China News Service, Hangzhou, April 7 (Guo Tianqi) On the 6th, in the fourth round of the 2024 Chinese Football Association Super League, the Zhejiang team lost 1-2 at home to the "promoted team" Qingdao West Coast Team and suffered its first defeat of the season. In this game, Zhejiang team Owusu scored, Zhao Bo made a save, and Qingdao West Coast team Nelson Luce scored twice.
The picture shows the moment when the two sides compete for the ball in this game. Photo by Xiao Jian
In the first three rounds of this season, the Zhejiang team defeated the Shenzhen Xinpengcheng team and the Meizhou Hakka team, and tied with the defending champion Shanghai Haigang team at home, maintaining an unbeaten record. In this game, Zhejiang team's three foreign players Lucas, Leonardo, and Owusu started together. Liang Nuoheng, Yue Xin, and Dong Yu were in the defense, and Cheng Jin served as the captain on the field.
Qingdao West Coast Team sent five foreign players including Liascos to start, and the much-watched naturalized player Alan sat on the bench. It is worth mentioning that the team’s players Feng Gang, Chen Boliang, and Ge Zhen once played for the Zhejiang team, and the Zhejiang team also expressed its welcome to the old players “coming home” at home.
At the beginning of the game, the two sides skipped the test and directly launched a fierce offensive. In the 4th minute, Qingdao West Coast team's foreign aid Nelson Luce directly lobbed the goal from the outside, and the ball was saved by Zhejiang team goalkeeper Zhao Bo; in the 22nd minute, Cheng Jin and Leonardo played exquisite cooperation in the frontcourt, and the latter's final kick was blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper Ji Jiabao.
In the 29th minute, the Qingdao West Coast team seized the opportunity to counterattack and allowed David Biuquier to send a precise long pass near the center circle. Riaskos received the ball and assisted Nelson Luce to push the goal. Zhejiang team scored 0-0 1 behind; then, the Zhejiang team frequently created dangers in front of the goal, but still failed to score a goal. At the end of the first half, the Zhejiang team fell behind at home.
The picture shows the moment of attack by Zhejiang team player Owusu (right). Photo by Xiao Jian
The game changed again. In the 49th minute, Sun Guowen, who came on as a substitute for the Zhejiang team, headed the ball back to the goal. Owusu followed up and pushed the ball into the goal to help the team equalize the score; then, the Zhejiang team, whose offensive continued unabated, planned another move. A very threatening attack, but Leonardo missed the ball; in the 66th minute, Nelson Luce blasted a "world wave" and directly broke through Zhao Bo's five-finger pass, and Qingdao West Coast team once again took the lead.
In the 77th minute, Owusu received a pass from Leonardo and scored from a small angle with a volley. Unfortunately, the goal was disallowed due to offside. Subsequently, the Zhejiang team continued to strengthen their offensive, and Gaudi and Owusu's shots They were saved one after another; in stoppage time, Qingdao West Coast Team won a penalty kick, and the penalty kick taken by Alan was blocked by Zhao Bo, who once again showed the strength of the "national goalkeeper". In the end, the Zhejiang team failed to change the score and lost to the Qingdao West Coast team 1-2.
After the game, Qingdao West Coast Team head coach Kurosaki Hisashi said: "The Zhejiang team is a very strong team. In fact, I am not completely sure about it, but we did a good job during the preparations and also gave feedback on some tactical systems during the game. In the first half, our opponents kept attacking our wings and created many crises for us. We must also reflect on it and prepare for the next game."
After this round, the Zhejiang team's record reached 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. In the next round, they will go to an away game to play against the Chengdu Chengdu team, which is second in the standings. (over)