Nantong Zhiyun Claim Comfortable Victory Over Changchun Yatai
Nantong Zhiyun secured a straightforward 2:0 victory against Changchun Yatai in the League One Regular Season, round 14, played on 2026-09-26. The hosts took control early, converting a penalty within the opening quarter of the match. Changchun Yatai, sitting tenth in the table, failed to create a single big chance despite enjoying slightly more possession. And here's the thing about that first goal — A. Kalulu stepped up for the penalty in the twenty-third minute and did not miss. The spot-kick came after Changchun Yatai's Luo Xin picked up a yellow card just two minutes later. To be fair, the visitors had built pressure before that moment, but the breakthrough shifted everything.By then, Nantong Zhiyun were comfortable in their own half, passing with purpose rather than urgency. An Yifei added the second goal in the sixty-fifth minute, finishing what had been a controlled performance. The home side registered seven shots on target compared to Changchun's solitary attempt on goal, and three big chances created versus none for the visitors.
The statistics tell a familiar story — fifty-two percent possession meant nothing when Changchun Yatai could not find the net. They launched seventy-four attacks and completed 282 passes, yet managed only one shot on target. Nantong Zhiyun, with forty-eight percent possession, converted their efficiency into two clean goals from seven attempts on target.Substitutions came in waves after the break, with three changes for Nantong Zhiyun at the start of the second half. Fan Chao was substituted in the sixty-first minute after receiving a yellow card, while An Yifei was replaced in the eighty-first after also being booked. Five yellow cards were issued in total, with Wu Yake the last to be cautioned in stoppage time.
The result keeps Nantong Zhiyun in fourth place with twenty-four points from their twenty-four matches — eleven wins, nine draws and four losses. Changchun Yatai remain tenth with twenty-nine points, ten victories and eleven defeats. The hosts had lost their previous fixture 0:1 to Guangxi Hengchen before this victory, while the visitors had won their last two league games convincingly.A derby with no love lost, though the final margin reflected a match decided in key moments rather than sustained pressure. Nantong Zhiyun paid for a sloppy opening phase but recovered with tactical discipline, while Changchun Yatai found themselves out for the season in terms of their top-half ambitions. Two goals from seven shots on target — the kind of efficiency that separates contenders from pretenders.
