Meizhou Hakka recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Shandong Luneng 2-1

WUHUA. Meizhou Hakka managed to turn the tables against Shandong Luneng to win 2-1.

By
John Ross
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Meizhou Hakka recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Shandong Luneng 2-1

WUHUA. Meizhou Hakka was able to reverse the score against Shandong Luneng to win 2-1. It was Shandong Luneng to strike first with a goal of Chen Pu at the 16′. Then it was a goal in the 58′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Zhechao Chen gave the win to Meizhou Hakka in the 66′ minute. Shandong Luneng was truly superior in terms of ball possession (63%).​

The match was played at the Huitang Stadium stadium in Wuhua. The referee was Di Wang with the help of Zhe Zhang and Jun Jin. The 4th official was Wei Zhen. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.1 degrees Celsius or 86.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Meizhou Hakka

2 - 1

Team 1

Shandong Taishan

  • ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
  • 10 Total 19
  • 3 On Target 8
  • 6 Off Target 12
  • 2 Shots blocked 8
  • 109 Attack 133
  • 23 Dangerous attack 56
  • 76 Ball safe 82
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 15 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Shandong Luneng had a superior ball possession 63% while Meizhou Hakka was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Shandong Luneng was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. Anyhow, Meizhou Hakka was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Meizhou Hakka shot 10 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Shandong Luneng shot 19 times, 8 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Meizhou Hakka received 2 yellow cards (Junjian Liao and Yuelei Cheng). On the opposite side, Shandong Luneng didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Junjian Liao- Yellow
12'
16'
Pu Chen(goal)
Chugui Ye- sub ->Chaosheng Yang
46'
Jie Chen- sub ->Yongjia Li
46'
58'
62'
Binbin Liu - sub ->Chen Pu
62'
Marouane Fellaini- sub ->Chen Pu
62'
Long Song- sub ->Congyao Yin
Ximing Pan- sub ->Congyao Yin
62'
65'
Zhechao Chen(goal)Elguja Lobjanidze
66'
74'
Weihui Rao- sub ->Zhechao Chen
75'
84'
Lisheng Liao- sub ->Yang Liu
Yuelei Cheng- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Shanghai Port
63
30
Shandong Taishan
58
30
Hangzhou
55
30
Chengdu Rongcheng
53
30
Shanghai Shenhua
52
30
Beijing Guoan
51
30
Wuhan Three Towns
51
30
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
48
30
Changchun Yatai
39
30
Henan Songshan Longmen
36
30
Meizhou Hakka
34
30
Cangzhou
31
30
Qingdao Hainiu
28
30
Nantong Zhiyun
22
30
Dalian Pro
20
30
Shenzhen
12
30

After this match, Meizhou Hakka will have 5 points like Dalian Professional, Nantong Zhiyun, Cangzhou Mighty Lions and Shandong Luneng to sit in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Shandong Luneng will stay with 5 points like Dalian Professional, Meizhou Hakka, Nantong Zhiyun and Cangzhou Mighty Lions to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Meizhou Hakka will play away against Chengdu Rongcheng on the 4th of November with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Chengdu Rongcheng (1 draw).

Shandong Luneng will host Henan Jianye on the 4th of November with a 15-8 head to head record in favor of Shandong Luneng (7 draws).

Meizhou Hakka – Formation

Meizhou Hakka
G
Yuelei Cheng 18.China
7.8
90'
D
Junjian Liao 6.China
6.2
12'
D
R. Dugalić 20.Serbia
7.7
Goals58'
D
Zhechao Chen 15.China
8.0
75' Goals66'
D
Tze-Nam Yue 29.Hong Kong
6.8
M
Rodrigo Henrique 25.Brazil
6.1
65'
M
Liang Shi  13.China
6.7
M
Congyao Yin 12.China
6.4
62'
M
Li Yongjia 38.China
6.7
46'
M
Chaosheng Yang 16.China
6.5
46'
F
C. Egbuchulam 11.Nigeria
6.4
Substitutes
G
Quanbo Guo 26.China
D
Chugui Ye 7.China
7.0
46'
D
Ximing Pan 4.China
6.5
62'
D
Weihui Rao 31.China
6.3
75'
D
Junfeng Li 3.China
D
Wei Wang 21.China
M
Yang Yilin 19.China
M
Wei Cui 23.China
M
Guokang Chen 37.China
M
Nebojsa Kosovic 27.Montenegro
M
Jie Chen 30.China
7.0
46'
F
Elguja Lobjanidze 9.Georgia
6.9
65'

Meizhou Hakka started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Milan Ristić decided to play with the following team: Yuelei Cheng (7.8), Tze-Nam Yue (6.8), Liao Junjian (6.2), Rade Dugalić (7.7), Zhechao Chen (8.0), Li Yongjia (6.7), Liang Shi (6.7), Chaosheng Yang (6.5), Congyao Yin (6.4), Rodrigo Henrique (6.1) and Chisom Egbuchulam (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Chugui Ye (7.0), Yilin Yang, Elguja Lobjanidze (6.9), Quanbo Guo, Wei Cui, Ximing Pan (6.5), Guokang Chen, Nebojša Kosović, Jie Chen (7.0), Weihui Rao (6.3), Jungfeng Li and Wei Wang.

Substitutions

Meizhou Hakka made 6 changes: Chaosheng Yang for Chugui Ye (46′), Yongjia Li for Jie Chen (46′), Congyao Yin for Long Song (62′), Congyao Yin for Ximing Pan (62′), Rodrigo Henrique for Elguja Lobjanidze (65′) and Zhechao Chen for Weihui Rao (75′).

Best player: Zhechao Chen​

The most impressive player for Meizhou Hakka was Zhechao Chen.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 31 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Shandong Luneng – Formation

Shandong Taishan
G
Dalei Wang 14.China
6.3
D
Zheng Zheng 5.China
6.9
D
Ke Shi 27.China
6.8
D
Liu Yang 11.China
6.8
84'
D
Tong Lei 2.China
6.4
74'
M
Guowen Sun 19.China
6.8
M
Moisés 10.Brazil
6.7
M
Yuanyi Li 22.China
6.6
M
Jun-ho Son  28.South Korea
7.2
F
Cryzan 9.Brazil
8.1
F
Pu Chen 29.China
7.4
62' Goals16'
Substitutes
G
Shibo Liu 26.China
G
Rongze Han 18.China
D
Zhengyu Huang 35.China
D
Hailong Li 16.China
7.0
74'
D
Shi Songchen 40.China
D
Long Song 39.China
6.4
M
Chi Zhang 13.China
M
Binbin Liu  21.China
7.0
62'
M
Liuyu Duan 36.China
M
Lisheng Liao 20.China
84'
F
Jinghang Hu 24.China
F
Marouane Fellaini 25.Belgium
6.9
62'

Shandong Luneng started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Wei Hao played with: Dalei Wang (6.3), Tong Lei (6.4), Ke Shi (6.8), Zheng Zheng (6.9), Yang Liu (6.8), Yuanyi Li (6.6), Moisés (6.7), Jun-ho Son (7.2), Guowen Sun (6.8), Chen Pu (7.4) and Cryzan (8.1).

They had on the bench: Chi Zhang, Jinghang Hu, Zhengyu Huang, Binbin Liu (7.0), Shibo Liu, Liuyu Duan, Hailong Li (7.0), Songchen Shi, Long Song (6.4), Rongze Han, Lisheng Liao and Marouane Fellaini (6.9).

Substitutions

Shandong Luneng made 4 changes: Chen Pu for Marouane Fellaini (62′), Chen Pu for Yang Liu (62′), Tong Lei for Li Hailong (74′) and Yang Liu for Lisheng Liao (84′).

Best player: Cryzan​

The most impressive player for Shandong Luneng was Cryzan.

His rating is (8.1) with 34 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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