Classic Battle in Dalian Football History
The first year of the Chinese Super League: December 4, 2004 Shide and Shenzhen battle 2-2
At 14:30 on a winter afternoon in 2004, the 22nd round of the first season of the Chinese Super League came to a close. Dalian Shide played away against Shenzhen Jianlibao, who won the championship two rounds ahead of schedule, and both teams were in the spotlight because of wage arrears.
Even though the title was already decided, Dalian Shide was eager to prove their championship strength, while Shenzhen Jianlibao did not want to meet the championship celebration with a defeat. Both sides are ready to show their true strength on the field.
In this match, Dalian Shide was commanded by GM Lin Lefeng and assistant coach Shi Lei, with captain Hu Zhaogun leading the team. Shenzhen Jianlibao, on the other hand, was led by Coach Zhu Guanghu and sent out their strongest lineup. Here are the starting lineups and substitutes for both teams.
Dalian Shide: 1-Song Zhenyu; 12-Wang Sheng, 4-Zhai Yanpeng (87th minute, 16-Ji Mingyi), 3-Andersen, 20-Guo Liang; 17-Zou Jie, captain 14-Hu Zhaogun, 26-Zhang Yalin (56th minute, 11-Yan Song), 21-Li Yao; 10-Jangovic, 15-Zhang Peng.
Shenzhen Jianlibao: 19-Li Leilei; 5-Li Weifeng; 31-Marico; 28-Xinfeng, 29-Lu Bofei, 33-Ozeas (46th minute, 21-Li Ming), 2-Chen Yongqiang, 14-Li Jianhua, 8-Zheng Bin (60th minute, 13-Li Fei), 20-Zhang Xinxin, 9-Li Yi (75th minute, 24-Yin Xiaolong, a say for 22-Yuan Lin).
At the beginning of the game, Dalian Shide attacked fiercely, while Shenzhen Jianlibao was mainly on defense, trying to find Li Yi's breakthrough through long passes. Both sides of the attack and defense conversion quickly, Shide attack slightly impatient, midfield scheduling is not smooth enough.
In the 41st minute, Shenzhen Jianlibao counterattack, Lu Bofei sent a precise pass, Li Jianhua grabbed a shot in the penalty area, the first half 0-0 draw.
In the second half, Shide continued to attack, but Shenzhen Jianlibao's defense was solid. In the 60th minute, substitute Li Fei scored from a free kick, and Shide was down 0-2. But soon after, Jangovic scored from a free kick to equalize the score to 1-2.
In the 66th minute, Zhang Peng received a pass from Jangovic and scored a header to bring the score to 1-3. three minutes later, Li Weifeng was fouled in the penalty area and Jangovic scored from the penalty spot to make it a 2-2 draw.
The pace of the game slowed down as the fitness dropped, and the final score of 2-2 was kept until the end. Dalian Shide was undefeated on the road and ended up fourth in the table with four defeats.
