Qingdao Jonoon edges out Hangzhou Greentown in a thrilling encounter
Hangzhou, China. Qingdao Jonoon emerged victorious against Hangzhou Greentown in a thrilling match that ended with a score of 5-4. The encounter was characterized by an intense midfield battle and goals from both sides.
The first goal came in the 11th minute, when M. Boakye capitalized on a precise pass from E. Saric to open the scoring. However, Hangzhou Greentown reacted quickly and equalized in the 24th minute thanks to a goal from Sun Guowen, assisted by F. Andrijasevic.
Just four minutes later, D. Owusu-Sekyere put Hangzhou Greentown ahead 2-1, following an assist from Yao Junsheng.
In the second half, Qingdao Jonoon came out with all guns blazing and equalized again in the 53rd minute through M. Boakye, who received a pass from E. Kangwa.
The match became even more exciting when Leonardo scored for Hangzhou Greentown in the 62nd minute, taking advantage of a pass from Yue Xin. However, the home team’s joy was short-lived, as M. Boakye scored his third goal of the match just seven minutes later, to put Qingdao Jonoon ahead 4-3.
The scoreboard was moved again in the 72nd minute, when J. E. Kouassi capitalized on an assist from F. Andrijasevic to make it 4-4.
In the 77th minute, M. Boakye sealed the match with his fourth goal, assisted again by E. Saric, to give Qingdao Jonoon the victory.
Despite the loss, Hangzhou Greentown dominated ball possession with 64%, while Qingdao Jonoon had 36%. The home team made 40 shots, 13 of them on target, while Qingdao Jonoon had 6 shots, 3 of them on target.
Despite the victory, Qingdao Jonoon received two yellow cards, while Hangzhou Greentown received only one. The match, played at the Yellow Dragon Sports Center Stadium, was officiated by Di Wang.
Substitutions qingdao jonoon: at minute 46 Sha Yibo came in and Li Hailong went out., at minute 46 Chen Chunxin came in and Wang Chien-Ming went out., at minute 62 Zhong Jinbao came in and L. Diego went out., at minute 73 Zhang Wei came in and E. Kangwa went out., at minute 86 Zheng Long came in and Long Wei went out.
Substitutions hangzhou greentown: at minute 69 Wu Wei came in and Yao Junsheng went out., at minute 83 Wang Dongsheng came in and Yue Xin went out., at minute 83 Gao Di came in and D. Owusu-Sekyere went out., at minute 90 Y. Wang came in and J. E. Kouassi went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Hangzhou Greentown
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