“Lü Zhuoyi broke the deadlock for Dalian Yingbo, slotting home to make it 0-1 and punish Chongqing's wastefulness in front of goal. Coming just three minutes after a disrupted Chongqing substitution, Dalian capitalised on the hosts' momentary disorganisation to land the decisive blow.”
Pivotal
Chongqing Tonglianglong FC
Dalian Yingbo
Outstanding performance
Dalian Yingbo•DefenderChongqing Tonglianglong controlled vast swathes of this contest — 57% possession, 538 passes at 87% accuracy, and 69 dangerous attacks to Dalian's 26 — yet their dominance counted for nothing against a disciplined and clinical visiting side. The hosts could muster only two shots on target across 90 minutes, a damning indictment of their final-third decision-making despite the territorial supremacy they enjoyed. Dalian, content to sit deep and absorb pressure, struck decisively when it mattered most: Lü Zhuoyi finishing coolly in the 63rd minute after a spell of second-half pressure that followed a flurry of tactical substitutions from both dugouts at half-time. The result leaves Chongqing deep in relegation trouble in 15th place, their inability to convert possession into goals now a defining and damaging feature of their season, while Dalian collect three precious points that ease their own standings.
How entertaining was this match?
On Feng Boxuan, off Yang Mingrui.
Yu Hei Ng takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
On comes Liang Weipeng, off goes Xiang Yuwang.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Substitution: Lu Peng comes on for Liao Jintao.
Corner awarded.
Lu Peng is substituted for Liao Jintao.
Nicolae Stanciu takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
On comes Yu Hei Ng, off goes Ruijie Yue.
On Zhixiong Zhang, off Ibrahim Amadou.
Zhuoyi Lu scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Isnik Alimi
Goal! Zhuoyi Lu scores, making it 0-1.
On Shan Huang replaces Luo Jing.
On Shan Huang comes off, and Luo Jing goes on.
Nicolae Stanciu takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Isnik Alimi takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Ibrahim Amadou takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Li Zhenquan takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Du Yuezheng takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
On comes Wu Yongqiang, off goes George Alexandru Cimpanu.
Du Yuezheng comes on for Landry Nany Dimata.
First half ends with a score of 0-0.
Weijie Mao takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Weijie Mao takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Nicolae Stanciu takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Mamadou Traoré takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
George Alexandru Cimpanu takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Nicolae Stanciu takes a right-footed shot but misses.
George Alexandru Cimpanu takes a left-footed shot but misses.
George Alexandru Cimpanu takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Isnik Alimi takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Kick-off! The referee is Li Wei.
Chongqing Tonglianglong host Dalian Yingbo in a tightly-contested Super League mid-table clash, with just three points separating seventh from sixth place. The home side desperately need all three points to close the gap, while Dalian arrive in slightly steadier form and looking to consolidate their advantage going into the final stretch of the regular season.
