Chinese Super League

Guangzhou vs Beijing Guoan, 2020 Chinese Super League, Championship Stage - Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - Guangzhou advance 3-1 on aggregate
Guangzhou
  • 39': Talisca (P)
  • 56': Paulinho
  • 81': Paulinho
FT
3 - 1
2nd Leg - Guangzhou advance 3-1 on aggregate
Beijing Guoan
  • 61': Zhang Yuning

About

Guangzhou are hosting Beijing Guoan at Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Suzhou, China PR, starting on . The match is a part of the Chinese Super League.

Match Timeline

  • 1': Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande) Throw In at 1'
  • 1': Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande) Throw In at 1'
  • 2': Wang Gang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Blocked Pass at 2'
  • 2': Wu Shaocong (Guangzhou Evergrande) Throw In at 2'
  • 3': Wang Gang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 3'
  • 3': Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande) Throw In at 3'
  • 4': Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande) Offside at 4'
  • 4': Yu Yang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Free Kick at 4'
  • 5': Cédric Bakambu (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Assists Shot at 5'
  • 5': Yuning Zhang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Shot Blocked at 5'
  • 5': Wang Gang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 5'
  • 5': Xu Xin (Guangzhou Evergrande) Foul at 5'
  • 5': Jonathan Viera (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Free Kick at 5'
  • 6': He Chao (Guangzhou Evergrande) Foul at 6'
  • 6': Yuning Zhang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Free Kick at 6'
  • 7': Kim Minjae (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Corner Kick at 7'
  • 7': Fernando Baiano (Guangzhou Evergrande) Corner Kick at 7'
  • 8': Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande) Throw In at 8'
  • 8': Jonathan Viera (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Assists Shot at 8'
  • 8': Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Shot Off Target at 8'
  • 9': Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande) Foul at 9'
  • 10': Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Free Kick at 10'
  • 10': Xu Xin (Guangzhou Evergrande) Foul at 10'
  • 11': Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Free Kick at 11'
  • 11': Chi Zhongguo (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Shot Blocked at 11'
  • 11': He Chao (Guangzhou Evergrande) Assists Shot at 11'
  • 11': Anderson Talisca (Guangzhou Evergrande) Shot On Target at 11'
  • 12': Xu Xin (Guangzhou Evergrande) Foul at 12'
  • 12': Li Lei (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Free Kick at 12'
  • 13': Li Lei (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Corner Kick at 13'
  • 13': Li Lei (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Corner Kick at 13'
  • 14': Jonathan Viera (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Blocked Pass at 14'
  • 14': Jonathan Viera (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Corner Kick at 14'
  • 14': Fernando Baiano (Guangzhou Evergrande) Corner Kick at 14'
  • 14': Jonathan Viera (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Foul at 14'
  • 14': Fernando Baiano (Guangzhou Evergrande) Free Kick at 14'
  • 15': He Chao (Guangzhou Evergrande) Handball at 15'
  • 16': Jonathan Viera (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Free Kick at 16'
  • 16': Yuning Zhang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Assists Shot at 16'
  • 16': Jonathan Viera (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Shot Blocked at 16'
  • 17': Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande) Throw In at 17'
  • 18': Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Assists Shot at 18'
  • 18': Cédric Bakambu (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Shot Off Target at 18'
  • 19': Kim Minjae (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Corner Kick at 19'
  • 19': Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande) Corner Kick at 19'
  • 20': He Chao (Guangzhou Evergrande) Assists Shot at 20'
  • 20': Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande) Shot Off Target at 20'
  • 20': Park Ji-Soo (Guangzhou Evergrande) Assists Shot at 20'
  • 20': Park Ji-Soo (Guangzhou Evergrande) Assists Shot at 20'
  • 20': Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande) Shot On Target at 20'
  • 20': Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande) Offside at 20'
  • 21': Hou Sen (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Free Kick at 21'
  • 21': Wu Shaocong (Guangzhou Evergrande) Foul at 21'
  • 22': Kim Minjae (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Free Kick at 22'
  • 22': Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande) Foul at 22'
  • 22': Kim Minjae (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Free Kick at 22'
  • 23': Li Lei (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Corner Kick at 23'
  • 23': Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Assists Shot at 23'
  • 23': Nico Yennaris (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Shot Blocked at 23'
  • 23': Kim Minjae (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Foul at 23'
  • 24': Fernando Baiano (Guangzhou Evergrande) Free Kick at 24'
  • 25': Li Lei (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Foul at 25'
  • 25': Li Lei (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Yellow Card at 25'
  • 25': Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande) Free Kick at 25'
  • 26': Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande) Assists Shot at 26'
  • 26': Fernando Baiano (Guangzhou Evergrande) Shot On Target at 26'
  • 26': Cédric Bakambu (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Offside at 26'
  • 27': Liu Dianzuo (Guangzhou Evergrande) Free Kick at 27'
  • 28': Li Lei (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Corner Kick at 28'
  • 28': Xu Xin (Guangzhou Evergrande) Assists Shot at 28'
  • 28': Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande) Shot Blocked at 28'
  • 29': Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande) Shot Blocked at 29'
  • 29': Wu Shaocong (Guangzhou Evergrande) Throw In at 29'
  • 29': Wu Shaocong (Guangzhou Evergrande) Throw In at 29'
  • 30': Wei Shihao (Guangzhou Evergrande) Foul at 30'
  • 30': Wei Shihao (Guangzhou Evergrande) Yellow Card at 30'
  • 30': Kim Minjae (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Free Kick at 30'
  • 30': Yu Yang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Free Kick at 30'
  • 31': Cédric Bakambu (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Foul at 31'
  • 31': He Chao (Guangzhou Evergrande) Free Kick at 31'
  • 31': Park Ji-Soo (Guangzhou Evergrande) Foul at 31'
  • 31': Park Ji-Soo (Guangzhou Evergrande) Yellow Card at 31'
  • 32': Kim Minjae (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Free Kick at 32'
  • 32': Nico Yennaris (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Corner Kick at 32'
  • 32': Liu Dianzuo (Guangzhou Evergrande) Corner Kick at 32'
  • 33': Wang Gang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Corner Kick at 33'
  • 33': Wei Shihao (Guangzhou Evergrande) Corner Kick at 33'
  • 34': Li Lei (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 34'
  • 35': Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande) Assists Shot at 35'
  • 35': Anderson Talisca (Guangzhou Evergrande) Shot On Target at 35'
  • 35': Xu Xin (Guangzhou Evergrande) Assists Shot at 35'
  • 35': Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande) Shot Off Target at 35'
  • 36': Chi Zhongguo (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Corner Kick at 36'
  • 37': Yuning Zhang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Foul at 37'
  • 39': Anderson Talisca (Guangzhou Evergrande) Penalty - Scored at 39'
  • 40': Park Ji-Soo (Guangzhou Evergrande) Blocked Pass at 40'
  • 40': Wu Shaocong (Guangzhou Evergrande) Throw In at 40'
  • 41': Li Lei (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 41'
  • 41': Yu Yang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 41'
  • 41': He Chao (Guangzhou Evergrande) Yellow Card at 41'
  • 41': Li Lei (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 41'
  • 41': Jonathan Viera (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Assists Shot at 41'
  • 41': Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Shot On Target at 41'
  • 43': Anderson Talisca (Guangzhou Evergrande) Blocked Pass at 43'
  • 44': Wang Gang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 44'
  • 44': Xu Xin (Guangzhou Evergrande) Assists Shot at 44'
  • 44': Fernando Baiano (Guangzhou Evergrande) Shot On Target at 44'
  • 45': Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande) Throw In at 45'
  • 45': Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande) Foul at 45'
  • 45'+1': Li Lei (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Free Kick at 46'
  • 45'+1': Wu Shaocong (Guangzhou Evergrande) Blocked Pass at 46'
  • 45'+2': Li Lei (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 47'
  • 45'+2': Jonathan Viera (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Assists Shot at 47'
  • 45'+2': Cédric Bakambu (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Shot Off Target at 47'
  • 46': Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande) Foul at 46'
  • 46': Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Free Kick at 46'
  • 46': Wang Gang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 46'
  • 47': Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande) Throw In at 47'
  • 47': Li Lei (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 47'
  • 48': He Chao (Guangzhou Evergrande) Blocked Pass at 48'
  • 48': Nico Yennaris (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 48'
  • 48': Cédric Bakambu (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Offside at 48'
  • 48': Liu Dianzuo (Guangzhou Evergrande) Free Kick at 48'
  • 49': Chi Zhongguo (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 49'
  • 49': He Chao (Guangzhou Evergrande) Handball at 49'
  • 49': Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Free Kick at 49'
  • 49': Li Lei (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Blocked Pass at 49'
  • 50': Li Lei (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 50'
  • 51': Wang Gang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 51'
  • 52': Fernando Baiano (Guangzhou Evergrande) Foul at 52'
  • 52': Yu Yang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Free Kick at 52'
  • 52': Park Ji-Soo (Guangzhou Evergrande) Blocked Pass at 52'
  • 52': Wu Shaocong (Guangzhou Evergrande) Throw In at 52'
  • 53': Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Assists Shot at 53'
  • 53': Cédric Bakambu (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Shot Off Target at 53'
  • 53': Xu Xin (Guangzhou Evergrande) Foul at 53'
  • 54': Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Free Kick at 54'
  • 54': Wu Shaocong (Guangzhou Evergrande) Blocked Pass at 54'
  • 54': Wang Gang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 54'
  • 54': Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 54'
  • 55': Nico Yennaris (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Foul at 55'
  • 55': Tyias Browning (Guangzhou Evergrande) Free Kick at 55'
  • 56': Anderson Talisca (Guangzhou Evergrande) Assists Shot at 56'
  • 56': Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande) Goal at 56'
  • 58': Yuning Zhang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Blocked Pass at 58'
  • 59': Li Lei (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Assists Shot at 59'
  • 59': Cédric Bakambu (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Shot Off Target at 59'
  • 61': Li Lei (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Assists Shot at 61'
  • 61': Yuning Zhang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Goal at 61'
  • 61': Zhang Xiuwei (Guangzhou Evergrande) Substitution at 61'
  • 61': Zhang Xizhe (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Substitution at 61'
  • 62': Wang Gang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 62'
  • 63': Wang Gang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 63'
  • 63': Wang Gang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 63'
  • 64': Wu Shaocong (Guangzhou Evergrande) Throw In at 64'
  • 64': Zhang Xiuwei (Guangzhou Evergrande) Assists Shot at 64'
  • 64': Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande) Shot On Target at 64'
  • 65': Fernando Baiano (Guangzhou Evergrande) Assists Shot at 65'
  • 65': Anderson Talisca (Guangzhou Evergrande) Shot On Target at 65'
  • 65': Hou Sen (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Corner Kick at 65'
  • 65': Hou Sen (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Corner Kick at 65'
  • 66': Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande) Throw In at 66'
  • 66': Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Blocked Pass at 66'
  • 67': Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande) Foul at 67'
  • 68': Yu Yang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Free Kick at 68'
  • 68': Wu Shaocong (Guangzhou Evergrande) Foul at 68'
  • 68': Wu Shaocong (Guangzhou Evergrande) Yellow Card at 68'
  • 69': Elkeson (Guangzhou Evergrande) Substitution at 69'
  • 69': Zhang Xizhe (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Free Kick at 69'
  • 69': Yu Yang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Assists Shot at 69'
  • 69': Nico Yennaris (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Shot Blocked at 69'
  • 70': He Chao (Guangzhou Evergrande) Foul at 70'
  • 70': Nico Yennaris (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Free Kick at 70'
  • 70': Wu Shaocong (Guangzhou Evergrande) Throw In at 70'
  • 71': Cédric Bakambu (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 71'
  • 71': Cédric Bakambu (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Assists Shot at 71'
  • 71': Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Shot Off Target at 71'
  • 73': Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande) Throw In at 73'
  • 73': Anderson Talisca (Guangzhou Evergrande) Assists Shot at 73'
  • 73': Xu Xin (Guangzhou Evergrande) Shot Off Target at 73'
  • 73': Tyias Browning (Guangzhou Evergrande) Foul at 73'
  • 73': Jonathan Viera (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Free Kick at 73'
  • 73': Wang Gang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Assists Shot at 73'
  • 73': Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Shot On Target at 73'
  • 74': Wang Gang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 74'
  • 74': Park Ji-Soo (Guangzhou Evergrande) Blocked Pass at 74'
  • 75': Wu Shaocong (Guangzhou Evergrande) Throw In at 75'
  • 75': Jonathan Viera (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Assists Shot at 75'
  • 75': Yuning Zhang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Shot Blocked at 75'
  • 75': Jonathan Viera (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Shot On Target at 75'
  • 75': Yuning Zhang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Blocked Pass at 75'
  • 78': Wang Gang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 78'
  • 78': Wu Shaocong (Guangzhou Evergrande) Blocked Pass at 78'
  • 79': Huang Bowen (Guangzhou Evergrande) Substitution at 79'
  • 79': Yang Liyu (Guangzhou Evergrande) Substitution at 79'
  • 79': Wang Gang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 79'
  • 80': Li Lei (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Assists Shot at 80'
  • 80': Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Shot Blocked at 80'
  • 81': Paulinho (Guangzhou Evergrande) Goal at 81'
  • 81': Huang Bowen (Guangzhou Evergrande) Assists Shot at 81'
  • 82': Yang Liyu (Guangzhou Evergrande) Blocked Pass at 82'
  • 83': Wang Gang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 83'
  • 83': Huang Bowen (Guangzhou Evergrande) Foul at 83'
  • 84': Nico Yennaris (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Free Kick at 84'
  • 84': Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Corner Kick at 84'
  • 84': Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Corner Kick at 84'
  • 84': Zhang Xizhe (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Corner Kick at 84'
  • 84': Zhang Xizhe (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Corner Kick at 84'
  • 85': Zhang Xizhe (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 85'
  • 85': Wu Shaocong (Guangzhou Evergrande) Blocked Pass at 85'
  • 85': Yuning Zhang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Corner Kick at 85'
  • 85': Yuning Zhang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Corner Kick at 85'
  • 85': Guo Quanbo (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Substitution at 85'
  • 85': Wang Ziming (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Substitution at 85'
  • 85': Zhang Xizhe (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Assists Shot at 85'
  • 85': Yu Yang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Shot Off Target at 85'
  • 85': Zhang Xiuwei (Guangzhou Evergrande) Yellow Card at 85'
  • 87': Cédric Bakambu (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Corner Kick at 87'
  • 87': Zhang Linpeng (Guangzhou Evergrande) Corner Kick at 87'
  • 88': Yu Dabao (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Substitution at 88'
  • 88': Wang Gang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 88'
  • 88': Elkeson (Guangzhou Evergrande) Foul at 88'
  • 89': Jonathan Viera (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Free Kick at 89'
  • 89': Li Lei (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 89'
  • 90': Wang Ziming (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Assists Shot at 90'
  • 90': Jonathan Viera (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Shot Blocked at 90'
  • 90': Li Lei (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Assists Shot at 90'
  • 90': Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Shot On Target at 90'
  • 90': Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Corner Kick at 90'
  • 90': Liu Dianzuo (Guangzhou Evergrande) Corner Kick at 90'
  • 90': Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Assists Shot at 90'
  • 90': Yu Yang (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Shot Off Target at 90'
  • 90'+1': Liu Dianzuo (Guangzhou Evergrande) Yellow Card at 91'
  • 90'+2': Li Lei (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Corner Kick at 92'
  • 90'+2': Zhang Xiuwei (Guangzhou Evergrande) Corner Kick at 92'
  • 90'+3': Zhang Xizhe (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Assists Shot at 93'
  • 90'+3': Renato Augusto (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Shot Off Target at 93'
  • 90'+4': Yu Dabao (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Foul at 94'
  • 90'+4': Liu Dianzuo (Guangzhou Evergrande) Free Kick at 94'
  • 90'+4': Li Lei (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Throw In at 94'
  • 90'+5': Li Lei (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Blocked Pass at 95'
  • 90'+5': Yang Liyu (Guangzhou Evergrande) Throw In at 95'

Statistics

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7 Fouls 21
1 Yellow Cards 6
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
8 Corner Kicks 8
7 Saves 5
61.6 Possession 38.4
22 SHOTS 16
5 ON GOAL 10
0.2 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
371 Accurate Passes 215
454 Passes 284
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 3
26 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.2
59 Long Balls 35
36 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
8 Blocked Shots 2
14 Effective Tackles 15
18 Tackles 20
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
11 Interceptions 20
15 Effective Clearances 29
15 Clearances 29

Game Information

Competition: Chinese Super League

Venue: Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium
Location: Suzhou, China PR
Attendance: 2,849

Line-Ups

GUA Guangzhou (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
32 Liu Dianzuo (GK) Yellow Card
23 Ji-Su Park Yellow Card
2 Jiang Guangtai
12 Xu Xin
27 Wu Shaocong Yellow Card
5 Zhang Linpeng
8 Paulinho
36 Chao He Yellow Card
7 Wei Shihao Yellow Card
19 Fernandinho
26 Talisca
Guangzhou Substitutes:
Liu Yiming, Liu Wei, Shilong Wang, Dinghao Yan, Liao Lisheng, Huang Bowen, Hanwen Deng, Zhang Xiuwei, Elkeson, Yihao Zhong, Yang Liyu, Mei Fang.

BFC Beijing Guoan (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
1 Hou Sen (GK)
3 Yu Yang
2 Kim Min-Jae
4 Li Lei Yellow Card
27 Wang Gang
17 Cédric Bakambu
6 Chi Zhongguo
21 Jonathan Viera
5 Renato Augusto
23 Li Ke
9 Zhang Yuning
Beijing Guoan Substitutes:
Wen Da, Jin Taiyan, Wang Ziming, Fernando, Liu Guobo, Yang Wei, Guo Quanbo, Ba Dun, Zou Dehai, Zhang Xizhe, Lu Peng, Yu Dabao.

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