The Beijing-Tianjin derby is unbeaten in 7 games, and Guoan is thanks to Han Jiaqi and the crossbar

Reporter Cheng Shan reported As in the battle between Beijing and Shanghai, the conservative Setien relied on stoppage-time balloons to equalize the opponent. The protagonist of this Beijing-Tianjin derby, in addition to striker Keles, who scored twice from the Jinmen Tigers, as well as the Guoan goalkeeper Han Jiaqi, who saved many times, and the crossbar that blocked the Jinmen Tiger's shots twice.

Guoan extended their unbeaten streak in the Beijing-Tianjin derby to game seven, but Setien's Guoan were not as good as the Jinmen Tigers in terms of the change of pace of the game and the timing of the on-the-spot adaptation. Guoan in the Beijing-Tianjin derby still did not show the state of contention for the championship, but the performance of the Jinmen Tigers was enough to look forward to.

In this match, 30,200 spectators poured into TEDA Stadium, which was the highest number of spectators in the Beijing-Tianjin derby at home in Tianjin since the Tianjin Olympic Sports Center (36,820) in 2016.

Guoan's main central defender Ngadwu was suspended for a red card, and the Jinmen Tigers were missing the core of the midfield, El Salvador. Setien used Bai Yang, Wu Shaocong, and Spardjic to form a three-center back, and Li Lei pressed on the left wing to assist. Ji Zhongguo, who made his first appearance this season, partnered Tawan in midfield, while Guga and Cho Yongjing supported Fabio and Serginho on both sides.

The Jinmen Tigers did not have El Salvador in the middle, and coach Yu Genwei asked Wang Qiuming and Huang Jiahui to partner in the midfield, Ademi and Barton on both sides, and Hadas and Kiles in the attack. Like the last retirement ceremony held by Guoan for Yu Dabao in the new Gongti, this Jinmen Tiger held a retirement ceremony for Yu Yang. It is worth mentioning that Yu Yang has played for Guoan and Jinmen Tigers.

Only two minutes into the game, after Dawan's close-range stab was saved by Jinmen Tiger goalkeeper Fang Jingqi, the ball grazed the post, and the Beijing-Tianjin derby entered a climax from the beginning!

One minute later, when Guoan defender Spardgic jumped up for the top, he hit the head of the Jinmen Tigers player with his face, and fell unconscious, and an ambulance immediately entered the hospital to take him. Thankfully, Spardjic was awake in the ambulance and returned to the dressing room after the game. Setien replaced Spardgic with 19-year-old defender Fan Shuangjie for his first appearance of the season. Guoan's possession rate of 71% in the first half was exchanged for the first goal in the 27th minute: Dawan crossed to the right point in the midfield, and Li Lei, who stepped forward, took the lead for Guoan. In the first half, Guoan's Han Jiaqi continued to play well, saving the inevitable shots of Wong Ka Fai (34th minute) and Rose (45th minute).

In the second half, Setien replaced Serginho and Cao Yongjing early in the 65th minute, and Jinmen Tiger also made substitution adjustments afterwards. Five minutes after Serginho came off the field, the Jinmen Tigers equalized: the fullback made a long pass into the penalty area, substitute Xie Weijun headed the ferry, and Kiles got rid of Wu Shaocong's defense to stop the ball and score. Seven minutes later, Hadas made three consecutive crosses from the right, and the third time it hit the hands of Dawan, who was returning to the defense, and Kiles easily stopped the ball again and scored twice.

The second-half battle between the coaches of the two teams was decided: Yu Genwei's adjustments and substitutions, and the right side of Fan Shuangjie, the main national security newcomer, received miraculous results. Substitute Xie Weijun provided an assist, and Hadas finally got a succession of crosses from the right. After Setien replaced Serginho early, the Guoan midfielder was suppressed by the Jinmen Tigers. Passing and controlling football has returned to a slow pace and an ineffective state with many returns. However, Guoan's luck was good, as they crossed from the left by substitute Yang Liyu in the first minute of stoppage time, and the ball unexpectedly spun into the goal to equalize.

The last time the Jinmen Tigers won against Guoan was in the Suzhou Division in the 2021 season, and when it comes to Tianjin's home stadium, this is the closest Tianjin Tigers have won the Beijing-Tianjin derby in 8 years after winning Guoan 2-0 in 2017.

The Jinmen Tigers performed well at home, with shots on goal (21 to 15), shots on target (9 to 5) and scoring chances (4 to 2) all above Guoan. The second goal scored by Keles was the 1,000th goal in the top league since the Jinmen Tigers became professional, and entered the "Thousand Ball Club" of China's top league along with Shandong Taishan, Beijing Guoan and Shanghai Shenhua. Unfortunately, Wong's shot hit the crossbar again in stoppage time and the Tigers were unable to present the milestone game with victory.

The pressure continued to increase after three consecutive draws, and after the game, he said that the team did not do a good job in controlling the second half of the two penalties, allowing the Jinmen Tigers to seize many opportunities. Three consecutive draws have dropped six points, and the Spanish coach also admitted that this is very detrimental to Guoan, which is aiming for the championship. The Chinese Super League has been played for 4 rounds, and Setien still hasn't played his ideal state of passing and controlling football. Fortunately, defender Spardgic is injured and the team has not received consecutive red cards. However, with Setien's arrangement and on-the-spot response, in the next round against the Zhejiang team, whether Guoan can play a process and result that satisfies the fans is still in doubt.