WUHUA. Meizhou Hakka overcome Wuhan Yangtze to win 2-1. It was Meizhou Hakka to strike first with a goal of A. Vukanovic at the 34′. Then it was a goal in the 63′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, N. Kosovic gave the win to Meizhou Hakka in the 77′ minute with a goal. Meizhou Hakka made the most of its better ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Huitang Stadium stadium in Wuhua. The referee was Di Wang assisted by Dexin Wang and Bo Deng. The 4th official was Qiangqiang Xu. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 27 degrees Celsius or 80.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 18 Total 9
- 7 On Target 3
- 11 Off Target 6
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 98 Attack 117
- 42 Dangerous attack 43
- 80 Ball safe 62
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 17 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Meizhou Hakka was in firm control of the ball 56% while Wuhan Yangtze was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Wuhan Yangtze had a more offensive attitude with 43 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Meizhou Hakka was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Meizhou Hakka shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Wuhan Yangtze shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Meizhou Hakka received 2 yellow cards (W. Wang and Chen Zhechao). Regarding the opposition, Wuhan Yangtze received 1 yellow card (X. Dong).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Meizhou Hakka will play away with Henan Jianye on the 13th of August with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Wuhan Yangtze will host Beijing Guoan on the 17th of August with a 7-0 head to head stats in favor of Beijing Guoan (1 draw).
Meizhou Hakka – Formation
Meizhou Hakka
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Meizhou Hakka adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Milan Ristić decided to play with the following team: Hou Yu , Yihu Yang , Sheng Liu , Rade Dugalić , Zhechao Chen , Nebojša Kosović , Liang Shi , Hongbo Yin , Rodrigo Henrique , Yilin Yang and Aleksa Vukanović .
The home team had on the bench: Chaosheng Yang, Xueming Liang, Congyao Yin, Wei Wang , Li Shuai , Liao Junjian, Yi Guo, Mai Gaoling, Chisom Egbuchulam , Wei Cui, Li Junfeng and Liang Huo.
Substitutions
Meizhou Hakka made 4 changes: A. Vukanovic for C. Egbuchulam (56′), Yang Yihu for W. Wang (56′), Y. Yang for Li Shuai (74′) and R. Henrique for Liao Junjian (88′).
Best player: Nebojša Kosović
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Meizhou Hakka was Nebojša Kosović.
His rating is with 1 goal, 53 passes (81% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 14. He performed 8 crosses.
Wuhan Yangtze – Formation
Wuhan Yangtze
Also Wuhan Yangtze adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jinyu Li played with: Zhifeng Wang , Tian Ming , Peng Li , Bruno Viana , Dong Xu , Hu Jiali , ZhongQiu Ye , Rentian Hu , Asmir Kajević , Hu Jinghang and Felicio Brown Forbes .
These were the players on the bench: Gao Xiang, Aoshuang Nie , Xuheng Huang, Yi Luo, Chao Li, Zhang Huajun , Jingbin Wang , Xuan Han, Yun Liu , Chen Yuhao, Liu Shangkun and Da Wen.
Wuhan Yangtze could not rely on the presence of Liu Yun (injured) and X. Dong (injured).
Substitutions
Wuhan Yangtze made 5 changes: Hu Rentian for H. Zhang (46′), Hu Jiali for Nie Aoshuang (46′), Hu Jinghang for Liu Yun (72′), A. Kajevic for Wang Jingbin (85′) and X. Dong for Y. Chen (89′).
Best player: Zhifeng Wang
The player that probably impressed the most for Wuhan Yangtze was the goalkeeper: Zhifeng Wang. His rating is 7.63. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Henan Jianye – Beijing Guoan – 3-0
- Meizhou Hakka – Wuhan Yangtze – 2-1
- Cangzhou Mighty Lions – Guangzhou Evergrande – 2-0
