Dalian Yingbo Defeats Chengdu Rongcheng 2-0

In the 14th round of the Chinese Football Super League, Dalian Yingbo hosted Chengdu Rongcheng. In the 77th minute, Cephas Malele broke the deadlock; in the 89th minute, Malele’s shot was blocked and Mamadou Traore scored on the rebound to seal the victory. In the end, Dalian Yingbo won 2-0, while Chengdu Rongcheng suffered a second consecutive defeat.

In the 25th minute, Luo Jing received a yellow card for a tactical foul on Baihelamu during a defensive run. In the 27th minute, Romulo was unable to continue due to injury suffered in a challenge and was substituted by Liao Rongxiang.

In the 35th minute, Acheampong broke through on the left edge of the penalty area and passed back. Mao Weijie took a powerful shot, but the ball hit the side netting. One minute later, Baihelamu and Isnik Alimi had a confrontation. The referee Liang Songsang gave Baihelamu a yellow card. At halftime, both teams were tied 0-0.

At the beginning of the second half, both teams made substitutions, with Zhang Huachen and He Yiran coming on. In the 48th minute, Liao Rongxiang’s shot inside the box was blocked by a defender.

In the 65th minute, Stanciu took a powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area, but it was blocked by a defender. In the 70th minute, Alimi’s left-footed shot missed wide of the left post.

In the 77th minute, Yang Mingrui received a pass from Malele on the right wing and returned the ball into the box. Malele turned and took a low right-footed shot from 13 meters on the right side of the penalty area, sending the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal. Malele scored his sixth league goal of the season and put Dalian Yingbo 1-0 ahead.

In the 84th minute, Hu Hetao’s back pass was too weak; Liu Dianzuo reacted quickly and bravely cleared the ball before Yang Mingrui could pounce. In the 89th minute, Stanciu set up play on the left wing, Alimi received the ball and passed into the box. Malele’s shot was blocked by Han Pengfei, but Mamadou Traore collected the ball and scored with a left-footed effort from 7 meters to extend Dalian Yingbo’s lead. In the end, Dalian Yingbo defeated Chengdu Rongcheng 2-0.