With the goals of Felipe and Wei Shihao in stoppage time, Chengdu Chengdu achieved four consecutive victories after reversing the victory over Changchun Yatai, ranking second in the Chinese Super League standings with 15 points, only 1 point less than the top-ranked Shenhua.
Although they lost to the Cangzhou Lions away from home in the second round, Chengdu Rongcheng quickly regained its form and defeated Nantong Zhiyun, Jinmen Tigers and Zhejiang Team in the next three games, achieving three consecutive victories.
A double match in a week plus an away game against Changchun Yatai has caused certain difficulties for Chengchong, but Xu Zhengyuan said before the game, "Our last three games have a very tight schedule, and two of them are away games. This time we came to Changchun It is indeed a long journey, but these are not excuses. "
Not only that, Chengdu Chengdu's performance against Changchun Yatai was not outstanding. They only achieved 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses in 5 encounters, but the only victory was in the away game. Defeated Yatai 1-0.
Chenggong had a poor start in the away game. In the 12th minute, Changchun Yatai intercepted the ball in the midfield and counterattacked. Tan Long made a cross from the left rib of the penalty area, and Guilherme scored with a poke.
After Wei Shihao missed a header and a solo opportunity, Chengdu did not get a chance to score until stoppage time. In the 4th minute of stoppage time, Wei Shihao scored and Felipe scored with an overhead kick, helping Chenggong equalize the score.
At 107 minutes and 40 seconds of the game, Romulo made a diagonal pass, Wei Shihao scored with a header, and Chengdu was able to reverse the victory. It is worth mentioning that the stoppage time in this game lasted 21 minutes, setting a new record for stoppage time in the Chinese Super League. At the same time, Wei Shihao's goal was the latest goal scored by the Chinese Super League since technical statistics were conducted in 2012.
After defeating Changchun Yatai, Chengdu Chengdu ranked second in the Chinese Super League with 15 points, at least 1 point ahead of top-ranked Shenhua and 4 points ahead of Haigang, which had one game less. Judging from the current situation, Chengdu will compete with Shenhua and Haigang for the Chinese Super League championship this season.
At the same time, Chengdu Chengdu also achieved four consecutive victories, the first time since December 5, 2022, when Chengdu defeated Shandong Taishan, Guangzhou City, Guangzhou Team and Henan Songshan Longmen. However, the game was played at a neutral venue at that time. In comparison, Chenggong's four consecutive victories this time can be described as genuine.
Chengdu Rongcheng also broke the curse of never defeating Changchun Yatai since September 1, 2022. In the previous three encounters, they only achieved 2 draws and 1 loss. This is also the second time in the history of the Chengdu Chengdu team that they have defeated Yatai, and they both won away from home.
