On July 20th, Super League, Guangzhou R&F vs Guangzhou Evergrande, which direction did the first goal come from?
This is probably the most anticipated Guangzhou Derby. With the joining of Israeli star Zahawi, R&F has achieved a strong record of five consecutive victories in two lines, and Zahawi's report card of four games and six goals speaks for itself. Evergrande has been unbeaten in 17 consecutive games, and has won all the victories in the last four rounds, leading the standings 13 points. According to this rhythm, it is only a matter of time before Evergrande wins the sixth Super League championship. The two teams played against each other nine times before, and Evergrande won 5 games 1 draw 3 losses, but only slightly gained the upper hand. Such achievements have made R&F the most qualified Super League team to challenge Evergrande. But in Yuexiu Mountain, R&F performed poorly, with only one win and three losses.
In terms of starting, R&F played with the strongest lineup, and Zahawi started continuously; Evergrande, on the other hand, appears to have a somewhat uneven lineup. Feng Xiaoting is the only absolute main force on the defensive line. Zheng Long, who helped the team win the championship in the last round, returned to the starting lineup, which is his second starting in the Super League this season.
After the competition started, both sides quickly entered the rhythm, and Evergrande took the lead. In the first 1 minute, Evergrande got a long-distance free kick, and paulinho fired a heavy gun, and Cheng flew to the bottom line to save the ball. In the 4th minute, Xiao Zhi broke into the restricted area with the ball, forming a one-on-one situation. Feng Xiaoting tried his best to stop it, and both of them fell to the ground after a fierce collision. Xiao Zhi doesn't matter, Feng Xiaoting seems to have been hit hard. In the 8th minute, Renaldinho returned with the ball, and the near corner of the curveball at the front of the restricted area was blocked by Ceng Cheng. 1 1 min, R&F takes a free kick from the left, and Zahawi quickly draws the ball, trying to sneak up on the near corner. Ceng Cheng struggled to save the ball on the goal line, and Evergrande escaped. In the first16th minute, Reina Dinho crosses from the right, and Feng Xiaoting flies to hook the ball out of the baseline.
R&F takes the initiative to control the ball, and Evergrande can only make threats by counterattack. In the16th minute, Evergrande launched a quick counterattack, Zheng Long got the ball and volleyed vigorously from the right. Garratt holds the ball and sends it into the penalty area. Alan, who is single-handed, missed the opportunity under the interference of Cheng's attack. In the 20th minute, Tang Miao passed the ball in an inverted triangle, and Zahawi's push was blocked by Mei Fang. The formation of R&F is very open, which firmly suppresses Evergrande. In the 28th minute, Evergrande issued a tactical free kick, and Huang Bowen took aim and sent the ball to the back point. Gao Lin, who was offside first, headed the goal and was blocked by Cheng. In the 29th minute, Zheng Long made a cross from the left, and Gao Lin vigorously headed the goal when his body was out of balance. Cheng solved the ball with one hand.
With the deepening of the competition, R&F's offensive slowed down, and Evergrande took the opportunity to regain the initiative. In the 32nd minute, garratt got the ball in the middle, but the R&F players failed to intervene in time. Garratt stepped forward and shot hard. The ball hit Xuan Xiuzhang's leg and then turned and jumped into the near corner. Failing to respond, Evergrande 1-0 won the first prize! This is also the 12 goal of garratt's Super League this season. In the 43rd minute, R&F made a long pass in the backcourt, and Zahawi got rid of Mei Fang, but the small-angle shot was blocked by Ceng Cheng. Reina Dinho then kicked the ball from the front of the penalty area. In stoppage time, Wang Shangyuan fouled Huang, Zahawi sent a free kick into the penalty area, Xiao Zhi changed the running route of the ball slightly in front of the door, and Ceng Cheng hit the ball with a fist. At the end of the first half, Evergrande took the lead with 1-0.
Easy to fight again. In the 52nd minute, Evergrande Road got mad, and Alan's curveball outside the penalty area was higher than the goal. In the 56th minute, R&F equalized the score! Reina Dinho sends the ball behind him, and Zahawi calmly taps the ball on the right side of the penalty area. Xuan Xiuzhang quickly followed the empty net and the score became 1- 1! In the 59th minute, Zahawi took the ball from the left and shot low, but failed to test Ceng Cheng. In the 64th minute, Wang Shangyuan sent a cross, and paulinho stopped the ball in the chest and turned to hit the door wide. In the 65th minute, Svencen suddenly sent a straight plug, and Zahawi missed the ball due to insufficient preparation. In the 66th minute, stojkovic made the personnel adjustment first, and replaced the attack fulcrum Xiao Zhi with Ceng Chao. In the 67th minute, Scolari responded quickly and replaced Zheng Long.
R&F is dominant on the field, and Evergrande seems to have physical problems. In the 68th minute, Huang Bowen tried to shoot low outside the restricted area, but hit the goal. In the 7th1minute, Evergrande defender cleared the clearance and hit Ronaldinho and bounced back to the restricted area. Zahawi's tackle was blocked by Ceng Cheng. In the 75th minute, Reina Dinho's powerful long-range shot was saved by Ceng Cheng. In the 76th minute, Scolari replaced Gao Lin with Zhang who was physically exhausted. Stojkovic was replaced by Lu Lin footballers. In the 79th minute, R&F overtook the score! After Zahawi and Renaldinho hit the wall in front of the restricted area, Zahawi's right foot attack was blocked, and the Israeli shot again with his left foot. The ball hits the inside of the far post and bounces into the net, 2- 1!
Subsequently, Evergrande quickly launched a counterattack and received a challenge pass in the restricted area, but it was blocked by Cheng. In the 82nd minute, Scolari adjusted for the last time and put on Liao. In stoppage time, Wang Xiaolong received Zahawi's wonderful pass from the front of the restricted area and shot low and slipped out. In the end, R&F won by 2- 1, ushered in a double-line six-game winning streak, and ended the three-game losing streak at home in the derby. The unbeaten record of Evergrande 17 was ended.