng Zheng took the penalty and hit the ball directly to the stands.
In the 56th minute, Li Yuanyi took advantage of the mistake of the opponent's defender and volleyed from a small angle in the penalty area, but was touched by Sainsbury with his knee to the bottom line.
In the 65th minute, substitute Cressan fired two shots in quick succession, but neither could threaten.
In the 67th minute, Cressan half-turned near the penalty spot and volleyed with a flowered foot, the opponent's goalkeeper was helpless, but the ball hit the post and popped up.
In the 74th minute, Taishan counterattacked after a steal in the front, Liao Lisheng stuffed it directly to Kaza, Kaza took the ball into the penalty area and shot successfully, Shandong Taishan led again, 2-1.
In the 78th minute, Wang Dalei made a mistake in the corner kick defense, and Sainsbury's header hit the post with an empty goal, and Shandong Taishan escaped.
In the 83rd minute, Brantman shot from the edge of the penalty area.
In the 86th minute, Brantman sent a free kick into the penalty area, Knoll grabbed a header and hit the goal, and Wang Dalei flew to save the ball.
In the 88th minute, Shandong Taishan made a long pass to find Kaza, who took the ball into the penalty area and scored two goals, and Shandong Taishan locked the victory 3-1.
In the 90th minute, Delgado fired a shot from inside the box, but the ball hit the far post unbiasedly.
In the ensuing game, both teams did not make any achievements, and Shandong Taishan finally won 3-1.
Shandong Taishan lineup: 14-Wang Dalei; 3-Marcel, 5-Zheng Zheng, 11-Liu Yang (46 mins 27-Shi Ke), 33-Gao Zhunyi, 35-Huang Zhengyu (34' yellow card), 22-Li Yuanyi (80 mins 8-Delgado), 25-Peng Xinli (69 mins 20-Liao Lisheng), 10-Kazaishvili (17' yellow card), 23-Xie Wenneng (60 mins 9-Cressan), 24-Bi Jinhao (80 mins 29-Chen Pu)
Central Coast Mariners line-up: 1-Pavlesic; 4-Sainsbury, 3-Karthak, 10-Mikael (69 mins 15-Lawks), 12-Maulakis, 11-Vettel (82 mins 35-Arthur), 8-McCammon, 26-Tarp, 17-Noll, 9-Kuhl, 99-Edmondson (69 mins 37-Brantman)