CHENGDU. Chengdu Rongcheng defeated Qingdao Jonoon. Chengdu Rongcheng made the most of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Chengdu Sports Center stadium in Chengdu on Saturday and it started at 7:35 pm local time. The referee was Li Ma who was helped by Ji Ma and Fei Xi. The 4th official was Shuran Gan. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.9 degrees Celsius or 73.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Chengdu Rongcheng

3 - 2

Qingdao Hainiu

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 17 Total 6
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 14 Off Target 3
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 121 Attack 86
  • 51 Dangerous attack 34
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
  • 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 11
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

Chengdu Rongcheng had a strong ball possession 60% while Qingdao Jonoon was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Chengdu Rongcheng was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chengdu Rongcheng won the match​.

Chengdu Rongcheng shot 17 times, 7 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Qingdao Jonoon shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Chengdu Rongcheng didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Qingdao Jonoon received 2 yellow cards (Chunxin Chen and Yibo Sha).

Match Timeline

Rômulo(goal)
2'
Elkeson(goal)
40'
46'
Wei Long- sub ->Jinbao Zhong
Felipe Silva(goal)Rômulo
50'
Manuel Palacios - sub ->Richard Windbichler
53'
Yanfeng Dong- sub ->Xin Tang
53'
55'
Ning Jiang - sub ->Xingyu Ma
56'
Chunxin Chen- sub ->Jiashen Liu
61'
63'
Evans Kangwa(goal)Wang Geon-Myeong
68'
Yibo Sha- sub ->Wang Geon-Myeong
70'
Chunxin Chen- Yellow
Rui Gan- sub ->Chao Gan
72'
82'
84'
Yibo Sha- Yellow
Gong Zhang- sub ->Rômulo
85'
Jing Hu- sub ->Yiming Yang
85'

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 playing this match, Chengdu Rongcheng will have 11 points like Shanghai SIPG to hold in the 2nd place. On the other side, Qingdao Jonoon will stay with 4 points like Shenzhen to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

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

Qingdao Jonoon will play away agasint Cangzhou Mighty Lions on the 4th of November with a 0-0 head to head.

Chengdu Rongcheng – Formation

Chengdu Rongcheng
G
Zhang Yan 33.China
6.2
D
Tao Liu 26.China
7.3
D
Richard Windbichler 40.Austria
7.3
53'
D
Yiming Yang 23.China
6.4
85'
M
Xin Tang 3.China
6.6
53'
M
Kim Min-Woo 11.South Korea
6.6
M
Tim Chow 8.Taiwan
7.3
M
Chao Gan 39.China
6.8
72'
F
Rômulo 10.Brazil
9.3
85' 2'
F
Elkeson 9.Brazil
7.4
40'
F
Felipe Silva 21.Brazil
8.0
50'
Substitutes
G
Ran Weifeng 14.China
G
Jian Tao 16.China
D
Jing Hu 13.China
85'
D
Gou Junchen 36.China
D
Ruibao Hu 5.China
D
Yanfeng Dong 19.China
6.1
53'
D
Rui Gan 17.China
6.7
72'
M
G. Wu 15.China PR
M
Gong Zhang 4.China
85'
M
Bin Liu 27.China
M
Zhuoyi Feng 6.China
F
Manuel Palacios 7.Colombia
6.2
53'

Chengdu Rongcheng started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Jung-Won Seo decided to play with the following team: Yan Zhang (6.2), Yang Yiming (6.4), Richard Windbichler (7.3), Tao Liu (7.3), Xin Tang (6.6), Tim Chow (7.3), Chao Gan (6.8), Min-woo Kim (6.6), Rômulo (9.3), Felipe Silva (8.0) and Elkeson (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Jing Hu, Junchen Gou, Weifeng Ran, Guichao Wu, Ruibao Hu, Yanfeng Dong (6.1), Gong Zhang, Gan Rui (6.7), Jian Tao, Bin Liu, Manuel Palacios (6.2) and Zhuoyi Feng.

Chengdu Rongcheng could not rely on the presence of Gong Zhang (injured).

Substitutions

Chengdu Rongcheng made 5 changes: Richard Windbichler for Manuel Palacios (53′), Xin Tang for Yanfeng Dong (53′), Chao Gan for Gan Rui (72′), Rômulo for Gong Zhang (85′) and Yiming Yang for Hu Jing (85′).

Best player: Rômulo​

The most impressive player for Chengdu Rongcheng was Rômulo.

His rating is (9.3) with 1 goal, 48 passes (81% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 9 crosses.

Qingdao Jonoon – Formation

Qingdao Hainiu
G
Pengfei Mu 28.China
6.3
D
Jiashen Liu 33.China
6.2
56'
D
Aleksandar Andrejević 31.Serbia
6.8
D
Wei Zhang 2.China
6.8
61'
D
Dong Xu 24.China
6.3
D
Geon-Myeong Wang 25.Taiwan
6.4
68'
M
Xingyu Ma 8.China
6.6
55'
M
Elvis Saric 7.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.6
82'
M
Jinbao Zhong 30.China
6.6
46'
F
Evans Kangwa 10.Zambia
7.2
63'
F
Serge Tabekou 13.Cameroon
5.9
Substitutes
G
Zhenli Liu 22.China
D
Yibo Sha 5.China
6.7
68' 84'
D
Sun Xu 23.China
D
Fu Yuncheng 17.China
M
Wei Long 32.China
6.5
46'
M
Long Zheng 27.China
M
Chunxin Chen 12.China
6.1
56' 70'
M
Yang Xu 15.China
F
Hu Ming 18.China
F
Ning Jiang 21.China
7.4
55'
F
Felicio Brown Forbes 9.Costa Rica
6.4
82'
F
Sun Xipeng 11.China

Qingdao Jonoon started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Antonio Gómez-Carreño Escalona played with: Pengfei Mou (6.3), Geon-Myeong Wang (6.4), Liu Jiashen (6.4), Aleksandar Andrejević (6.8), Dong Xu (6.3), Wei Zhang (6.8), Jinbao Zhong (6.6), Xingyu Ma (6.6), Elvis Sarić (6.6), Evans Kangwa (7.2) and Serge Tabekou (5.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ming Hu, Zhenli Liu, Yibo Sha (6.2), Ning Jiang (7.4), Xu Sun, Felicio Brown Forbes (6.4), Wei Long (6.5), Xipeng Sun, Long Zheng, Chen Chunxin (6.4), Yuncheng Fu and Yang Xu.

Qingdao Jonoon could not rely on the presence of Yibo Sha (injured).

Substitutions

Qingdao Jonoon made 5 changes: Jinbao Zhong for Long Wei (46′), Xingyu Ma for Ning Jiang (55′), Jiashen Liu for C. Chen (56′), Wang Geon-Myeong for Sha Yibo (68′) and Elvis Saric for Felicio Brown Forbes (82′).

Best player: Ning Jiang​

The most impressive player for Qingdao Jonoon was Ning Jiang.

His rating is (7.4) with 22 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 55′.

Results of the day

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