The third-to-last reversal leader! Xinpeng City blocked Shenhua again

Reporter Wang Wei reports On the evening of June 14, it was a stirring night for the 26,358 fans who went to Shenzhen Stadium to watch the game of Shenzhen Xinpeng City. Against leaders Shanghai Shenhua, few expected the third-to-bottom Xinpeng City to win before the game, but they did it this night.

Shenzhen Xinpeng City, which is fighting for relegation, reversed Shanghai Shenhua 3-1 with the goals of Zhang Yudong, Zhang Yujie and Dugalich, breaking out a big upset in this round of the game. This game also made Shenzhen Xinpeng City unbeaten at home for four consecutive years.

Zhang Yujie, who scored the second goal for Shenzhen Xinpeng City, said after the game: "We played very well in this game, no one thought before the game that we could play Shenhua three, but the fact is that we can. ”

In the penultimate round of the league last season, Shenzhen Xinpeng City, which was fighting for relegation, drew 2-2 with Shenhua away in Shanghai, resulting in the result of "forcing Shenhua to lose the championship", and the two sides met for the first time this season, and Shenhua came to Shenzhen with a revenge attitude. Unexpectedly, in this game, the Shenzhen Xinpeng City team once again played the nemesis of Shenhua.

Before the start of the game, Shenzhen Xinpeng City held a commemorative ceremony for the team member Nan Song. Since joining Xinpeng City in 2021, Nansong has played 100 games for the team in all leagues, and is the first "100 league players" in the club's history.

In the last round before the break, the match between Shenzhen Xinpeng City and Wuhan Three Towns was postponed due to venue problems, which made Shenzhen Xinpeng City, which had one less round, only 11 points to rank third from the bottom in the standings, and a 21-point difference with the leader Shanghai Shenhua, so no one expected that they would attack Shenhua as soon as they started. In the 28th minute of the first half, Shanghai Shenhua took advantage of a passing error in the backfield of the Xinpeng City team to score from a long shot by Andre Luiz. Only 8 minutes later, Shenzhen Xinpeng City midfielder Zhang Yudong scored a wonderful world wave to help the team draw the score at 1-1.

In the second half of the game, Shenzhen Xinpeng City boldly counterattacked, and in the 50th minute, Zhang Yujie received a cross from his teammates and volleyed the goal, and Xinpeng City overtook the score 2-1. The most striking thing was that after the game entered stoppage time, Edu sent a through ball, and the central defender Dugalic sprinted from the back to the front, followed up on the left side and scored to lock the score at 3-1.

Speaking after the game, Shenzhen Xinpeng City head coach Cristian Lattanzio said: "It was a great game and we all knew we were facing a strong league leader tonight. After the last stage of the league we were very active in preparing and adjusting and hoping to show a new and more aggressive look at this stage and we did that. I couldn't be prouder of all the players for their performance tonight and congratulate them. At the same time, this victory belongs to all the fans present, thank you to all Shenzhen fans for their support. ”

After the game, Shanghai Shenhua head coach Slutsky said that it was very difficult to play in such a hot and humid weather in Shenzhen. However, the new Pengs coach Lattanzio believes that the weather is indeed one of the home advantages, but the new Pengs team is getting better and better after a break. "It's true that we have been training in the Shenzhen climate for a long time, so maybe we are more adaptable. Recently, the intensity of our team's training has been good, and we are well prepared for this stage of the competition. We made positive adjustments during this interval, increasing the energy, confidence and aggression of the whole team. I'm very happy with the way the team played and the spirit they showed tonight. ”

At the same time, Lattanzio said: "We are more willing to go head-to-head with our opponents, and even when we are 1-0 down, I ask the players to continue to dare to perform and show their personality on the pitch. Of course, it needs to be admitted that Shenhua also created a lot of chances tonight, after all, they are one of the best teams in the league. For Xinpengcheng, we need to remain humble, and from Monday onwards, we will have to be positive and humble to devote ourselves to the preparation for Wednesday's game. ”

Captain Dugalic, who scored the third goal for Shenzhen Xinpeng City in the final stage, said after the game: "We played a good game, like I said a week ago, we represent the city of Shenzhen in the Chinese Super League, and our efforts are for our fans! We've changed the style and after the break we started the next phase of the competition, this win is key but we definitely need to work harder, we're going to get better, I believe in this team and the coaching staff, it's important that everyone knows that our stadium is our castle and we're going to defend it with all our might! ”

At 20 o'clock on June 18, Shenzhen Xinpeng City will face Wuhan Three Towns at home. For Shenzhen Xinpeng City, this is a direct dialogue between relegation rivals, and Jiang Zhipeng, a member of Xinpeng City who played for Wuhan Three Towns, believes that this is a six-point battle, "This ball is more critical for us." ”