Taishan's four foreign aides each scored a goal, and the AFC Champions League played against the Japanese team again!
The first round of the 2024 Chinese Super League season will start, and Shandong Taishan will challenge Changchun Yatai away, and the two sides will have their own wins and losses, each with their own wins and losses, and each with their own wins and losses. The four foreign aides of the Taishan team, Klaisan, Pato, Kazaishvili, and Jadason scored respectively and defeated the Yatai team 4-2, thus kicking off the new season. Next week, the Taishan team will play a match against Japan's Yokohama Mariners and Beijing Guoan.
Shandong Taishan defeated Kawasaki Frontale 6-5 in their previous AFC Champions League match to reach the quarterfinals. In this match, Cressan, Pato, Judson, Kazaishvili played together. Less than two minutes into the game, Cressan scored the first goal of the Chinese Super League with a low shot near the penalty area, 1:0, Taishan won their opener! Then, Yatai made a pass error, and Pa Shuai received a powerful shot in the penalty area, Wang Zhifeng couldn't save it in time, but his second reaction was quick and didn't give the opponent a chance to catch up. Claisan was stretchered up in the 17th minute, but he was not too bad. Kazaishvili went through and Cressan's header from the centre of the box was crossed, but unfortunately a chance was missed. Soon after, Cressan picked up the ball from the back and dribbled to the edge of the box, but sadly, he didn't score the winner.
Cressan's header was deflected and Kazaishvili's shot from a tight angle was saved by the goalkeeper. In the 41st minute, Cressan inserted a long shot on the left side, Wang Zhifeng was put to the ground, and Pato headed the goal, 2:0! In overtime, Li Yuanyi's pass on the right side, Judson scored a goal in the middle of the small penalty area, winning the game for the team, 3:0! In the first half of the game, Taishan scored 3 goals with 13 shots on goal, and the situation on the field was chaotic.
In the second half, the two sides launched a fierce attack on the field, Zhang Huachen, Liu Yang, and Li Yuanyi all received a yellow card, but this did not affect the game. After taking the lead, Pato headed the ball away with a left-footed volley from inside the box, but his team-mates also threatened him. Li Yuanyi's cross from the right side, Pato's post-point shot was saved by the defender, and then Liu Yang's follow-up was also saved. The Tarzans got another pass up front, and the pass from the left side of the Clisan box was saved by the opposing defender. In the 71st minute, Pato launched an attack with three men, Cressan through and Kazaj. Shvili scored in front of the penalty area, 4:0!
With the end of the game, the Taishan team made some adjustments to the game, and Delgado and Huang Zhengyu both came on the field. Li Yuan gave a corner, Delgado hit the front point, Chen Pu hit the back point, and the ball hit the post and bounced into the goal. Delgado fired another long-range shot, but it was also saved. Tong Lei also joined the attack, and his long-range shots with both feet were high. In the 81st minute, Yatai attacked again, and many players broke through the defense line to create opportunities for the team. In the 81st minute, Yatai attacked again, and Beric shot hard in front of the penalty area, 1:0! The Taishan defence was a bit lax, and Yatai scored just one goal in the second half. Next, 18-year-old Shi Songchen was substituted in his first appearance as a Chinese Super League defender. In the 92nd minute, Tan Long equalized the score with the help of Liu Yun's pass on the left, 4:2!