In the fierce battle, Qingdao Sea Bulls by the former international player Jiang Ning as captain, foreign aid Onuebu and Guna sit in the starting lineup, goalkeeper Mou Pengfei to defend the goal, Zheng Long also put on the lineup, Liu Junshuai, Liu Jiaxun, Xie Wenneng, Wang Jianming, Zhang Fengyu, Xu Yang and other a number of famous players are also appearing in the starting lineup.
The Shijiazhuang Kung Fu team, on the other hand, has goalkeeper Sui Weijie as captain, with foreigners Vinicio and Leonardo joining forces to start the game, and former internationals Wang Song and Nan Xiaoheng, Zhu Haiwei, An Yi Fei, Zhang Chenliang, Pan Kui, He Wei, and Lu Jiabin also leading the way.
Manatees lose despite one more man
The match started off with a fierce battle between the two teams in offense and defense. Qingdao Sea Cowboys' Xie Wenneng and Liu Junshuai created consecutive chances on goal with the set-pieces. However, it was the other team who broke the deadlock. In the 28th minute, Shijiazhuang Kung Fu Team's former international player Wang Song, assisted foreigner Vinicio with a corner kick and successfully broke the goal. This was the only goal of the match.
After conceding the ball, Qingdao Sea Bulls launched a fierce attack, with shots from Xie Wenneng, Onuebu and Jiang Ning all going nowhere. It is worth mentioning that in the 59th minute, Shijiazhuang Kung Fu's He Wei received a second yellow card and was shown a red card by referee Wan Tao. After that, Qingdao Sea Cowboys played with one more player in the half hour, but still failed to turn the game around.
In the end, Qingdao Manatees suffered their fourth loss of the season with a 0-1 defeat against Shijiazhuang Kung Fu. Although the Qingdao Manatees are still in the third place with 43 points, their lead has narrowed from 5 points to 2 points, and the suspense of the Super League is getting more and more intense.
Challenges are coming up, and we're going to have to fight them all.
Next, Qingdao Sea Bulls must go all out and try to avoid mistakes in order to take the initiative on the road to the Super League; otherwise, they may be overtaken by Sichuan Jiuniu, Shijiazhuang Kungfu, Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic and other teams at the crucial moment in the second half of the season, and lose their efforts.
Coincidentally, the next two rounds of matches, Qingdao Sea Cowboys will face Sichuan Jiuniu and Nantong Zhiyun, the two super rivals, the results of these two hard battles, will directly affect the fate of Qingdao Sea Cowboys super this season.
Shijiazhuang Kung Fu Team moved up to fifth place with 40 points after completing their revenge with a 1-0 win. Only three points behind the Super League, they are once again in sight of promotion.
Nine Bulls advance to quarterfinals, heading for crucial battle
In another match played at the same time, Sichuan Jiuniu, the favorites for the Super League, won 2-0 against Beijing Polytechnic thanks to Wang Chu and Xia Dalong's goals in the second half. With BIT at the bottom of the table with only 2 points, there was not much suspense in the match as there was a clear power gap between the two sides.
With the three points, Sichuan Jiuniu reached 41 points and moved up to the top four, only two points away from the third-place Qingdao Hainiu. In the next round, they will once again face Qingdao Hainiu in a crucial battle worth 6 points to reach the Super League. In the first round, Sichuan Jiuniu won 2-1. If they continue to win, they may overtake Qingdao Hainiu to join the Super League.
Jiangsu duo, or will lead the way
In the earlier match, Jiangxi Beidamen and Heilongjiang Bingcheng fought hard for 90 minutes and finally shook hands 1-1. In the 18th minute, Heilongjiang Bingcheng's Lei Yongchi made a steal in front of the field, used his personal ability to get past the opponent's goalkeeper and scored with an open goal. However, only a minute later, Jiangxi North goalkeeper Wesley assisted Sun Dong to equalize the score.
After that, both teams created good chances to break through the goal, but both failed to score and could only end in a draw. After the match, Jiangxi Beidamen ranked 12th with 22 points, while Heilongjiang Bingcheng ranked 10th with 26 points.
The other big game of the round will be played in the afternoon of September 16, with Jiangsu duo Nantong Zhiyun and Kunshan taking on Beijing North Sports University and Qingdao Youth Island respectively.
In the standings, Nantong Zhiyun and Kunshan are leading the way side by side, strongly leading the track to the Super League. If they can continue to win, they will further consolidate their advantage in the Super League, and may even lead the way.
