Shaanxi Union

Match report

Shannxi Union beat Yanbian Longding 3-1 in League One's regular season round 21 on Friday. The hosts recovered from a first-half deficit to claim all three points and move within six points of fourth place.

Cao Kang opened the scoring in the thirteenth minute with a clinical finish. Yanbian responded through Giovanny, who levelled matters in the thirty-ninth after a sustained period of pressure. Wei Zhiwei restored Shannxi's lead just before half-time, slotting home in the forty-fifth minute plus three. The hosts had picked up two bookings in five minutes by then — Feng Boyuan and Cao Kang both saw yellow cards.

The second half saw Shannxi control the tempo. R. El Azrak sealed the victory in the eightieth-sixth minute after a well-worked move down the left flank. Yanbian made several changes in search of an equaliser but could not break through. Shannxi's manager got his substitutions spot on, introducing fresh legs when the game was already slipping away from the visitors.

Shannxi registered six shots on target compared to Yanbian's two, with possession split at 49 per cent to 51. The hosts created four big chances while Yanbian managed none. Many shots with one goal means chances went begging — Yanbian held more of the ball but had nothing to do in the final third.

The result leaves Shannxi sixth on 29 points from 20 games, one place and six points behind Yanbian in fourth after their 21st match. This was the visitors' fourth defeat in six league outings, ending a run where they had only lost once.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 49 – 51

Shots on target 6 – 2

Shots off target 3 – 5

Big chances 4 – 0

⚽ 13' Cao Kang — Goal ⚽ 39' Giovanny — Goal ⇄ 42' Li Shibin — Substitution ⚽ 45+3' Wei Zhiwei — Goal 🟨 45+4' Feng Boyuan — Yellow card 🟨 51' Cao Kang — Yellow card ⇄ 55' Qu Yanheng — Substitution ⇄ 65' Mi Haolun — Substitution 🟨 73' W. Jin — Yellow card ⇄ 75' Cao Kang — Substitution ⚽ 86' R. El Azrak — Goal ⇄ 90' Jin Taiyan — Substitution ⇄ 90' Che Zeping — Substitution ⇄ 90' Piao Shihao — Substitution ⇄ 90+2' A. Selmani — Substitution

Match events

13' 1:0 Shaanxi Union Goal Cao Kang assist: Mi Haolun
39' 1:1 Yanbian Longding FC Goal Giovanny assist: J. Domingos
42' 1:1 Yanbian Longding FC Substitution Li Shibin off: Cui Taixu
45+3' 2:1 Shaanxi Union Goal Wei Zhiwei
45+4' 2:1 Shaanxi Union Yellow card Feng Boyuan
51' 2:1 Shaanxi Union Yellow card Cao Kang
55' 2:1 Yanbian Longding FC Substitution Qu Yanheng off: Chen Keqiang
65' 2:1 Shaanxi Union Substitution Mi Haolun off: Wang Jia'nan
73' 2:1 Shaanxi Union Yellow card W. Jin
75' 2:1 Shaanxi Union Substitution Cao Kang off: Tan Kaiyuan
86' 3:1 Shaanxi Union Goal R. El Azrak assist: Feng Boyuan
90' 3:1 Yanbian Longding FC Substitution Jin Taiyan off: Xu Wenguang
90' 3:1 Yanbian Longding FC Substitution Che Zeping off: Duan Dezhi
90' 3:1 Yanbian Longding FC Substitution Piao Shihao off: Li Ximin
90+2' 3:1 Shaanxi Union Substitution A. Selmani off: S. Yang

Statistics

49 Possession, % 51

6 Shots on target 2

3 Shots off target 5

4 Big chances 0

72 Attacks 51

4 Corners 4

28 Fouls 14

12 Free kicks 28

2 Offsides 0

3 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

7 Goal kicks 6

8 Throw-ins 22

All statistics

5/1436% Aerial duels 9/1464%

70 Backward passes 60

4 Blocked shots 4

18 Clearances 26

3/1520% Crosses 1/1010%

12/1392% Dribbles 3/743%

69 Failed passes 69

1 Goalkeeper saves 3

11 Interceptions 8

9 Key passes 8

14/4333% Long passes 19/3949%

79 Passes into the final third 43

252 Passes in the opposition half 160

171 Passes in own half 288

0.46 Shot accuracy 0.18

8 Shots inside the box 7

12/1580% Tackles 3/3100%

408 Total passes 438

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
39	He Lipan	39
5	Ma Sheng	5
23	W. Jin	23
24	Liang Shaowen	24
29	Haolun Mi	29
10	Rayan El Azrak	10
19	Daleho Mohsen Irandust	19
25	Kang Cao	25
42	Wei Zhiwei	42
9	A. Selmani	9
17	Boyuan Feng	17

Substitutes
#	Player	number
16	Zhao Shi	16
31	Luan Yi	31
6	Tursunali Nureli	6
27	Jiang Wenhao	27
38	Jianan Wang	38
40	S. Yang	40
20	Hei Wai Ma	20
33	Tan Kaiyuan	33
36	Yan Yu	36
7	Zhong Wen	7
21	Wang Shijie	21
30	Leng Jixuan	30

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Starting XI
#	Player	number
21	Kou Jiahao	21
2	Che Zeping	2
15	Jizu Xu	15
17	Piao Shihao	17
20	Taiyan Jin	20
33	Hu Ziqian	33
5	Joaquim Alexandre Abreu Domingues	5
7	Li Shibin	7
30	Zhenfei Huang	30
37	Giovanny Bariani Marques	37
45	Qu Yanheng	45

Substitutes
#	Player	number
13	Wang Haocheng	13
19	Dezhi Duan	19
6	Li Ximin	6
8	He Zhenyu	8
11	Chen Keqiang	11
16	Xu Wenguang	16
28	Pan Xuanyu	28
32	Huang Ziming	32
36	Li Runhao	36
9	Xuanyu Zong	9
43	Cui Xuanyou	43

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