English:
Beijing, China – Beijing Guoan dominated possession but failed to translate it into enough goals to secure a resounding victory against Qingdao Youth Island in a match played at the Beijing Gongren Stadium. Guoan maintained an impressive 71% possession, taking 13 shots, only 3 of which were on target. An own goal by H. Li in the 24th minute gave Beijing Guoan the initial lead. Despite their dominance, the inability to convert opportunities and the organized defense of Qingdao Youth Island kept the score tight. Qingdao Youth Island, with 29% possession, focused on defending and looking for counter-attacking opportunities, generating 10 shots with the same precision as their rival. The match was characterized by physical play, with 17 fouls committed by Qingdao Youth Island, who received 4 yellow cards, while Beijing Guoan committed 9 fouls and received one yellow card at the end of the match. Referee Yinhao Shen had to intervene frequently to maintain order in a highly intense encounter.
Substitutions beijing guoan: at minute 10 Zhang Yuan came in and Lin Liangming went out., at minute 61 Wang Ziming came in and Serginho went out., at minute 61 Zhang Yuning came in and F. Abreu went out., at minute 80 Fan Shuangjie came in and U. Spajic went out., at minute 80 N. Muhmet came in and Cao Yongjing went out.
Substitutions qingdao youth island: at minute 57 Duan Liuyu came in and X. Zhang went out., at minute 57 Zhao Honglue came in and Zhang Chengdong went out., at minute 68 He Longhai came in and N. Da Luz went out., at minute 72 Gao Di came in and A. Yakubu went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Beijing Guoan
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