Chengdu Rongcheng prevails over Guangzhou R&F 2-1

CANTON. Chengdu Rongcheng prevailed over Guangzhou R&F to win 2-1.

By
Mark Hall
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Chengdu Rongcheng prevails over Guangzhou R&F 2-1

CANTON. Chengdu Rongcheng topped Guangzhou R&F to win 2-1. It was Chengdu Rongcheng to strike first with a goal of Romulo at the 42′. Then Wu Guichao scored again for Chengdu Rongcheng in the 63′ minute. Eventually, Gui Hong reduced the distance for Guangzhou R&F (69′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Chengdu Rongcheng made the most of its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Yuexiushan Stadium stadium in Canton on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Qi Xing with the help of Ji Ma and Zhe Zhang. The 4th official was Kai He. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 32 degrees Celsius or 89.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Guangzhou R&F

1 - 2

Team 1

Chengdu Rongcheng

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 5 Total 15
  • 1 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 11
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 92 Attack 116
  • 16 Dangerous attack 54
  • 50 Ball safe 61
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 14 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Chengdu Rongcheng was in firm control of the ball 58% while Guangzhou R&F was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Chengdu Rongcheng was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chengdu Rongcheng won the encounter.​

Guangzhou R&F shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Chengdu Rongcheng shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Guangzhou R&F received 1 yellow card (Guilherme). Regarding the opposition, Chengdu Rongcheng received 1 yellow card (X. Tang).

Match Timeline

31'
42'
Rômulo(goal)Wu Guichao
46'
Xin Tang- sub ->Gan Rui
46'
55'
56'
63'
Guichao Wu(goal)F. Silva
67'
67'
69'
74'
75'
Mutellip Iminqari- sub ->Romulo
85'
Xin Tang- Yellow
89'
90'

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 this match, Guangzhou R&F will stay with 3 points like Hebei CFFC to sit in the 17th place. On the other side, Chengdu Rongcheng will have 24 points like Shanghai SIPG to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Guangzhou R&F will play away against Shanghai SIPG on the 9th of September with a 8-3 head to head statistic in favor of Shanghai SIPG (5 draws).

Chengdu Rongcheng will host Hangzhou on the 18th of September with a 0-0 head to head record.

Guangzhou R&F – Formation

Guangzhou R&F
G
Han Jiaqi 22.China
6.3
D
J. Jiang 19.China PR
6.6
D
Teng Yi 18.China
6.4
D
Fu Yuncheng 17.China
6.8
D
Wu Junjie 41.China
6.7
67'
M
Tixiang Li 10.China
6.3
46'
M
Z. Chen 32.China PR
6.4
M
J. Cardona Agudelo 7.Colombia
6.8
M
Y. Fan 6.China PR
6.5
31'
M
Li Yongjia 38.China
6.4
55'
F
Wenjie Song 29.China
6.6
67'
Substitutes
G
Yuelei Cheng 1.China
G
W. Long 26.China PR
D
J. Liao 35.China PR
D
Chun-Lok Tan 16.Hong Kong
6.2
46'
M
A. Ning 13.China PR
M
Y. Chen 30.China PR
M
Guilherme 12.Brazil
7.4
55' 56'
M
P. Wang 15.China PR
F
B. Jin 33.China PR
6.8
31'
F
Hong Gui 9.China
7.6
67' Goals69'
F
Wei Feng 34.China
F
Chugui Ye 11.China
6.7
67'

Guangzhou R&F started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Jean-Paul van Gastel decided to play with the following team: Jiaqi Han (6.3), Teng Yi (6.4), Jihong Jiang (6.6), Fu Yuncheng (6.8), Wu Junjie (6.7), Li Yongjia (6.4), Zhizhao Chen (6.4), Yunlong Fan (6.5), Tixiang Li (6.3), Jown Cardona (6.8) and Song Wenjie (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Liao Jiajun, Ning An, Yuelei Cheng, Jin Bo (6.8), Yajun Chen, Chun Lok Tan (6.2), Guilherme (7.4), Wenhao Long, Peng Wang, Hong Gui (7.6), Feng Wei and Chugui Ye (6.7).

Guangzhou R&F could not rely on the presence of Jin Bo (injured).

Substitutions

Guangzhou R&F made 5 changes: Fan Yunlong for Jin Bo (31′), Li Tixiang for C. Tan (46′), Y. Li for Guilherme (55′), J. Wu for Gui Hong (67′) and Song Wenjie for Ye Chugui (67′).

Best player: Hong Gui​

The most impressive player for Guangzhou R&F was Hong Gui.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 3 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 3.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 67′.

Chengdu Rongcheng – Formation

Chengdu Rongcheng
G
Zhang Yan 33.China
6.1
D
Tao Liu 26.China
7.2
D
Richard Windbichler 40.Austria
7.0
D
Ruibao Hu 5.China
7.0
M
Rui Gan 17.China
6.7
46'
M
Kim Min-Woo 11.South Korea
6.8
89'
M
Tim Chow  8.Taiwan
7.3
M
Chao Gan 39.China
6.6
F
Rômulo 10.Brazil
8.1
75' Goals42'
F
G. Wu 15.China PR
7.9
74' Goals63'
F
Felipe Silva 9.Brazil
7.8
90'
Substitutes
G
Xiaofeng Geng 1.China
D
H. Wang 28.China PR
D
Xin Tang 3.China
7.0
46' 85'
D
Bin Liu 27.China
D
Jing Hu 13.China
D
G. Han 14.China PR
89'
D
Gou Junchen 36.China
M
Mutellip Iminqari 29.China
6.2
75'
M
Abduhamit Abdugheni 20.China
6.3
74'
M
Junlin Min 18.China
F
J. Meng 21.China PR
F
B. Xiang 19.China PR
90'

Chengdu Rongcheng started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Jung-Won Seo played with: Yan Zhang (6.1), Tao Liu (7.2), Richard Windbichler (7.0), Ruibao Hu (7.0), Gan Rui (6.7), Tim Chow (7.3), Chao Gan (6.6), Min-woo Kim (6.8), Rômulo (8.1), Felipe Silva (7.8) and Guichao Wu (7.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Xiaofeng Geng, Wang Hanlin, Mutellip Iminqari (6.2), Meng Junjie, Abduhamit Abdugheni (6.3), Xiang Baixu, Junlin Min, Xin Tang (7.0), Bin Liu, Jing Hu, Guanghui Han and Gou Junchen.

Chengdu Rongcheng could not rely on the presence of Han Guanghui (injured).

Substitutions

Chengdu Rongcheng made 5 changes: Gan Rui for X. Tang (46′), Wu Guichao for A. Abdugheni (74′), Romulo for M. Iminqari (75′), Kim Min-Woo for Han Guanghui (89′) and F. Silva for Xiang Baixu (90′).

Best player: Rômulo​

The player that probably impressed the most for Chengdu Rongcheng was Rômulo.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 40 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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