Suzhou Dongwu 2:0 Nanjing City: League One Match Result

Match report

Suzhou Dongwu beat Nanjing City 2:0 in the League One Regular Season on Saturday, with midfielder M. Ali scoring both goals to secure the three points at home.

And here's the thing about the opening exchange: Ali's first strike came in the twentieth minute, a moment that set the tempo for everything after. Nanjing pushed back but the visitors' defensive shape never quite held, especially when Ali doubled his tally just before the hour mark.

By then the visitors had already seen J. Ngom Mbekeli and D. Gao booked, yellow cards that added to their mounting problems. The hosts made changes at the break, bringing on Bruno Baio and Wang Xijie, while Nanjing responded with similar tactical adjustments.

Suzhou kept their heads when it mattered. Ali's second goal in the sixtieth minute gave them the cushion they needed, and the hosts made further substitutions at the sixty-minute mark, introducing Fu Shang and W. Qurban to manage the closing stages.

The numbers tell part of the story. Suzhou held 58 per cent possession and registered five shots on target compared to Nanjing's single attempt, though the visitors created nothing of real value despite their 42 per cent share of the ball.

What it means in the table: Suzhou move up to twelfth on 22 points from 22 games, while Nanjing drop to fourteenth, one point adrift after their fifth defeat from the same number of matches.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 58.00 – 42

Shots on target 5 – 1

Shots off target 1 – 1

Big chances 3 – 0

⚽ 20' M. Ali — Goal 🟨 29' J. Ngom Mbekeli — Yellow card 🟨 39' D. Gao — Yellow card ⇄ 46' Bruno Baio — Substitution ⇄ 46' Wang Xijie — Substitution ⇄ 59' B. Wang — Substitution ⇄ 59' Liu Jiqiang — Substitution ⚽ 60' M. Ali — Goal ⇄ 60' Fu Shang — Substitution ⇄ 60' W. Qurban — Substitution ⇄ 77' Arafat Ghenifa — Substitution ⇄ 78' Zhang Jiansheng — Substitution ⇄ 83' Yang Dejiang — Substitution ⇄ 85' M. Ali — Substitution 🟨 90+1' M. Mijit — Yellow card

Match events

20' 1:0 Suzhou Dongwu Goal M. Ali assist: D. Gao
29' 1:0 Nanjing City Yellow card J. Ngom Mbekeli
39' 1:0 Suzhou Dongwu Yellow card D. Gao
46' 1:0 Nanjing City Substitution Bruno Baio off: Hu Jinghang
46' 1:0 Nanjing City Substitution Wang Xijie off: Zhao Chengle
59' 1:0 Suzhou Dongwu Substitution B. Wang off: Wang Jiancong
59' 1:0 Suzhou Dongwu Substitution Liu Jiqiang off: Song Pan
60' 2:0 Suzhou Dongwu Goal M. Ali assist: D. Gao
60' 2:0 Nanjing City Substitution Fu Shang off: Zhu Qiwen
60' 2:0 Nanjing City Substitution W. Qurban off: An Bang
77' 2:0 Suzhou Dongwu Substitution Arafat Ghenifa off: Wu Junjie
78' 2:0 Suzhou Dongwu Substitution Zhang Jiansheng off: Tai Jianfeng
83' 2:0 Nanjing City Substitution Yang Dejiang off: Ma Fuyu
85' 2:0 Suzhou Dongwu Substitution M. Ali off: S. Zhao
90+1' 2:0 Suzhou Dongwu Yellow card M. Mijit

Statistics

58.00 Possession, % 42

5 Shots on target 1

1 Shots off target 1

3 Big chances 0

273 Attacks 181

3 Corners 3

18 Fouls 17

17 Free kicks 17

3 Offsides 10

2 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

3 Goal kicks 6

24 Throw-ins 23

All statistics

1/425% Aerial duels 3/475%

71 Backward passes 46

2 Blocked shots 2

28 Clearances 12

2/1118% Crosses 4/1429%

1/157% Dribbles 1/425%

67 Failed passes 77

1 Goalkeeper saves 3

4 Interceptions 1

7 Key passes 3

26/6043% Long passes 14/4531%

69 Passes into the final third 24

217 Passes in the opposition half 144

192 Passes in own half 156

0.63 Shot accuracy 0.25

5 Shots inside the box 0

11/1292% Tackles 12/1867%

398 Total passes 286

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