Reporter Chen Yong reports At home against Dalian InBev, Qingdao West Coast is actually under a lot of pressure. Affected by the heavy defeat to Shandong Taishan in the last game, the overall performance of Qingdao West Coast was average, but the team played very tenacious. Aziz created a penalty kick and Mateus scored and then Aziz set up Nelson Luz to score as Qingdao West Coast beat Dalian InBev 2-0. Coming out of the predicament, Qingdao West Coast moved up to 7th in the standings with a game in hand, continuing their dark horse journey this season.

Running 60 meters, attitude says it all

In this game, Qingdao West Coast started 4 foreign aids, namely the front trident Davidson, Nelson Luz and Aziz, the midfielder was Xu Bin partnered with Mateus, and Zhang Xiuwei served as the front midfielder. The four defenders and goalkeepers are Zhao Hongluo, Wang Peng, Sun Jie, Zhang Chengdong and Li Hao. Richelli did not start, but in the 35th minute of the game, Sun Jie was injured and Richelli came on as a substitute.

After the opening, perhaps affected by the last big defeat, Qingdao West Coast was more passive, and the away team occupied more of the offensive dominance, but the two sides fought more in the midfield and did not get too many shooting opportunities. At half-time, the ratio of shots on goal was 2 to 2, and the ratio of corner kicks was only 1 to 1. In this half, Qingdao West Coast had a number of good counter-attacks. In addition, Davidson's long-range shot from nearly 40 meters was also quite threatening.

In the 57th minute, Aziz broke through and was tripped by Dalian InBev player Mao Weijie from behind, the referee decisively awarded a penalty, and Mateus hit the penalty, and Qingdao West Coast took the lead at home. In the 67th minute, Kalanga opened the scoring but slow motion showed he was offside.

In the 75th minute, Aziz won the ball on the left side, and Nelson Luz cut in at high speed from the middle to score. Replays showed him running at least 60 metres from the back to goal, overtaking three Dalian InBev defenders. In this goal, Aziz's pass was very crucial, and the miracle of running was once again proven.

In this game, Qingdao West Coast only had 36.8% possession, only 5 shots on goal, and the corner kick was also 1-7 behind, but 2 goals were scored with 2 shots on target, and Aziz was a key player.

The rankings have risen again, and the West Coast has become a dark horse

After the game, Qingdao West Coast coach Shao Jiayi commented on the game: "It was a very difficult game, both in terms of competitive state and overall team spirit, the two teams were on par. Dalian caused us a lot of problems in the first half, but fortunately we adjusted in time in the second half. Congratulations and thanks to my players for being able to maintain a very positive attitude from start to finish on the pitch and give their best to complete the technical and tactical requirements set by the coaching staff. We would also like to thank the fans who were there for giving us a lot of encouragement and being able to bounce back after the defeat in the last game. ”

At the beginning of this season, Qingdao West Coast performed well, with 2 wins and 3 draws in the first 5 rounds, and once ranked 6th in the standings. The match between the 6th round and Beijing Guoan was postponed. In the 7th round, Qingdao West Coast lost 1-5 at home to Shandong Taishan, which dealt a big blow to the team, which also affected the performance of Qingdao West Coast in this game to a certain extent.

Despite this, the west coast of Qingdao played very tenacious. In the 85th minute, Dalian InBev got a chance to shoot, and two players from the west coast of Qingdao fell directly to the ground to block, preventing Dalian InBev's threatening attack, as for Nelson Luz running 60 meters to break the goal, it shows that the team was not knocked down by the big defeat in the last game.

With the win, Qingdao West Coast moved up to 7th in the league with 12 points, and that's with a game in hand. Of course, Shanghai Port, which ranked fourth with 14 points, and Beijing Guoan, which ranked fifth with 13 points, also had one less round, and Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, who ranked sixth, also had 13 points, one point ahead of Qingdao West Coast.

The make-up time for the match between Qingdao West Coast and Beijing Guoan has not yet been confirmed, and if it is played before the international break in June and does not occupy the national football training time, the subsequent fixtures of Qingdao West Coast will be very intensive. Of course, this is also a test for other teams that have postponed their matches.