Out of the depth of misfortune comes bliss? Advancing to the AFC Champions League Elite + self-redemption, Shandong Taishan played the best battle in recent times

Reporter Chen Yong reports On the evening of August 13, in the AFC Champions League elite league play-offs, although the penalty kick of Li Yuanyi in the penalty shootout was saved, but the players of Bangkok United hit the shot high twice, and finally Taishan 5-4 (1-1 in 120 minutes, 4-3 on penalties) defeated Bangkok United to advance, and the harbor, Shenhua will be in the new season of the AFC Champions League elite match, Taishan team, which has been in the doldrums, played the best game in recent times last night.

In this game, the Taishan team has made a significant adjustment in the lineup, Liu Yang made a comeback in the defensive line, Wang Tong served as the right back, the central defender combination chose Zheng Zheng and Zhao Jianfei, the foreign aid Marcel was on standby, and the goalkeeper was Wang Dalei; In the midfield, Choi Kang-hee arranged 4 attackers, striker Delgado, forward Kazaishvili and two wingers Chen Pu and Xie Wenneng; The double back is Li Yuanyi and Peng Xinli. Judging by the lineup, the midfield is slightly thin.

After the start of the game, the Taishan team took the initiative with fierce pressing, greatly reducing the pressure on Li Yuanyi and Peng Xinli. After the opening, Kazaishvili missed a chance to score, and Bangkok United also had two chances to be stopped by Zhao Jianfei and Wang Dalei, and then Kazaishvili's turning volley was saved by the opposing goalkeeper, and Zheng Zheng's direct free kick also grazed the post.

In the 37th minute, Bangkok United broke through the gate of the Taishan team with a quick intersperse, but the video replay showed that the goal was clearly offside. It's a pity that there is no VAR technology in the AFC Champions League elite league play-offs, which has to be said to be a great pity. Fortunately, the Taishan team was not affected too much, and six minutes later, Kazaishvili cut inside from the left and shot the ball into the corner, and the score became 1-1.

In the second half, the Taishan team continued the rhythm of the first half, taking the initiative through active scrambling, and the offensive was more vigorous, but under the opponent's tight defense, they did not have much way to break the goal, but the opponent's counterattack shot Taishan crossbar. In regular time, the two sides are tied.

Although it was only a draw, it was the best game played by the Taishan team in recent times, in addition to fighting actively, more importantly, the whole team had the same rhythm. The problem for the Tarzan team is the lack of scoring points, and there is only one foreign player in the entire midfield, Kazaishvili, and many opportunities are not taken advantage of.

In extra time, the Taishan team still took the initiative, but they were never able to score and could only enter a brutal penalty shootout. The penalty shoot-out was played on the side of the North Stand.

Taishan took the lead, Zheng Zheng easily pushed the ball into the bottom left corner, and Bangkok United's first penalty Zivkovic kicked the ball away amid boos; In the second round, Kazaishvili and Bangkok United both hit penalties; In the third round, Li Yuanyi's main penalty was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper, and Wang Dalei touched the opponent's ball but finally entered the net; In the fourth round, Zhang Chi and the opponent both hit; In the fifth round, Marcel deceived the goalkeeper and hit it easily, and Toshawa, who came on as a substitute in extra time of Bangkok United, hit a penalty again, and the Tarzan team advanced!

In this game, 20,766 fans were in attendance to cheer for the Tarzan team, which is a gratifying number for the midweek game, including the current downturn of the Tarzan team.

In the whole course of the game, Taishan fans created a very warm atmosphere, I have to say that in the most difficult moment of the Taishan team, although there was a rift between the fans and players, but the fans' support for the team is unchanged, and in this game, the players of Taishan also showed a good state and professionalism, self-redemption. After the game, Wang Dalei came to the stands to thank the fans and won applause.

The outside world hopes that from this play-off, all the cracks can be eliminated and the Taishan team can return to the smooth road. Of course, at least the next two games will be very difficult, but as long as you show that attitude, I believe everything will be fine.

After the game, Choi Kang-hee said: "The AFC Champions League has been restructured, and if we can't enter the elite league, we won't be able to show everyone a higher level of competition." The players understood this and gave their all in the game and did not give up until the last minute. ”

As for the AFC Champions League goal, Choi Kang-hee said that it will be decided according to the schedule, "Of course, we hope to be able to advance from the group stage." ”

At present, whether or not they can advance to the group stage depends not only on the results of the draw on the 16th, but also on the state of Cressan and Zeka after their return.