Henan FC

Match report

Henan played Chongqing Tongliang Long at Zhengzhou Haihai Stadium on Friday, drawing 1-1 in the Super League's regular season. The hosts dominated possession but could not hold on for victory. To be fair, the visitors made the most of a brief spell in the second half.

Gustavo opened the scoring in the seventeenth minute, capitalising on sustained pressure. He received a yellow card himself nine minutes later for a late challenge. Henan created three big chances overall, but their control did not translate into a commanding lead.

By then the game had settled into a rhythm the hosts expected to finish. Qilong Ruan equalised for Chongqing in the fifty-eighth minute, a moment that shifted the complexion of proceedings. The visitors had nothing to lose and took what came their way.

The statistics tell the story of one team controlling territory without breaking through. Henan held 69 per cent possession and registered ten shots to their opponents' five. Six shots on target yielded only one goal, while three on target earned their visitors a point. That is the nature of these encounters — possession means little without conversion.

Henan remain twelfth with 25 points from 24 games, having won eight and lost nine. Chongqing sit eighth with 31 points after 25 matches, their tally boosted by the draw. The result extended neither side's recent form — both sides had shown vulnerability in their previous outings.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 69 – 31

Shots on target 6 – 3

Shots off target 4 – 2

Big chances 3 – 0

⚽ 17' Gustavo — Goal 🟨 34' Gustavo — Yellow card ⇄ 46' Chao He — Substitution ⇄ 46' Zhixiong Zhang — Substitution ⇄ 57' Jiale Liu — Substitution ⇄ 57' Pengxiang Jin — Substitution ⇄ 57' Du Yuezheng — Substitution ⚽ 58' Qilong Ruan — Goal ⇄ 64' Chen Chunxin — Substitution ⇄ 77' Yihao Zhong — Substitution 🟨 78' Lucas Maia — Yellow card 🟨 81' Lucão — Yellow card ⇄ 85' Qilong Ruan — Substitution ⇄ 90' Yeljan Shinar — Substitution

Match events

17' 1:0 Henan FC Goal Gustavo assist: Bruno Nazário
34' 1:0 Henan FC Yellow card Gustavo
46' 1:0 Henan FC Substitution Chao He off: Abdurasul Abudulam
46' 1:0 Chongqing Tongliang Long Substitution Zhixiong Zhang off: Lucão
57' 1:0 Chongqing Tongliang Long Substitution Jiale Liu off: Alexandru Cîmpanu
57' 1:0 Chongqing Tongliang Long Substitution Pengxiang Jin off: Zhenquan Li
57' 1:0 Chongqing Tongliang Long Substitution Du Yuezheng off: Nany Dimata
58' 1:1 Chongqing Tongliang Long Goal Qilong Ruan assist: Alexandru Cîmpanu
64' 1:1 Chongqing Tongliang Long Substitution Chen Chunxin off: Mingshi Liu
77' 1:1 Henan FC Substitution Yihao Zhong off: Osman Ekber
78' 1:1 Henan FC Yellow card Lucas Maia
81' 1:1 Chongqing Tongliang Long Yellow card Lucão
85' 1:1 Chongqing Tongliang Long Substitution Qilong Ruan off: Michael Ngadeu
90' 1:1 Henan FC Substitution Yeljan Shinar off: Yixin Liu

Statistics

69 Possession, % 31

6 Shots on target 3

4 Shots off target 2

3 Big chances 0

129 Attacks 60

6 Corners 3

14 Fouls 19

19 Free kicks 13

3 Offsides 1

2 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

8 Goal kicks 6

29 Throw-ins 15

All statistics

13/2846% Aerial duels 15/2854%

86 Backward passes 37

4 Blocked shots 5

16 Clearances 47

11/3531% Crosses 4/1331%

2/540% Dribbles 4/1331%

74 Failed passes 62

2 Goalkeeper saves 4

7 Interceptions 6

10 Key passes 7

17/3253% Long passes 25/5248%

120 Passes into the final third 41

346 Passes in the opposition half 133

205 Passes in own half 111

0.43 Shot accuracy 0.30

3 Shots from outside the box 6

11 Shots inside the box 4

8/1553% Tackles 7/7100%

516 Total passes 231

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
33	Chenglong Shi	33
2	Iago Maidana	2
4	Yeljan Shinar	4
23	Lucas Maia	23
6	Shangyuan Wang	6
10	Bruno dos Santos Nazário	10
21	Chao He	21
22	Ruifeng Huang	22
7	Yihao Zhong	7
8	Pedro Henryque Pereira dos Santos	8
9	Gustavo	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
17	Jinshuai Wang	17
18	Gouming Wang	18
3	Oliver Gerbig	3
5	Liu Jiahui	5
16	Kuo Yang	16
27	Yixing Liu	27
24	Congyao Yin	24
25	Yilin Yang	25
39	Usman Ekber	39
13	Abdurasul Abudulam	13
29	Dalun Zheng	29
30	Fan Xulin	30

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Starting XI
#	Player	number
31	Wu Zitong	31
3	Zhang Yingkai	3
6	Pengxiang Jin	6
37	Wei Suowei	37
38	Qilong Ruan	38
15	Chen Chunxin	15
16	Zhang Zhixiong	16
21	Jiale Liu	21
27	Wu Yongqiang	27
7	Xiang Yuwang	7
19	Du Yuezhen	19

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Yao Haoyang	1
4	Yue Ruijie	4
24	Liu Mingshi	24
26	Xiaoqiang He	26
32	Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui	32
33	Lucas Cavalcante Silva Afonso	33
8	Li Zhenquan	8
10	Ibrahim Amadou	10
18	Liang Weipeng	18
9	George Alexandru Cîmpanu	9
11	Landry Nany Dimata	11
17	Yu-Hai Ng	17

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Chengdu Rongcheng	26	15	7	4	52
2	Dalian Zhixing	26	12	4	10	40
3	Beijing Guoan	26	11	10	5	38
4	Yunnan Yukun	26	11	5	10	38
5	Qingdao Youth Island	26	8	14	4	38
6	Shandong Taishan	26	13	4	9	37
7	SHANGHAI SIPG	26	10	8	8	33
8	Shanghai Shenhua	26	12	5	9	31
9	Chongqing Tongliang Long	26	7	10	9	31
10	Zhejiang Professional	26	10	6	10	31

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