Reporter Wang Wei reports On the evening of May 31, in the 11th round of the Chinese League, Guangzhou Leopard visited Wutaishan Stadium to challenge Nanjing City, scored 4 goals in a row after falling behind by two goals, and finally defeated the opponent 4-2, and returned to the third place in the standings after scoring these 3 points.

Two 17-year-olds started the game

In the last round, Guangzhou Leopards lost 1-2 to Shenzhen Youth in away from Shenzhen, because Shijiazhuang Kung Fu defeated Nanjing City 2-0 and rose to third, so Guangzhou Leopards slipped to fourth. In this round, Guangzhou Leopards challenge Nanjing City away, if they can't get points, the gap with the top two points will be further widened, for Guangzhou Leopards, this is a game that must win 3 points.

Compared with the previous round of games, Guangzhou Leopards adjusted 4 starters in the front, middle and back positions, Wang Jianming, Xia Dalong and Huang Shenghao appeared in the starting list, in addition, foreign aid Rosa returned from injury, and center Carlos was put on the bench.

This game was the first start of the 17-year-old mixed-race player Huang Shenghao in the Chinese League, and it is worth noting that there is another 17-year-old player in the starting line-up of Guangzhou Leopards - goalkeeper Xue Sibo. Counting the FA Cup game, this is Xue Sibo's 4th consecutive start, and his performance is stable, especially in the 3rd round of the FA Cup on the evening of May 21, Xue Sibo saved Jiang Zhipeng's penalty kick to help Guangzhou Leopard defeat Shenzhen Xinpeng City on penalties and advance to the 4th round of the FA Cup.

In the first half, the Guangzhou Leopards were slow to get into the groove, and Nanjing City, sitting at home, were more prepared, and they took a 1-0 lead in the 36th minute thanks to Zhu Qiwen's header. In the second half, the backward Guangzhou Leopard made substitution adjustments, Carlos replaced Huang Shenghao, and the Guangzhou Leopard controlled the situation on the field. Just when Guangzhou Leopard couldn't attack for a long time, Nanjing City relied on penalties in the 56th minute to expand the score to 2-0.

Precise substitution, director reversal

With about 30 minutes left in stoppage time, could it be that the Guangzhou Leopards are going to suffer their first losing streak of the season?

The Guangzhou Leopards, who were two goals behind, had no way to retreat, but to attack with all their might. In the 63rd minute, Nikon scored from outside the penalty area with a long-range shot to help Guangzhou Leopards tie the score at 1-2. It was Nikon's second goal of the season, following the goal scored against Shenzhen Youth in the previous round. After scoring a goal, Guangzhou Leopards made personnel adjustments, replacing Hou Yu with Yan Zihao and Wu Xingyu with Yang Hao, and continued to attack. In the 72nd minute, Carlos sent a through ball at the edge of the penalty area, and Rosa knew how to push forward and score, making the score 2-2.

In the 62nd minute, Nanjing City veteran Ji Xiang, who came on as a substitute, violated the foreign aid of the Guangzhou Leopards in the 79th and 83rd minutes in a row, and was sent off with a red card after accumulating yellow cards. The red card was a turning point. In the 4th minute of stoppage time, substitute Yan Zihao drove straight into the left side, burst into the penalty area and shot hard, 3-2, helping the team overtake the score. When Yan Zihao broke through to score, the Guangzhou Leopards bench was jubilant, and head coach Li Bing jumped into the air to celebrate, and then high-fived his assistants one by one to celebrate.

In the 10th minute of stoppage time, Guangzhou Leopard took a tactical corner kick on the right side, and Wang Jianming on the corner of the penalty area continued to turn and pull the ball, and after shaking off the defense, he shot low to lock the score at 4-2.

In this round of the game, the leader Chongqing Tonglianglong was drawn 1-1 by Foshan Southern Lions, following the 0-0 draw at home by Guangxi Pingguo at the bottom of the previous round, and was forced to draw by the relegation team in a row, however, Tonglianglong still leads the standings with 27 points. After defeating Shijiazhuang Kung Fu 1-0 at home, Liaoning Ironman is in second place with 26 points, Guangzhou Leopard is back in third place with 22 points, and Shijiazhuang Kung Fu is in fourth place with 20 points.

"The spirit that Guangzhou leopard needs the most"

Away to Nanjing City, one goal behind the opponent in the first half, halftime in the locker room, Li Bing said to the whole team: "Don't give up, there are still 45 minutes left in the game." Be calm on the field and play your strength! After the start of the second half, Li Bing made continuous substitutions to strengthen the attack, and Carlos and Yan Zihao, who came off the bench, did not fail in their mission, Carlos's breakthrough in the front court made Ji Xiang foul and was sent off the court in a row, and he also contributed a help, and Yan Zihao scored directly to help the team achieve a big reversal.

After the game, Guangzhou Leopards central defender Jiang Jihong said: "This game was very intense, and I am very happy to be able to reverse and win the game in the end. At half-time, the coach asked us not to give up, there were 45 minutes to go, we were sure to win the game, and when we were 2-0 down in the second half, we didn't give up, we were confident that we could come back, and everyone saw the result. ”

Guangzhou Leopard's resilience is not only reflected in this game: in the second round away against Dalian Kuncheng, Guangzhou Leopard also won 2-0 against the opponent in the 92nd and 96th minutes with the goals of Liang Xueming and Yang Hao to get 3 points; Of the 22 goals scored in the first 11 rounds, Guangzhou Leopards have scored seven goals after 85 minutes. So after the victory over Nanjing City in this round, Li Bing praised the players' spirit of not giving up when they fell behind, "This is the spirit that Guangzhou Leopards need the most." ”