Suspense of AFC Champions League Seats Announced
2022-01-02 13:38:32Source: Tonight
The 21st round of the Chinese Super League Championship competition ended last night in the Guangzhou Division. Guangzhou team defeated Changchun Yatai 2-0 and locked the AFC Champions League seats one round ahead of schedule.
In a battle with the Changchun Yatai team, Zheng Zhi made his debut. At the age of 41 years and 134 days, he set the record for the oldest player in the Super League held by him. Following the previous victory over Hebei, the Guangzhou team once again staged the “Home Alone”. Two U21 players Ling Jie and Tan Kaiyuan (above) scored consecutive goals, and the Guangzhou team finally won the game. Under the leadership of executive coach Zheng Zhi, the Guangzhou team remained unbeaten with 4 wins and 2 draws in the past six rounds, showing a fiery state.
Another match related to the quota of the AFC Champions League, the Shandong Taishan team won the championship ahead of schedule with a 2-2 draw with the Shanghai Haigang team. This game is also seen as a preview of the 2021 Chinese Football Association Cup final. However, both sides have reservations in the game, especially the Shandong Taishan team has many international players. Only Sun Zhunhao is the starting lineup. In the end, with Duan Liuyu’s lightning score and Moises’s substitute contribution, they held 1 point and achieved the match. The opponent’s four undefeated games.
After this round of competition, the Guangzhou team ranked second in the championship group with 44 points; the Shanghai Haigang team ranked third with 42 points, 4 points ahead of the Changchun Yatai team behind. As Shandong Taishan and Shanghai Haigang, who entered the 2021 Chinese Football Association Cup finals, locked the top three in the Chinese Super League Championship at the same time, the AFC Champions League seats were postponed. To qualify for the Champions League play-offs, the Guangzhou team and the Shanghai Haigang team locked their seats in the AFC Champions League one round in advance.
In other games, Beijing Guoan drew with Guangzhou City 1 to 1; Hebei lost to Shenzhen 0 to 1.Reporter Wang Zi
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