Another own goal after stoppage time! Conceding late again, Tianjin Jinmen Tiger's situation worsens.

Report by Cheng Shan The duel between bottom-ranked teams is always a life-and-death struggle. The contest between last-place Tianjin Jinmen Tiger and second-to-last Qingdao Hainiu featured dramatic twists—a red card and a stoppage-time equalizer.

Before the match, Jinmen Tiger was hit by a serious injury wave; key rotation players Sun Mingqian and Guo Hao were absent from the squad, foreign player Xie Di started on the bench, while Wang Xianjun and Wang Qiuming were urgently brought into the starting lineup. Substitute Xie Di broke the deadlock, and a win seemed imminent, but in the final moments, Yang Fan scored an own goal to concede a 1-1 draw. More worrying, this marks Jinmen Tiger's third consecutive league match conceding in stoppage time. Their persistently poor attacking stats had long foreshadowed this tragedy, leaving their relegation fight hanging by a thread.

The stoppage-time period against Qingdao Hainiu continued Jinmen Tiger's recent nightmare. After five rounds, they remain the only team without a win. From the outset, Jinmen Tiger was passive, controlled by their opponents. Near the end of the first half, Yu Genwei moved Xie Weijung forward, regaining some initiative. In the 68th minute, Gilles headed for goal—Jinmen Tiger's first shot of the match. Later, in a scramble, Xie Di scored, finally breaking the deadlock.

Just after Jinmen Tiger scored, within two minutes, Huang Jiahui—now pulled back into defense—stamped on an opponent and was sent off with a red card. Playing with one man less, Jinmen Tiger fell into complete passivity. Victory seemed close, but in stoppage time, Hainiu created chaos from a corner, and a Jinmen Tiger player scored an own goal, turning a potential 3 points into just 1. Home fans went from celebration to stunned silence.

This last-gasp equalizer wasn't偶然; it's become routine for Jinmen Tiger lately. For three straight CSL matches, they've conceded in stoppage time—Round 3 against Liaoning Tieren, already trailing 0-2, they gave away a penalty for an icing-on-the-cake goal; last round against Shenhua, a draw seemed possible, but they were reversed by a last-minute winner; and now against Qingdao Hainiu, another stoppage-time equalizer. Defensive issues at the death have delayed their first win this season.

Conceding goals and losing points repeatedly at the end isn't偶然; it's the result of multiple overlapping problems. First, physical exhaustion—the injury wave forces the main squad to play long minutes, with insufficient替补 depth; players' running capacity drops late in matches, struggling against sustained opponent pressure. Second, defensive focus drops sharply—losing concentration in final stages, lax marking on set-pieces, hasty clearances, repeatedly giving opponents easy shots or headers. Finally, mental resilience is lacking—toward the end, players grow anxious, carrying a heavy psychological burden.

Turning 3 points into 1 not only directly affects the standings but severely damages team morale, eroding players' confidence. Each late concession deepens the psychological shadow, creating a vicious cycle where even a lead can't be held.

For a relegation-threatened team, every point is crucial. Constant late losses worsen an already difficult situation. Jinmen Tiger must now address defensive issues tactically and quickly escape the mental gloom, rebuilding their resilience in end-game situations.

If stoppage-time concessions are the致命 blow, the ongoing进攻萎靡 is the root cause of Jinmen Tiger's relegation struggle. Against Qingdao Hainiu, their attacking problems were fully exposed. The first half saw zero shots, setting the season's most embarrassing offensive record. Even after adjusting, moving Xie Weijung forward to link with Gilles improved things slightly, but the whole match yielded only a handful of 2 shots.

Before this match, the team had just 39 total shots in four rounds—the lowest in the CSL. Against second-to-last Hainiu, offensive issues persisted throughout. Midfield connections broke down; the right flank led by Baton frequently overlapped but crosses never accurately found teammates in the box. Striker Gilles was isolated, surrounded by opponents with little effective support until Xie Weijung moved forward improved things. After failed wing breakthroughs, the team resortedly to long balls, making their单一进攻手段 easy for opponents to defend. Even when counter-attacks occurred, the final pass often failed, so the team couldn't create threatening shots.

Poor attacking directly causes low scoring efficiency; even if the defense fights hard, it can't compensate for the inability to score. Not conceding only ensures no loss; scoring ensures points and wins. Jinmen Tiger's current进攻体系 lacks stable scorers and efficient attacking patterns, trapping them in a cycle where they can't hold leads and can't score.

After the last-gasp equalizer, Jinmen Tiger sits at -8 points, bottom of the table, with no improvement in their relegation fight.