Qingdao Huanghai drew with Beijing Guoan 3:3. Photo courtesy of the Chinese Super League/IC photo
Chinanews client, August 17th, on the evening of the 16th Beijing time, the fifth round of the Chinese Super League ended. In the two games of Group B, the top two teams, Beijing Guoan and Shanghai SIPG, were promoted to Qingdao Huanghai and Shijiazhuang Yongchang to draw.
In the match between Beijing Guoan and Qingdao Huanghai, in the 18th minute of the first half, Hou Yongyong's shot was beaten and Bakambu made a supplementary shot; in the 22nd minute, Zhang Xizhe picked a pass from outside the penalty area and Bakambu headed back to assist Alan to expand. The score; in the 31st minute, Zhang Xizhe sent through again, his teammate received the ball and Hou Yongyong's shot was blocked again, but he succeeded in following up. In just 31 minutes, Guoan took a three-goal lead.
But then the situation on the court was instantly reversed. In the 38th minute, Alessandrini of Qingdao scored a goal. Six minutes later, Zhu Zhengrong had a header to catch up with the score. Before the end of the first half, Qingdao Huanghai recovered two goals. In the second half, Alessandrini scored another goal. In the end, Qingdao Huanghai magically tied the score and kept it to the end after falling behind by three goals.
Zang Yifeng took the lead for Shijiazhuang Yongchang.
In the same face of the newly promoted team, SIPG's 1 point process is even more dangerous. Throughout the first half, SIPG, who mastered the initiative, gained power and did not score. They were also punished for wasting opportunities in the second half. Zang Yifeng's close-range header helped Yongchang take the lead. After the score fell behind, SIPG continued to strengthen its offense, and Hulk, who came off the bench, equalized the score. The game ended 1:1. SIPG failed to seize the opportunity to overtake Guoan and continue to rank second in Group B standings. (Finish)