3 – 1
“Frank Acheampong opens the scoring against the run of play, putting Dalian Yingbo ahead 0-1 with Yunnan already dominating possession.”
Pivotal“Cléber equalises for Yunnan Yukun at 1-1, ending Dalian's stubborn resistance after more than an hour of numerical disadvantage.”
Pivotal“Oscar Taty Maritu puts Yunnan Yukun ahead for the first time at 2-1, capitalising on a tiring and outnumbered Dalian defensive line.”
Pivotal“Oscar Taty Maritu seals the win in stoppage time, completing his brace and putting the result beyond any doubt at 3-1.”
Pivotal
Yunnan Yukun
Dalian Yingbo
Outstanding performance
Yunnan Yukun•MidfielderYunnan Yukun were utterly dominant across 90 minutes — 73% possession, 29 shots, and 10 big chances created — yet found themselves trailing after Frank Acheampong punished them on the break inside 13 minutes. What followed was a match defined by attrition: Weijie Mao's dismissal on 36 minutes reduced Dalian Yingbo to ten men and shifted the game's dynamic irrevocably, allowing Yunnan to swarm forward in waves. Cléber's equaliser on 72 minutes was the product of relentless pressure, and once parity was restored, Dalian — who managed just five shots all game and were forced into five saves from their goalkeeper — had nothing left to offer. Oscar Taty Maritu then made the match safe with goals at 81 and 90 minutes, exploiting a defence that had been ground into submission. For Yunnan, this result consolidates their position near the top of the Super League table; for Dalian, conceding three in the second half despite an hour of disciplined rearguard action will sting, and the dismissal of Mao leaves them with a key player suspended heading into upcoming fixtures.
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Corner awarded.
Shot by Oscar Taty Maritu with his right foot, but it misses the target.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Shot! Caio Vinicius scores with a header.
Caio ViniciusGoal! Caio Vinicius scores to make it 1-1, assisted by Alexandru Ionita.
VAR decision pending.
On Zichang Huang, off Yang Zihao.
On Liuyu Duan, off Bunyamin Abdusalam.
Goal! Caio Vinicius scores to make it 1-1, assisted by Alexandru Ionita.
Yang Zihao receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Yang Mingrui is on, and Pengyu Zhu is off.
Cleber Bomfim de Jesus is on, and John Hou Saeter is off.
First half ends with the score 0-1.
Shot by Oscar Taty Maritu with his left foot, but it misses the target.
Zhuoyi Lu comes on for Luo Jing.
On comes Zhuoyi Lu, and off goes Luo Jing.
Frank Acheampong receives a yellow card.
Bunyamin Abdusalam takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Nicolae Stanciu takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Alexandru Ionita takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Second yellow card issued to Weijie Mao.
Shot by Oscar Taty Maritu with a header, but it misses the target.
Shot from Alexandru Ionita with his left foot is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Pengyu Zhu is on, and Cephas Malele is off.
Bunyamin Abdusalam takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Alexandru Ionita takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Weijie MaoYellow CardWeijie Mao receives a yellow card.
Weijie Mao receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
assist: Nicolae Stanciu
Goal! Frank Acheampong scores, making it 0-1.
Goal! The score is now 0-1.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off! The referee is Mu Yuchen.
Yunnan Yukun host third-placed Dalian Yingbo in a tasty Super League top-four clash that could reshuffle the standings with just one point separating the sides. Both teams arrive on the back of 1-0 wins last weekend, making this a mouth-watering battle between two in-form outfits with plenty to play for.
