CSL: Chengdu beat Tianjin 2-1 away

In the 12th round of the Chinese Football Super League, Tianjin Jinmen Tiger played at home against Chengdu Rongcheng. In the first half, Wang Xianjun scored amid chaos, and Wei Shihao equalized with a follow-up shot. In the second half, Wei Shihao scored again to complete a brace. In the end, Chengdu Rongcheng defeated Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 2-1 away. After this match, Chengdu Rongcheng has gathered 34 points in advance and clinched the title of half-season champion ahead of schedule.

In the 9th minute, Xadas took a free kick from the right into the box, creating chaos. Afterwards, Wang Xianjun took the ball and shot directly without stopping, with the ball rebounding into the net off Yang Mingyang's leg. Tianjin Jinmen Tiger took a 1-0 lead.

In the 11th minute, Huang Jiahui was shown a yellow card for pulling down Wei Shihao during defense. In the 16th minute, Romulo and Wellington Silva made a straight pass combination on the right. Silva crossed from near the byline but the ball was blocked by Yan Bingliang on the ground. Then Wei Shihao, unmarked, easily pushed the ball into the empty net, making it 1-1.

In the 22nd minute, Li Yang was shown a yellow card for obstructing Wang Qiuming after a ball control mistake. Afterwards, Xadas' right-side free kick resulted in a corner, and Ba Dun's corner kick from the left reached the far post. During the aerial contest between Chen Zhexuan and Wang Dongsheng, their heads collided, and both players fell to the ground in pain. In the 30th minute, Li Yang was injured and left the field without confrontational contact, unable to continue, and former Jinmen Tiger player Han Pengfei came on as a substitute.

In the 38th minute, Wei Shihao cut in from the left and shot from long range over the bar. In the 42nd minute, Wang Dongsheng crossed from the right and Baihelamu's header from the near post missed the target.

After switching sides, in the 50th minute, Wei Shihao’s long-range shot from outside the box on the left narrowly missed. In the 56th minute, He Yiran pressed Wu Xinghan and then passed to Wellington Silva in front of him. Silva dribbled into the box on the right and passed to the far post, where an unmarked Wei Shihao calmly finished, giving Chengdu Rongcheng a 2-1 lead.

In the 85th minute, Ji Shengpan cut in from the right and shot from long range but missed. In the 87th minute, Romulo was shown a yellow card for time-wasting during his substitution. In the end, Jinmen Tiger lost 1-2 at home to Chengdu Rongcheng.