Unbeaten in 18 games across the season! Reversal of the defending champions, the night of the national security record

Special correspondents Song Ci and Cheng Shan report During the May Day holiday, Guoan presented a generous gift to the Beijing fans as they reversed the defending champions on the road to win three in a row.

With this victory, Guoan completed an 18-game unbeaten streak across the season, tying the team's unbeaten record in the history of the professional league. In addition, in the first five away games of the season, Guoan scored 12 goals, setting a record for the same period. In addition, Guoan is currently the team with the most goals and the most goal difference. You know, Guoan has one more game with the West Coast postponed and one less game, and these records are even more golden.

In the first minute of stoppage time, Hu Sen saved a header from Zhang Linpeng, which was almost a must-score. The 36-year-old was a little agitated after the save and he waved his arms hard and shouted – a save that ensured Guoan won the defending title away.

After the game, Hussen had regained his composure when he accepted it, and the veteran admitted that every game of Guoan this year is difficult, but the more difficult it is, the more united the team becomes, and this game can be said to be a straight unity. After all, the team has had a lot of injuries this season, but no matter who is on it, everyone will take their own responsibility.

Injuries continued to plague Guoan, and in the 20th minute, captain Wang Gang had to be replaced by Wu Shaocong due to muscle fatigue. In fact, Wang Gang's previous injuries have not completely improved, and it is only because the team continues to have injuries that he has been gritting his teeth and persevering. Finally, Wang Gang also reached the limit of his body in this game. Although Wu Shaocong came off the bench and performed well, he was also recovering from a cold. In this game, the head coach Setien had to transfer the 06 central defender Lee Sang-han, who participated in the U21 league, to the squad, because the defense line was really unavailable.

However, as the saying goes, the more difficult it is, the more united. Before the game, everyone was holding their nerve to fight Harbour away from home, and last season, they lost 5-1 away from home.

"The main reason for winning today was probably unity, every player who came on the pitch had a strong desire to win, and we are confident that we will win this tough battle." Guoan insiders said after the game.

Guoan has set a lot of records, and for central defender Bai Yang, the victory in this game also adds to his small record - since Guoan's home victory over Henan in the 2023 season, Guoan is unbeaten in 22 games (15 wins, 7 draws) in the games in which Bai Yang has played. Although Bai Yang was more of a substitute before, he has played the full 90 minutes as a starter in the last two games, and his performance has been very good. It can be said that in the case of the team's tight defense, Bai Yang has made a lot of contributions.

In this game, there were more than 1,000 Guoan fans cheering on the scene, including nearly 900 people who bought tickets for the away team, and more than 200 people who met after arriving at the scene because they bought tickets for the home team's area.

During the May Day holiday, it is very difficult to grab tickets from Beijing to Shanghai, and food, housing and transportation are also a lot of expenses. But many people have prepared their itinerary in advance, and Beijing fans know that this game is very important for Guoan. And Guoan did not disappoint the fans. After the comeback victory, Guoan are unbeaten against several championship favourites.

When asked what he did better this time compared to last year, Setien said: "The defense was excellent and the offensive side took some chances. He said that he also watched the game last year, "Guoan scored first, but then conceded five goals. I know the opponent is strong and there are good players. So, before this game, we did a lot of work to analyse the weaknesses of the opponent. ”

Commenting on the reversal, Setien said the team showed strong mental qualities, "which is even more satisfying. I would say the players have put in a lot this season and we are improving every day. ”

Harbour's defeat was not a surprise, especially against Guoan.

Before the game, there was good news from the harbor, Jiang Guangtai, whose injury was previously unknown, appeared during training on the field, but unfortunately, he still failed to play, and Gustavo, who was also injured, was also absent.

For Guoan, coach Muscat knew that the opponent was very strong, and he made a lot of preparations, in addition to giving the football team time to recover, he also put a lot of thought into the team structure, system and technical and tactical comparison between the two sides. Although Muscat said he didn't care about his opponent's winning streak, everyone at the Harbour, including himself, was eager to win the game and stop the winning streak.

There were a lot of fans at the scene, but in front of Guoan, who did a good job in attack and defense, Harbour started the game with a series of setbacks, and although they created a threat through wide penetration, it was not until the 40th minute that Liu Ruofan broke through a corner kick to open the deadlock. But Guoan soon returned the color, Lin Liangming single-handedly, Yan Junling failed to resolve the danger, and Fabio made up for the empty goal.

What made Harbour even more depressed was that Yan Junling was injured because of a save, and although he returned to the field after treatment, he was unable to continue the game in the end. At halftime, after a preliminary examination by the team doctor, Yan Junling's left ankle was seriously injured and the injury required further examination

Yan Junling's departure was fatal to the harbor, even if Muscat sent Wu Lei and Kuai Jiwen, but the harbor was slow to create a threat, but it was the national security scored a goal by Lin Liangming, and the harbor swallowed the bitter fruit of consecutive defeats at home.

Muscat was a bit disappointed about the way his team conceded goals, "We need to evaluate and analyse the defence and the goals conceded. ”

Last season, Harbour successfully defended the title, and this season, Muscat wants to continue his style of play, but without Oscar, Vargas and others, it is difficult for the team to control the situation, coupled with injuries, Harbour lineup is always incomplete, and Muscat has no choice.

Muscat has always been stubborn, and it is unclear whether he will adjust, but if it continues, Harbour could be thrown out of Group 1.