Hebei Kungfu 2:1 Shaanxi Union: League One Match Result

Match report

Hebei Kungfu secured a narrow 2:1 victory over Shaanxi Union in their League One Regular Season meeting on 8 August. The hosts took the lead early and held firm despite a late red card for their visitors. To be fair, the result reflected a match decided in moments rather than sustained dominance.

H. Vidal opened the scoring in the seventeenth minute, catching Shaanxi off guard before they could settle. Hebei kept their advantage until the fifty-second minute when D. Irandust doubled the lead. Dominic Vinicius then added a third goal in the sixty-third, though by then Shaanxi had already seen Cao Kang sent off in the sixty-fifth. And here's the thing — that dismissal shifted everything.

Shaanxi Union controlled possession at 68 per cent and registered more attacks, but Hebei were more clinical. The hosts landed two shots on target from four attempts inside the penalty area, while Shaanxi managed three on target from six attempts off target. Big chances created were limited — one for Hebei, two for Shaanxi — and neither side could convert consistently.

The result keeps Hebei in seventh place on 27 points from 22 games, while Shaanxi remain sixth with 32 points after 21 matches. The visitors have a game in hand and a five-point gap to close. Hebei's recent form showed two draws and a win in their last three, but this victory may have set a different tone.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 32 – 68

Shots on target 2 – 3

Shots off target 0 – 6

Big chances 1 – 2

⚽ 17' H. Vidal — Goal 🟨 22' Zhang Yudong — Yellow card 🟨 43' Wei Zhiwei — Yellow card ⇄ 46' A. Selmani — Substitution ⚽ 52' D. Irandust — Goal ⚽ 63' Dominic Vinicius — Goal 🟥 65' Cao Kang — Red card 🟨 74' Du Zhixuan — Yellow card ⇄ 78' Zheng Zhiyun — Substitution ⇄ 80' Wang Jia'nan — Substitution ⇄ 81' R. El Azrak — Substitution ⇄ 82' T. Conraad — Substitution ⇄ 87' Wang Shijie — Substitution ⇄ 87' Dominic Vinicius — Substitution 🟨 88' Jiang Wenhao — Yellow card

Match events

17' 1:0 Hebei Kungfu Goal H. Vidal assist: T. Conraad
22' 1:0 Hebei Kungfu Yellow card Zhang Yudong
43' 1:0 Shaanxi Union Yellow card Wei Zhiwei
46' 1:0 Shaanxi Union Substitution A. Selmani off: Feng Boyuan
52' 1:1 Shaanxi Union Goal D. Irandust assist: Feng Boyuan
63' 2:1 Hebei Kungfu Goal Dominic Vinicius assist: H. Vidal
65' 2:1 Shaanxi Union Red card Cao Kang
74' 2:1 Hebei Kungfu Yellow card Du Zhixuan
78' 2:1 Hebei Kungfu Substitution Zheng Zhiyun off: P. Shan
80' 2:1 Shaanxi Union Substitution Wang Jia'nan off: Jiang Wenhao
81' 2:1 Shaanxi Union Substitution R. El Azrak off: Tan Kaiyuan
82' 2:1 Hebei Kungfu Substitution T. Conraad off: C. Zhao
87' 2:1 Shaanxi Union Substitution Wang Shijie off: Zhong Wen
87' 2:1 Hebei Kungfu Substitution Dominic Vinicius off: B. Liu
88' 2:1 Shaanxi Union Yellow card Jiang Wenhao

Statistics

32 Possession, % 68

2 Shots on target 3

0 Shots off target 6

1 Big chances 2

70 Attacks 108

3 Corners 2

18 Fouls 25

24 Free kicks 18

1 Offsides 1

3 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 1

8 Goal kicks 1

14 Throw-ins 24

All statistics

6/1540% Aerial duels 9/1560%

24 Backward passes 68

3 Blocked shots 1

25 Clearances 11

4/1040% Crosses 4/1921%

2/450% Dribbles 1/520%

54 Failed passes 75

2 Goalkeeper saves 0

8 Interceptions 4

5 Key passes 7

24/4553% Long passes 21/4646%

35 Passes into the final third 73

118 Passes in the opposition half 252

99 Passes in own half 207

0.40 Shot accuracy 0.30

4 Shots inside the box 3

7/978% Tackles 6/786%

207 Total passes 440

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