Chinese Super League

Qingdao vs Wuhan Yangtze River, 2020 Chinese Super League, Relegation Stage - Second Round

· 2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - QIN advance 5-4 on penalties
Qingdao
  • 30': Romain Alessandrini
  • 72': Zhu Jianrong
  • Red Card 90'+7': Wang Hao
  • Red Card 115': Jiashen Liu
FT - Penalties
2 - 1
2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - QIN advance 5-4 on penalties
Wuhan Yangtze River
  • 16': Liu Yun
  • Red Card 27': Song Zhiwei

About

Qingdao are hosting Wuhan Yangtze River at Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base, Dalian, China PR, starting on . The match is a part of the Chinese Super League.

Match Timeline

  • 1': Hao Wang (Qingdao Huanghai) Foul at 1'
  • 1': Liu Yi (Wuhan Zall) Free Kick at 1'
  • 2': Liu Yi (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 2'
  • 2': Liu Yi (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 2'
  • 2': Zou Zheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Blocked Pass at 2'
  • 3': Liu Yi (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 3'
  • 3': Hao Wang (Qingdao Huanghai) Blocked Pass at 3'
  • 3': Liu Yi (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 3'
  • 3': Jean Kouassi (Wuhan Zall) Assists Shot at 3'
  • 3': Léo Baptistão (Wuhan Zall) Shot Blocked at 3'
  • 3': Daniel Carriço (Wuhan Zall) Foul at 3'
  • 3': Romain Alessandrini (Qingdao Huanghai) Free Kick at 3'
  • 4': Zou Zheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 4'
  • 5': Zou Zheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 5'
  • 5': Dejan Radonjic (Qingdao Huanghai) Shot On Target at 5'
  • 5': Zhu Jianrong (Qingdao Huanghai) Assists Shot at 5'
  • 6': Liu Yi (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 6'
  • 6': Hao Wang (Qingdao Huanghai) Blocked Pass at 6'
  • 6': Zou Zheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Foul at 6'
  • 6': Daniel Carriço (Wuhan Zall) Free Kick at 6'
  • 6': Hao Wang (Qingdao Huanghai) Foul at 6'
  • 6': Hao Wang (Qingdao Huanghai) Yellow Card at 6'
  • 7': Yun Liu (Wuhan Zall) Free Kick at 7'
  • 7': Ming Tian (Wuhan Zall) Foul at 7'
  • 8': Denis Popovic (Qingdao Huanghai) Free Kick at 8'
  • 8': Jiashen Liu (Qingdao Huanghai) Free Kick at 8'
  • 8': Ming Tian (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 8'
  • 8': Jiashen Liu (Qingdao Huanghai) Blocked Pass at 8'
  • 9': Dejan Radonjic (Qingdao Huanghai) Foul at 9'
  • 9': Song Zhiwei (Wuhan Zall) Free Kick at 9'
  • 10': Wang Weicheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 10'
  • 11': Wang Weicheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 11'
  • 11': Wang Weicheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 11'
  • 11': Dejan Radonjic (Qingdao Huanghai) Foul at 11'
  • 12': Dong Hengyi (Wuhan Zall) Free Kick at 12'
  • 13': Zou Zheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Foul at 13'
  • 13': Zou Zheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Yellow Card at 13'
  • 14': Daniel Carriço (Wuhan Zall) Free Kick at 14'
  • 14': Ming Tian (Wuhan Zall) Shot Off Target at 14'
  • 16': Yun Liu (Wuhan Zall) Goal at 16'
  • 16': Jean Kouassi (Wuhan Zall) Assists Shot at 16'
  • 18': Yun Liu (Wuhan Zall) Assists Shot at 18'
  • 18': Léo Baptistão (Wuhan Zall) Shot Blocked at 18'
  • 18': Zou Zheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 18'
  • 18': Jean Kouassi (Wuhan Zall) Foul at 18'
  • 19': Denis Popovic (Qingdao Huanghai) Free Kick at 19'
  • 19': Ming Tian (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 19'
  • 20': Zou Zheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 20'
  • 21': Jiashen Liu (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 21'
  • 21': Dejan Radonjic (Qingdao Huanghai) Assists Shot at 21'
  • 21': Romain Alessandrini (Qingdao Huanghai) Shot On Target at 21'
  • 22': Zou Zheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 22'
  • 23': Liu Yi (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 23'
  • 23': Denis Popovic (Qingdao Huanghai) Foul at 23'
  • 24': Liu Yi (Wuhan Zall) Free Kick at 24'
  • 24': Léo Baptistão (Wuhan Zall) Assists Shot at 24'
  • 24': Kai Wang (Wuhan Zall) Shot Blocked at 24'
  • 24': Song Zhiwei (Wuhan Zall) Foul at 24'
  • 26': Song Zhiwei (Wuhan Zall) VAR - (Red) Card Upgrade at 26'
  • 27': Song Zhiwei (Wuhan Zall) Red Card at 27'
  • 30': Romain Alessandrini (Qingdao Huanghai) Goal - Free-kick at 30'
  • 31': Ming Tian (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 31'
  • 31': Léo Baptistão (Wuhan Zall) Blocked Pass at 31'
  • 32': Wang Weicheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 32'
  • 32': Zou Zheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Blocked Pass at 32'
  • 33': Zhou Junchen (Qingdao Huanghai) Corner Kick at 33'
  • 33': Romain Alessandrini (Qingdao Huanghai) Assists Shot at 33'
  • 33': Hao Wang (Qingdao Huanghai) Shot Off Target at 33'
  • 34': Liu Yi (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 34'
  • 34': Liu Yi (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 34'
  • 35': Liu Yi (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 35'
  • 35': Liu Yi (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 35'
  • 35': Romain Alessandrini (Qingdao Huanghai) Blocked Pass at 35'
  • 36': Liu Yi (Wuhan Zall) Yellow Card at 36'
  • 36': Liu Yi (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 36'
  • 36': Denis Popovic (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 36'
  • 37': Léo Baptistão (Wuhan Zall) Shot On Target at 37'
  • 37': Jean Kouassi (Wuhan Zall) Assists Shot at 37'
  • 37': Liao Junjian (Wuhan Zall) Blocked Pass at 37'
  • 38': Jiashen Liu (Qingdao Huanghai) Yellow Card at 38'
  • 42': Wang Weicheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 42'
  • 44': Zou Zheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 44'
  • 45': Ming Tian (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 45'
  • 45'+1': Jiashen Liu (Qingdao Huanghai) Foul at 46'
  • 45'+2': Cong Zhen (Wuhan Zall) Substitution at 47'
  • 45'+2': Daniel Carriço (Wuhan Zall) Free Kick at 47'
  • 45'+2': Léo Baptistão (Wuhan Zall) Blocked Pass at 47'
  • 45'+2': Denis Popovic (Qingdao Huanghai) Foul at 47'
  • 45'+3': Yun Liu (Wuhan Zall) Free Kick at 48'
  • 45'+3': Liu Yi (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 48'
  • 45'+3': Liu Yi (Wuhan Zall) Foul at 48'
  • 45'+3': Denis Popovic (Qingdao Huanghai) Free Kick at 48'
  • 45'+4': Wang Weicheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 49'
  • 45'+4': Romain Alessandrini (Qingdao Huanghai) Foul at 49'
  • 45'+5': Dong Hengyi (Wuhan Zall) Free Kick at 50'
  • 45'+5': Liu Yi (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 50'
  • 45'+5': Jean Kouassi (Wuhan Zall) Foul at 50'
  • 45'+6': Jiashen Liu (Qingdao Huanghai) Free Kick at 51'
  • 45'+6': Hao Wang (Qingdao Huanghai) Shot Off Target at 51'
  • 45': Han Pengfei (Wuhan Zall) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Chenglin Zhang (Wuhan Zall) Substitution at 45'
  • 48': Chenglin Zhang (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 48'
  • 49': Wang Weicheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Assists Shot at 49'
  • 49': Romain Alessandrini (Qingdao Huanghai) Shot Off Target at 49'
  • 49': Denis Popovic (Qingdao Huanghai) Shot On Target at 49'
  • 51': Chenglin Zhang (Wuhan Zall) Foul at 51'
  • 51': Denis Popovic (Qingdao Huanghai) Free Kick at 51'
  • 53': Jagos Vukovic (Qingdao Huanghai) Foul at 53'
  • 53': Liao Junjian (Wuhan Zall) Free Kick at 53'
  • 56': Zhou Junchen (Qingdao Huanghai) Assists Shot at 56'
  • 56': Romain Alessandrini (Qingdao Huanghai) Shot Blocked at 56'
  • 56': Wang Weicheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Foul at 56'
  • 57': Daniel Carriço (Wuhan Zall) Free Kick at 57'
  • 57': Cong Zhen (Wuhan Zall) Foul at 57'
  • 57': Denis Popovic (Qingdao Huanghai) Free Kick at 57'
  • 58': Yun Liu (Wuhan Zall) Offside at 58'
  • 58': Jiashen Liu (Qingdao Huanghai) Free Kick at 58'
  • 58': Hao Wang (Qingdao Huanghai) Free Kick at 58'
  • 61': Ming Tian (Wuhan Zall) Blocked Pass at 61'
  • 61': Wang Weicheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 61'
  • 61': Jean Kouassi (Wuhan Zall) Foul at 61'
  • 61': Denis Popovic (Qingdao Huanghai) Free Kick at 61'
  • 62': Romain Alessandrini (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 62'
  • 62': Jiashen Liu (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 62'
  • 63': Hao Wang (Qingdao Huanghai) Assists Shot at 63'
  • 63': Dejan Radonjic (Qingdao Huanghai) Shot Blocked at 63'
  • 63': Dejan Radonjic (Qingdao Huanghai) Corner Kick at 63'
  • 63': Daniel Carriço (Wuhan Zall) Corner Kick at 63'
  • 64': Romain Alessandrini (Qingdao Huanghai) Corner Kick at 64'
  • 65': Daniel Carriço (Wuhan Zall) Corner Kick at 65'
  • 65': Romain Alessandrini (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 65'
  • 66': Zhu Jianrong (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 66'
  • 67': Romain Alessandrini (Qingdao Huanghai) Corner Kick at 67'
  • 67': Chenglin Zhang (Wuhan Zall) Corner Kick at 67'
  • 68': Dejan Radonjic (Qingdao Huanghai) Foul at 68'
  • 70': Dong Hengyi (Wuhan Zall) Free Kick at 70'
  • 71': Chenglin Zhang (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 71'
  • 72': Romain Alessandrini (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 72'
  • 72': Dejan Radonjic (Qingdao Huanghai) Assists Shot at 72'
  • 72': Zhu Jianrong (Qingdao Huanghai) Goal at 72'
  • 74': Hao Wang (Qingdao Huanghai) Foul at 74'
  • 75': Li Hang (Wuhan Zall) Yellow Card at 75'
  • 76': Yun Liu (Wuhan Zall) Free Kick at 76'
  • 76': Zhu Jianrong (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 76'
  • 76': Daniel Carriço (Wuhan Zall) Foul at 76'
  • 76': Daniel Carriço (Wuhan Zall) Yellow Card at 76'
  • 77': Jagos Vukovic (Qingdao Huanghai) Free Kick at 77'
  • 77': Zhou Junchen (Qingdao Huanghai) Corner Kick at 77'
  • 78': Wang Weicheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Foul at 78'
  • 78': Wang Weicheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Yellow Card at 78'
  • 80': Zhe Shi (Qingdao Huanghai) Substitution at 80'
  • 80': Yun Liu (Wuhan Zall) Free Kick at 80'
  • 80': Yun Liu (Wuhan Zall) Assists Shot at 81'
  • 80': Chenglin Zhang (Wuhan Zall) Shot Off Target at 80'
  • 84': Zhou Junchen (Qingdao Huanghai) Blocked Pass at 84'
  • 85': Ming Tian (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 85'
  • 85': Cong Zhen (Wuhan Zall) Foul at 85'
  • 85': Zhe Shi (Qingdao Huanghai) Free Kick at 85'
  • 86': Dejan Radonjic (Qingdao Huanghai) Assists Shot at 86'
  • 86': Zhou Junchen (Qingdao Huanghai) Shot Off Target at 86'
  • 88': Wang Weicheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 88'
  • 88': Chenglin Zhang (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 88'
  • 89': Zhu Jianrong (Qingdao Huanghai) Foul at 89'
  • 90': Zhu Jianrong (Qingdao Huanghai) Yellow Card at 90'
  • 90': Dong Hengyi (Wuhan Zall) Free Kick at 90'
  • 90'+1': Ming Tian (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 91'
  • 90'+2': Zhu Jianrong (Qingdao Huanghai) Assists Shot at 92'
  • 90'+2': Dejan Radonjic (Qingdao Huanghai) Shot Off Target at 92'
  • 90'+2': Hao Wang (Qingdao Huanghai) Foul at 92'
  • 90'+3': Daniel Carriço (Wuhan Zall) Free Kick at 93'
  • 90'+5': Chenglin Zhang (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 95'
  • 90'+6': Chao Li (Wuhan Zall) Substitution at 96'
  • 90'+6': Hao Wang (Qingdao Huanghai) Foul at 96'
  • 90'+7': Hao Wang (Qingdao Huanghai) Red Card at 97'
  • 90'+8': Chao Li (Wuhan Zall) Free Kick at 98'
  • 90'+9': Jiashen Liu (Qingdao Huanghai) Blocked Pass at 99'
  • 92': Zhu Jianrong (Qingdao Huanghai) Blocked Pass at 92'
  • 92': Zhu Jianrong (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 92'
  • 92': Zhe Shi (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 92'
  • 93': Jiashen Liu (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 93'
  • 93': Cong Zhen (Wuhan Zall) Foul at 93'
  • 93': Cong Zhen (Wuhan Zall) Yellow Card at 93'
  • 93': Denis Popovic (Qingdao Huanghai) Free Kick at 93'
  • 94': Zhou Junchen (Qingdao Huanghai) Blocked Pass at 94'
  • 95': Liao Junjian (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 95'
  • 95': Jean Kouassi (Wuhan Zall) Assists Shot at 95'
  • 95': Cong Zhen (Wuhan Zall) Shot Off Target at 95'
  • 95': Chenglin Zhang (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 95'
  • 97': Memet-Abdulla Ezmat (Qingdao Huanghai) Substitution at 97'
  • 97': Zhe Shi (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 97'
  • 97': Wang Weicheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Assists Shot at 98'
  • 97': Romain Alessandrini (Qingdao Huanghai) Shot Off Target at 97'
  • 98': Zhe Shi (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 98'
  • 99': Ming Tian (Wuhan Zall) Blocked Pass at 99'
  • 99': Dejan Radonjic (Qingdao Huanghai) Shot Blocked at 99'
  • 99': Romain Alessandrini (Qingdao Huanghai) Shot Off Target at 99'
  • 100': Chenglin Zhang (Wuhan Zall) Handball at 100'
  • 101': Jiashen Liu (Qingdao Huanghai) Free Kick at 101'
  • 101': Dejan Radonjic (Qingdao Huanghai) Shot Off Target at 101'
  • 101': Wang Weicheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Assists Shot at 101'
  • 102': Joseph Minala (Qingdao Huanghai) Substitution at 102'
  • 102': Zhe Shi (Qingdao Huanghai) Offside at 102'
  • 102': Liao Junjian (Wuhan Zall) Free Kick at 102'
  • 104': Chenglin Zhang (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 104'
  • 104': Zhe Shi (Qingdao Huanghai) Foul at 104'
  • 105': Yun Liu (Wuhan Zall) Free Kick at 105'
  • 105': Hanlin Yao (Wuhan Zall) Substitution at 105'
  • 107': Zhu Jianrong (Qingdao Huanghai) Handball at 107'
  • 107': Dong Hengyi (Wuhan Zall) Free Kick at 107'
  • 107': Hanlin Yao (Wuhan Zall) Blocked Pass at 107'
  • 108': Wang Weicheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 108'
  • 109': Wang Weicheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 109'
  • 110': Wang Weicheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Assists Shot at 110'
  • 110': Dejan Radonjic (Qingdao Huanghai) Shot On Target at 110'
  • 110': Romain Alessandrini (Qingdao Huanghai) Foul at 110'
  • 110': Zhe Shi (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 110'
  • 110': Chenglin Zhang (Wuhan Zall) Blocked Pass at 110'
  • 110': Han Pengfei (Wuhan Zall) Free Kick at 110'
  • 113': Obafemi Martins (Wuhan Zall) Substitution at 113'
  • 113': Zhe Shi (Qingdao Huanghai) Throw In at 113'
  • 115': Ming Tian (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 115'
  • 115': Ming Tian (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 115'
  • 115': Jiashen Liu (Qingdao Huanghai) Foul at 115'
  • 115': Jiashen Liu (Qingdao Huanghai) Red Card at 115'
  • 116': Hanlin Yao (Wuhan Zall) Free Kick at 116'
  • 117': Cong Zhen (Wuhan Zall) Blocked Pass at 117'
  • 117': Cong Zhen (Wuhan Zall) Foul at 117'
  • 117': Wang Weicheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Free Kick at 117'
  • 118': Memet-Abdulla Ezmat (Qingdao Huanghai) Assists Shot at 118'
  • 118': Romain Alessandrini (Qingdao Huanghai) Shot Blocked at 118'
  • 118': Wang Weicheng (Qingdao Huanghai) Shot Blocked at 118'
  • 118': Romain Alessandrini (Qingdao Huanghai) Shot On Target at 118'
  • 119': Hanlin Yao (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 119'
  • 119': Jagos Vukovic (Qingdao Huanghai) Blocked Pass at 119'
  • 119': Han Pengfei (Wuhan Zall) Throw In at 119'
  • 120': Yu Yang (Qingdao Huanghai) Substitution at 120'
  • 120'+1': Yao Jiangshan (Qingdao Huanghai) Substitution at 121'
  • 120'+1': Liu Zhenli (Qingdao Huanghai) Yellow Card at 121'
  • 120'+1': Hanlin Yao (Wuhan Zall) Foul at 121'
  • 120'+2': Jagos Vukovic (Qingdao Huanghai) Free Kick at 122'
  • 120': Hanlin Yao (Wuhan Zall) Penalty - Missed at 120'
  • 120': Daniel Carriço (Wuhan Zall) Penalty - Scored at 120'
  • 120': Cong Zhen (Wuhan Zall) Penalty - Scored at 120'
  • 120': Obafemi Martins (Wuhan Zall) Penalty - Scored at 120'
  • 120': Han Pengfei (Wuhan Zall) Penalty - Scored at 120'
  • 120': Jagos Vukovic (Qingdao Huanghai) Penalty - Scored at 120'
  • 120': Zhu Jianrong (Qingdao Huanghai) Penalty - Scored at 120'
  • 120': Yao Jiangshan (Qingdao Huanghai) Penalty - Scored at 120'
  • 120': Joseph Minala (Qingdao Huanghai) Penalty - Scored at 120'
  • 120': Romain Alessandrini (Qingdao Huanghai) Penalty - Scored at 120'

Statistics

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15 Fouls 22
4 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 2
1 Offsides 1
0 Corner Kicks 5
6 Saves 1
35.7 Possession 64.3
8 SHOTS 20
2 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
200 Accurate Passes 445
310 Passes 544
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 9
13 Crosses 42
0.5 Cross % 0.2
76 Long Balls 73
26 Accurate Long Balls 43
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 5
9 Effective Tackles 9
18 Tackles 21
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
12 Interceptions 16
28 Effective Clearances 18
28 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: Chinese Super League

Venue: Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base
Location: Dalian, China PR

Line-Ups

QIN Qingdao (3-4-3)

No. Name
22 Liu Zhenli (GK) Yellow Card
26 Jagos Vukovic
21 Wang Wei Yellow Card
23 Jiashen Liu Yellow Card
40 Denis Popovic
14 Wang Hao Yellow Card
17 Zhou Junchen
25 Zou Zheng Yellow Card
24 Dejan Radonjic
27 Zhu Jianrong
10 Romain Alessandrini
Qingdao Substitutes:
Chengkuai Wang, Yaki Yen, Shi Zhao, Jiang Weipeng, Ruan Zhexiang, Jiangshan Yao, Joseph Minala, Zhang Haochen, Shi Zhe, Memet-Abdulla Ezmat, Fei Wang, Yu Yang, Bari Mamatil.

WUH Wuhan Yangtze River (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
16 Dong Hengyi (GK)
30 Daniel Carriço Yellow Card
22 Liao Junjian
18 Song Zhiwei Red Card
3 Liu Yi Yellow Card
15 Ming Tian
10 Léo Baptistão
24 Kai Wang
26 Liu Yun
17 Jean Evrard Kouassi
19 Jinghang Hu
Wuhan Yangtze River Substitutes:
Ai Zhibo, Cong Zhen, Zhang Chenglin, Li Hang, Jiang Zilei, Han Pengfei, Chao Li, Dong Xuesheng, Hanlin Yao, Sun Shoubo, Tong Zhou, Obafemi Martins.

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