China News Service, August 30th, the second half of the first stage of the Chinese Super League this season, officially started in the Dalian Division on the evening of the 29th. Entering the eighth round, each team's ranking competition has entered a fierce stage of race against time. The Dalian natives, who had not won the previous 7 games, are the only Chinese Super League team with a "home court advantage" this season, and they finally swept away the decline in this round, beating Shandong Luneng 1-0 and winning their first victory next season. In another game, Shenzhen Kaisa defeated Guangzhou R&F 2-0 and completed a season double play against the latter.
The match between Dalian People and Luneng was one of the focus of this round and was held at the Dalian Sports Center Stadium. In the first half, the Dalian people had an advantage but could not penetrate the opponent's goal. The stalemate changed in the 62nd minute. Sun Bo picked a pass from the middle of the front court. Lin Liangming, who was on the right side of the small penalty area, pushed with his right foot and scored the only goal of the game. In the end, the Dalian people beat Shandong Luneng Taishan 1-0. Luneng's four-game winning streak ended, and the Dalian native won the first win of the season.
The match between Guangzhou R&F and Shenzhen Kaisa started earlier. In the 14th minute, Song Zhuxun hit the post with a header. In the 27th minute, Dai Weijun intercepted the ball at the top of the penalty area and broke into the right side of the penalty area. The ball hit the far corner from a low angle near the bottom line. The ball hit the left post and bounced into the goal. In the third minute of stoppage time, Preciado went to the right of the penalty area. After getting the ball on the side, the ball changed its direction to the bottom line on the right and kicked the goal. After the goalkeeper saved, Xu Yang outflanked and scored an empty goal with unmarked push. In the 5th minute of stoppage time, Dembele was sent off by a red card. In the end, Guangzhou R&F lost 0:2 to Shenzhen Kaisa and suffered a two-game losing streak. Kaisa has nearly 3 rounds with 2 wins and 1 draw, and double-kill R&F this season.
Next, this round of the Super League will have 6 duels, including Guangzhou Evergrande against Shanghai Shenhua. However, the Suzhou Division has a tendency of polarization at the halfway point, and the lower-ranked teams need to be better in the second half to catch up. (Finish)