Meizhou Hakka tops Guangzhou Evergrande 1-0 with a late goal scored by Y. Yang 

WUHUA. Meizhou Hakka snatched a late win Guangzhou Evergrande 1-0 after Y. Yang  scored just 1 goal (90').

By
Mark Hall
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Meizhou Hakka tops Guangzhou Evergrande 1-0 with a late goal scored by Y. Yang 

WUHUA. Meizhou Hakka snatched a late win Guangzhou Evergrande 1-0 after Y. Yang  scored just 1 goal (90′). Guangzhou Evergrande lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Huitang Stadium stadium in Wuhua. The referee was Lei Zhang with the assistance of Kai Sun and Jin Sun. The 4th official was Xiaohu Hei. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.4 degrees Celsius or 61.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Meizhou Hakka

1 - 0

Team 1

Guangzhou Evergrande

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 6 Total 15
  • 1 On Target 2
  • 5 Off Target 13
  • 0 Shots blocked 3
  • 74 Attack 106
  • 34 Dangerous attack 56
  • 92 Ball safe 95
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 8
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 20 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Guangzhou Evergrande had a superior ball possession 57% while Meizhou Hakka was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Guangzhou Evergrande had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Meizhou Hakka was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Meizhou Hakka shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Guangzhou Evergrande shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Meizhou Hakka received 1 yellow card (Junfeng Li). Talking about the opposition, Guangzhou Evergrande received 1 yellow card (Liu Langzhou).

Match Timeline

46'
Haoxu Ning- sub ->Jiaheng Li
46'
Junfeng Li- Yellow
55'
65'
Jiahao Li- sub ->Zili Zhang
Yihu Yang- sub ->Lingfeng Li
72'
Liang Shi - sub ->L. Latona
76'
Yihu Yang(goal)Xueming Liang
90'
90'
Rijin Chen- sub ->Liu Langzhou
90'
Rijin Chen- sub ->Langzhou Liu

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wuhan Three Towns
78
34
Shandong Taishan
78
34
Chengdu Rongcheng
65
34
Hangzhou
62
33
Shanghai Port
62
33
Beijing Guoan
58
33
Henan Songshan Longmen
56
33
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
49
33
Meizhou Hakka
49
34
Shanghai Shenhua
47
34
Dalian Pro
45
34
Changchun Yatai
44
34
Cangzhou
44
34
Shenzhen
30
33
Guangzhou R&F
23
34
Wuhan Yangtze
19
34
Guangzhou Evergrande
17
34
Hebei CFFC
-3
34

After playing this match, Meizhou Hakka will have 49 points like Tianjin Teda to remain in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Guangzhou Evergrande will stay with 17 points to sit in the 17th place.

Next matches

Meizhou Hakka – Formation

Meizhou Hakka
G
Y. Hou 22.China PR
6.8
D
Wei Wang 21.China
7.4
D
Junjian Liao 6.China
6.4
D
Junjie Wen 2.China
6.7
D
Zhechao Chen 15.China
7.0
D
Junfeng Li 3.China
6.9
55'
M
Tze-Nam Yue 29.Hong Kong
7.1
M
S. Liu 54.China PR
F
H. Cai 28.China PR
6.7
F
C. Egbuchulam 11.Nigeria
7.0
F
Hongbo Yin 10.China
7.4
F
Rodrigo Henrique 25.Brazil
7.1
F
L. Li 55.China PR
6.1
72'
Substitutes
G
Gaoling Mai 1.China
G
Xiongtao Deng 35.China
D
Yihu Yang 17.China
7.5
72' Goals90'
D
L. Huo 18.China PR
D
Wei Cui 23.China
M
Liang Shi  13.China
6.5
76'
M
L. Xu 32.China PR
M
Guokang Chen 37.China
6.4
M
Yang Yilin 19.China
M
Congyao Yin 12.China
F
Y. Guo 7.China PR
F
Chaosheng Yang 16.China
6.2
F
X. Liang 8.China PR
7.0
46'

Meizhou Hakka adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Milan Ristić decided to play with the following team: , , Lingfeng Li, , , Hou Yu (6.8), Wei Wang (7.4), Li Junfeng (6.9), Liao Junjian (6.4), Wen Junjie (6.7), Zhechao Chen (7.0), Tze-Nam Yue (7.1), Chisom Egbuchulam (7.0), Sheng Liu, Haochang Cai (6.7), Hongbo Yin (7.4) and Rodrigo Henrique (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Liang Shi (6.5), Yihu Yang (7.0), Mai Gaoling, Deng Xiongtao, Liang Huo, Yi Guo, Wei Cui, Xu Lei, Guokang Chen (6.4), Yilin Yang, Chaosheng Yang (6.2), Xueming Liang (7.0), Congyao Yin, Li Yuping, , Chao Tang, and Zhang Hao.

Meizhou Hakka could not rely on the presence of Liang Shi (injured).

Substitutions

Meizhou Hakka made 4 changes: Xinsheng Ye for Yuping Li (35′), Jiaheng Li for Xueming Liang (46′), Lingfeng Li for Yihu Yang  (72′) and L. Latona for Liang Shi (76′).

Best player: Hongbo Yin​

The most impressive player for Meizhou Hakka was Hongbo Yin even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 65 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 4 crosses.

Guangzhou Evergrande – Formation

Guangzhou Evergrande
G
Wei Chen 12.China
7.2
G
S. Huo 32.China PR
6.6
D
Linpeng Zhang  5.China
7.4
D
Tyias Browning 3.England
8.1
D
Hai Yu 21.China
7.1
D
Yiwei Wang 43.China
6.8
D
W. Zhao 3.China PR
6.7
D
W. Wang 35.China PR
6.9
D
S. Wang 20.China PR
7.1
M
Issa Kallon 34.Sierra Leone
7.8
M
Ablahan Haliq 36.China
6.4
M
Matías Vargas 24.Argentina
7.4
M
Z. Zhang 14.China PR
7.3
65'
M
X. He 24.China PR
6.2
52'
M
Y. Hou 34.China PR
7.4
M
Afrden Asqer 22.China
5.9
F
Cherif Ndiaye 10.Senegal
6.7
F
J. Li 23.China PR
6.7
46'
F
Kaiyuan Tan 40.China
6.4
Substitutes
G
J. Zhang 19.China PR
G
Liang Kun 41.China
G
Xi Anjie 31.China
D
R. Chen 38.China PR
90'
D
Y. Feng 63.China PR
D
Rongjun Xiang 42.China
6.4
M
J. Li 66.China PR
6.6
65'
M
B. Xu 41.China PR
F
H. Ning 62.China PR
6.6
46'

Also Guangzhou Evergrande adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Zhi Zheng played with: Wei Chen (7.2), Huo Shenping (6.6), Shilong Wang (7.1), Linpeng Zhang (7.4), Wenzhe Zhao (6.7), Tyias Browning (8.1), Wang Wenxuan (6.9), Hai Yu (7.1), Langzhou Liu (6.9), Yiwei Wang (6.8), Zhang Zili (7.3), Issa Kallon (7.8), Xinjie He (6.2), Abraham Halik (6.4), Yu Hou (7.4), Afrden Asqer (5.9) and Matías Vargas (7.4), Jiaheng Li (6.7), Cherif Ndiaye (6.7), Kaiyuan Tan (6.4).

They had on the bench: Yuxuan Tang, Liang Kun, Xi Anjie, Rongjun Xiang (6.4), Zhang Jianzhi, Rijin Chen, Feng Yifan, Li Jiahao (6.6), Xu Bin, Shihao LV (6.4) and Haoxu Ning (6.6).

Guangzhou Evergrande could not rely on the presence of Shihao Lv (injured), Rijin Chen (injured) and Rijin Chen (injured).

Substitutions

Guangzhou Evergrande made 5 changes: Jiaheng Li for Haoxu Ning (46′), Xinjie He for Shihao Lv (52′), Zili Zhang for Jiahao Li (65′), Liu Langzhou for Rijin Chen (90′) and Langzhou Liu for Rijin Chen (90′).

Best player: Tyias Browning​

The player that probably impressed the most for Guangzhou Evergrande was Tyias Browning.

His rating is (8.1) with 54 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Super League.​