On June 29th, the 17th round of the Chinese Super League started a fierce battle in Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan Sanzhen hosted Nantong Zhiyun. Nantong Zhiyun beat Wuhan Sanzhen 2-1 with the excellent play of Anthony and Caron, giving the opponent a bitter taste of four consecutive home defeats.
At the beginning of the game, both sides quickly entered the state, and the rhythm of offense and defense was fast. In the 11th minute, Nantong Zhiyun broke the deadlock. Putzlin took a free kick from the left side of the field and passed it accurately to the penalty area, where Anthony grasped the opportunity to score a header, helping his team to take a 1-0 lead. After that, Wuhan Sanzhen strengthened their offense, but many attacks were solved by Nantong Zhiyun.
Toward the end of the first half, Wuhan Sanzhen had a great chance to score, but Park Ji-Su headed the ball into the empty net after charging goalkeeper Seol Kyung-Ho, and the goal was disallowed due to a foul. Tao Qianglong also scored a goal, but it was also disallowed for offside. At the end of the first half, Nantong Jiyun took a 1-0 lead.
Wuhan Sanzhen tried to change the situation through substitutions, but Nantong Zhiyun still maintained their efficient defense and counterattack. In the 87th minute, Nantong Zhiyun launched a quick counterattack, and Karon shook past Jiang Zhipeng in the penalty area and calmly pushed the ball into the goal to extend the score to 2-0, which almost sealed the victory.
However, the match did not end there. In injury time, Wuhan Sanzhen got a corner kick, and Pedro Enrique jumped up high in the penalty area and scored a header to get a goal back for his team. However, this goal could not change the result of the game, and finally Nantong Zhiyun won 2-1 against Wuhan Sanzhen, ending their embarrassing record of 8 rounds without a win.
