In the end, Guangzhou Evergrande defeated Shandong Luneng 2:1 at home and continued to expand the winning streak against Luneng. At the same time, it also mastered the advance opportunity in the two rounds of the Asian crown knockout.
Xinhua News Agency, Guangzhou, June 18 (Reporter Jing huaiqiao) the first one-in-one contest in the 1/8 final of the Asian Champions League was staged in Guangzhou on the 18th, and finally Guangzhou Evergrande home 2:1 beat Shandong Luneng and continue to expand the winning streak against Luneng. At the same time, he also mastered the advance opportunity in the two rounds of the Asian Championship elimination competition.
The two sides fought in nearly four games, and Luneng suffered a consecutive defeat. This season, the two sides played for the first time in the league. Tariska’s reading seconds killed him and played Luneng without temper. At present, the absence of tariska allows Luneng to see the opportunity to break the embarrassing record. However, the last Evergrande change can still win Hong Kong, which also shows that the team’s strength is still not weak.
In this campaign, Luneng’s full press tactics brought a lot of trouble to Evergrande. Paulino, who performed well last time, was watched by the other side and it was difficult to create a good opportunity for attack. In the 20th minute, Wei Shihao took Zheng zhizhili and missed a chance to break the door in the face of the empty goalkeeper.
Since then, Luneng has also used the height advantage to put pressure on the front court frequently, but Evergrande played extremely patiently to protect the defense line from big mistakes. In the 34th minute, Paulino’s bottom line was passed. Wei Shihao seized the opportunity and shot into the small penalty area after receive the ball, helping Evergrande break the deadlock and leading the team by 1:0 in the first half.
Yi will fight again, Luneng will continue to impact Evergrande’s defense line with his height and achieve results. In the 65th minute, Felani attracted the attention of many defenders in the big penalty area, and then helped to take the right path. 1:1, Luneng tenaciously equalized the score.
After that, Evergrande began to change people. In the 80th minute, Yang Liyu drove the ball into the penalty area on the right road, and the ball hit Zheng Zheng’s leg to show refraction. Then Wang Dalei’s rescue also changed the line of the ball and watched the football fly into his own door. With this goal, Evergrande finally won 2:1 at home.
After the game, Luneng coach Li Xiaopeng believes that under very difficult conditions, both teams have tried their best. On the technical and tactical level, both sides also restrict each other. The draw is not conducive to the team’s next tactical choice, so the result of this game is acceptable. I believe that the next home team will have a chance to reverse the situation.
Coach Cannavaro of Evergrande said that it is not easy to win such a victory for the existing personnel and team thickness. The team had a certain advantage in the first half, but the second half was very difficult. In the two rounds of the game, such a score cannot be guaranteed to qualify on the road, and the next game will require the players to stay focused.