China News Service, Beijing, September 15 (Reporter Bian Liqun) Shandong Taishan drew 1:1 with the three towns of Wuhan. A Chinese Super League "Battle of Tianwang Mountain" on the evening of the 14th made the Chinese Super League, which has recently been affected by the epidemic, postponed most of the games. It was finally lively again.
A draw can be regarded as retaining the suspense of the Chinese Super League championship to a certain extent.
As Guangzhou City ushered in two consecutive victories, the situation in the relegation zone has also become subtle.
Shandong Taishan and Wuhan Three Towns are in the game.
Image source: IC photo
Shandong Taishan is about equal to losing
The defending champion Shandong Taishan is 4 points behind the top three towns in Wuhan after more than one round. If they want to narrow the points gap, this "Battle of Tianwang Mountain" is undoubtedly the best opportunity.
In addition, the opponent Wuhan Sanzhen was affected by injuries in this game. Only one foreign aid Davidson played. After the central defenders Ren Hang and Zhang Wentao were injured and ended, Wuhan Sanzhen was not even available in this position, and had to let the midfielder Rosenwen In danger.
On the other hand, Shandong Taishan has gathered five foreign aids, plus home games, and it is obviously a very unsatisfactory result to draw with the opponent while occupying so many advantageous factors.
But if you look at the overall process, the Shandong Taishan team ended up with a draw when they performed very sluggishly in the first half and fell behind by one goal, which is at least better than the most extreme loss.
After all, if you lose, then there is really no suspense in the Chinese Super League championship, although the remaining suspense is not too much...
Shandong Taishan fans expressed their dissatisfaction on the team's social media.
Wuhan's three towns are getting deeper
As the "promoted horse" of the Chinese Super League, Wuhan's three towns have won 14 wins and 2 draws in 16 rounds and have been undefeated so far. This is an amazing record.
From the beginning of the season to the present, Wuhan Three Towns have broken through the doubts step by step.
In the first stage, 9 wins and 1 draw were achieved, which is inevitably due to the weak overall level of the teams in the Dalian Division.
But entering the second stage, the three towns of Wuhan still maintained the momentum of rapid progress, with a 5:1 victory over Beijing Guoan, a 3-goal away victory over the powerful Henan Songshan Longmen, and a 2:1 away victory over the Meizhou Hakka, which is also a "dark horse". In the 16th round, a 1:1 draw away from Shandong Taishan with a single foreign aid team was an absolutely convincing record.
The hard work and solidarity of the players on the field also explain why this "promoted horse" can achieve such an excellent record. From the intuitive comparison of this game, Shandong Taishan, who is also the championship team, is here. There is a big gap.
It is worth mentioning that the reporter talked with officials of Wuhan Three Towns Club about the topic of the season goals before the start of this season. .
Including at the post-match press conference, Wuhan Three Towns coach Pedro also said that he did not think so far when talking about related topics, but just wanted to play the next game well.
Maybe these are all humble statements, or the current results are indeed accidental, but judging from the current performance of the three towns in Wuhan, it is actually inevitable.
Wuhan Sanzhen drew with Shandong Taishan 1:1 away.
Image source: Wuhan Three Towns Football Club
Is there any suspense in the second half of the Chinese Super League?
In the case of one more game, it leads the second place Shandong Taishan by 4 points, which is a relatively large point advantage in terms of horizontal comparison with the half-way nodes of the Chinese Super League in recent years.
In the 2019 season, which was a normal home and away game before the epidemic, Beijing Guoan only led the second-place Guangzhou team by 2 points after 16 rounds. In the end, the latter succeeded in overtaking and won the eighth championship of the Chinese Super League.
Going back to the 2018 season, the competition for the championship group is even more intense. The top Beijing Guoan is only 3 points away from the fourth Guangzhou team.
In the 2017 season, the Guangzhou team and Shanghai Harbor were inseparable, and the two sides were only one point apart in the 16th round.
Similar to the current championship situation this season is the 2012 season. At that time, the Guangzhou team finished 16 rounds and led the second-place Jiangsu team by 8 points with one more game, but the two sides still launched a fierce championship match in the second half. .
It is understood that the Chinese Super League still prefers to play the remaining games in the normal home and away format this season, and it does not rule out the possibility of a New Year's Eve like last season.
The 16th round of the Chinese Super League is scheduled.
Image source: Chinese Super League.
On the evening of the 14th, the Chinese Super League also announced the arrangement for the 16th round of supplementary games. Changchun Yatai, Wuhan Yangtze River, and Dalian Peoples all achieved home games, and Shanghai Shenhua was able to continue to play at Dalian's "home". It further confirmed the determination of the Chinese Super League to insist on home and away games.
So in terms of the schedule, there is still a long way to go this season. Shandong Taishan team has time to adjust their state. The most important thing is to ensure that they do not make mistakes.
In the derby, the Guangzhou team lost 0:1 to Guangzhou City.
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In addition to the suspense of the championship, the originally "silent" relegation zone has also become subtle.
With Guangzhou City's victory over the Guangzhou team in the intra-city derby, it ushered in two consecutive victories, and the points rose to 9 points. With one game less, they are only 2 points behind the Guangzhou team, and the Cangzhou Lions, who have one less game, are only 2 points away. There is a 3 point difference.
In addition to the Shenzhen team who accumulated 16 points in the previous five-game losing streak and the Dalian people who accumulated 15 points, the current point gap in the relegation zone is not large, and under the long-term schedule, everything is possible.
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