GUANGZHOU. Guangzhou Evergrande defeats Changchun Yatai with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Hanwen (40′) and a goal from Y. Liyu (53′). Guangzhou Evergrande capitalized on its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Huangpu Sports Center stadium in Guangzhou on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Jingyuan Jin who was helped by Ji Ma and Tao Huang. The 4th official was Qiangqiang Xu. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18 degrees Celsius or 64.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 19%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 10 Total 15
- 2 On Target 6
- 8 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 91 Attack 117
- 42 Dangerous attack 39
- 64 Ball safe 64
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Guangzhou Evergrande was in firm control of the ball 57% while Changchun Yatai was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Changchun Yatai was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Guangzhou Evergrande found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Changchun Yatai shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Guangzhou Evergrande shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Changchun Yatai received 1 yellow card (Chen Po-liang). On the other side, Guangzhou Evergrande received 2 yellow cards (Deng Hanwen and X. Zhang).
(Changchun Yatai) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (75′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Changchun Yatai will stay with 32 points to sit in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Guangzhou Evergrande will have 34 points like Shanghai SIPG to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Changchun Yatai will play away with Shandong Luneng on the 22nd of December with a 14-4 head to head statistic in favor of Shandong Luneng (8 draws).
Guangzhou Evergrande will host Shanghai SIPG on the 22nd of December with a 7-2 head to head statistic in favor of Guangzhou Evergrande (5 draws).
Changchun Yatai – Formation
Changchun Yatai
56'
75'
51'
Changchun Yatai started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Yang Chen decided to play with the following team: Xiaotian Shi , Yu Zhang , Jores Okore , Jie Sun , Cui Qi , Zhang Yufeng , Guang Li , Jiakang Hui , Long Tan , Changcheng Cheng and Erik .
The home team had on the bench: Sun Qinhan, Bai Xuesong, Dilyimit Tudi, Li Zhang, Memet-Ali Memet-Raim, Yake Wu, Po Liang Chen , Chaosheng Yang , Ci Henglong, Kaiyu Mao, Zhiyu Yan and Zhe Jiang.
Substitutions
Changchun Yatai made 3 changes: Li Guangwen for Chen Po-liang (46′), Zhang Yu for Yang Chaosheng (56′) and Cheng Changcheng for Yan Zhiyu (79′).
Best player: Xiaotian Shi
The most impressive player for Changchun Yatai was the goalkeeper: Xiaotian Shi. His rating is 7.41. He performed 5 saves.
Guangzhou Evergrande – Formation
Guangzhou Evergrande
40'
Guangzhou Evergrande started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Zhiyu Liu played with: Dianzuo Liu , Hanwen Deng , Linpeng Zhang , Tyias Browning , Yihao Zhong , Lisheng Liao , Chao He , Dinghao Yan , Xiuwei Zhang , Ling Jie and Liyu Yang .
These were the players on the bench: Shibo Liu, Bowen Huang, Yu Hou, Yang Dejiang, Shilong Wang, Chen Zhenfeng, Zhi Zheng, Wu Junhao, Shihao Wei, Kaiyuan Tan , Weiguo Liu and Xuepeng Li .
Guangzhou Evergrande could not rely on the presence of Li Xuepeng (injured) and S. Wang (injured).
Substitutions
Guangzhou Evergrande made 5 changes: He Chao for K. Tan (46′), X. Zhang for Hou Yu (80′), J. Ling for Li Xuepeng (80′), Zhang Linpeng for S. Wang (83′) and Yang Liyu for Chen Zhengfeng (90′).
Best player: Yihao Zhong
The player that probably impressed the most for Guangzhou Evergrande was Yihao Zhong even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 58 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Guangzhou R&F – Beijing Guoan – 5-0
- Shenzhen – Hebei CFFC – 3-0
- Shanghai SIPG – Shandong Luneng – 0-2
- Changchun Yatai – Guangzhou Evergrande – 0-2
