On April 30th, Beijing time, the 9th round of the 2024 Chinese Super League (CSL) continued to be contested. At the Huitang Stadium of the Wuhua Olympic Sports Center, the match was stopped after 10 minutes due to the bad weather conditions of thunder, lightning and heavy rain in the area, and was restarted after a pause of nearly 95 minutes. In the end, the nine-man Meizhou Hakka team shook hands with Qingdao West Coast 1-1 to take a point each, and it was already 23:32 at the end of the game. In the 28th minute, Riascos broke the goal with a wonderful direct free kick; in the 73rd minute, Kosovic equalized with a header; referee Xing Qi expelled Meizhou Hakka's Liao Junjian and Pan Ximing from the field in the 25th and 86th minutes via VAR.
The match started at 20:00 p.m., due to the obvious water on the turf at the beginning of the match, it had a certain impact on the play of both players. In the 10th minute of the match, the referee Xing Qi stopped the game due to the increasing rain. Players and spectators took refuge in the locker room and under the roof of the stadium, and the game was interrupted for more than 80 minutes.
When play resumed, both teams quickly got into the swing of things. In the 25th minute of the first half, home defender Liao Junjian was shown a direct red card by the referee for a reckless foul that spoiled an obvious scoring opportunity for the opposition. This put Meizhou Hakka at a numerical disadvantage. However, Qingdao West Coast did not let up on their offense. In the 28th minute, Riascos took a direct free kick from 25 meters away and fired a right-footed shot into the net against the left post, giving Qingdao West Coast a 1-0 lead.
In the second half of the game, the two teams gradually became fierce in their fight. In the 73rd minute, Ye Chugui's cross from the right side of the field was headed home by Kosovic at the back of the penalty area, and Meizhou Hakka equalized the score at 1-1. However, in the 82nd minute of the game, Qingdao West Coast launched a long pass, and striker Riascos was brought down by the home team's defender Pan Ximing, who was also sent off with a red card. At this point, Meizhou Hakka only had nine players left on the field. But they kept the 1-1 score to the end with their tenacious fighting spirit.
In addition, the referee showed 2 red cards and 10 yellow cards in this match, showing the intensity of the game.
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