At 19:30 on September 3, Guangzhou City faced Jinmen Tigers at Yuexiu Mountain Stadium in the 16th round of the 2022 Chinese Super League. At halftime, Guangzhou City took a 2-0 lead with Song Wenjie's second goal, ending a 13-game losing streak.
[Race Rewind]
After the first 15 rounds of the season, Guangzhou City is at the bottom of the table with only 3 points, while Jinmen Tigers are at the 11th place with 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses. In this, the first game of coach Li Wei Feng's reign at Guangzhou City, the starting lineups of both sides were led by Guilherme and Song Wenjie, while Zimmen Tigers sent out players such as Barton, Merida, and Belichick.
[Race Focus]
In the 11th minute of the match, Jinmen Tigers attacked in front of the field and Wang Qiuming missed a good opportunity. In the 13th minute, Fu Yun Cheng misplaced a pass and nearly caused a turnover, but Han Jiaqi made a timely clearance. In the 17th minute, Barton shot over the crossbar. In the 21st minute, Guilherme's low shot was parried by Xu Jiamin.
Guangzhou City broke the deadlock in the 22nd minute, Liao Jiajun got a rebound, Guilherme received the ball and cut inside, Song Wenjie shot from a small angle and broke the goal, 1-0!
Guangzhou City extended their lead in the 31st minute when Song Wenjie leapt to head in a cross from Li Yongjia to make it 2-0!
In the second half, both sides had nothing to do. In the 36th minute, Jinmen Tiger's long-distance shot was confiscated by Han Jiaqi. In the 39th minute, Beric and Liao Jiajun clashed, and both sides nearly caused more chaos.
At halftime, Guangzhou City led Tianjin Jinmen Tigers 2-0.
In the 65th minute, Guangzhou won a free kick and Guilherme's shot was parried by Xu Jiamin. In the 67th minute, Jinmen Tigers attacked, Merida direct, Wang Qiuming shot by Han Jiaqi. In the 69th minute, Rosa cut the ball inside and Han Jiaqi went down to confiscate the ball.
In the 78th minute, Merida's shot went wide. In the 83rd minute, Zim Tigers got a set piece and Su Yuanjie's shot bounced off his own player and off the line.
At the end of the match, Guangzhou City defeated Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 2-0 and successfully stopped the momentum of losing streak.
[Starting lineup]
Guangzhou City start: 22 - Han Jiaqi, 17 - Fu Yun Cheng, 18 - Eagle, 19 - Jiang Jihong, 35 - Liao Jiajun, 4 - Zhang Gong, 10 - Li Tixiang, 12 - Guilherme, 13 - Ning An, 38 - Li Yongjia, 29 - Song Wenjie
Substitutes not playing: 1-Cheng Yuelei, 23-Zhou Yuchen, 31-Zhang Jinliang, 32-Chen Zhizhao, 33-Jinbo, 39-Su Yuliang, 40-Yang Yang, 41-Wu Junjie
Tianjin Jinmen Tigers start: 26 - Xu Jiamin, 6 - Gao Jiarun, 19 - Bai Yufeng, 27 - Zhang Wei, 33 - Song Yue, 7 - Zhou Tong, 29 - Barton, 30 - Wang Qiuming, 31 - Tian Yinong, 38 - Merida, 9 - Berridge
Substitutes not on the field: 22-Fang Jingqi, 25-Yan Bingliang, 5-Qiu Timyi, 23-Qian Yumiao, 8-Zhao Yingjie, 17-Zhou Zheng, 24-Park Taoyu, 37-Sun Xuelong
