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CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- With the start of the 14th round of Suzhou Division in the first stage of Chinese Football Association Super League, Chongqing Dangdai Football Team met Shanghai SIPG FC. In the end, thanks to a header from Yuan Mincheng, Chongqing Dangdai beat SIPG FC at 1:0, ending the first stage with six consecutive wins.

In the first 8 rounds of the season, Chongqing Dangdai’s results were rather low, with only 1 win, 3 draws and 4 loses; but from the 9th round, Chongqing team advanced with 6 consecutive records, ranked among top 4, and clinched the title in advance of one round.

Chongqing Dangdai sent three foreign players to start the game, Adrian who officially announced to join Guangzhou R&F has left the team, and the captain Kardec sat in the stands. Shanghai SIPG FC has already secured the first place of the group in Suzhou Division in advance, and they sent the all-Chinese players to start the game.

After the game started, Shanghai SIPG FC defender Zhang Weida put down Feng Jin in front of the out-of-bounds area, and the referee sent him off directly after replay through VAR. In the 38th minute, veteran Huang Xiyang’s free-kick to the left of the field was sent into the out-of-bounds area, and Cirino’s header assisted Yuan Mincheng’s header relay to score, winning a result of 1:0 for Chongqing Dangdai. In the second half, Fernandinho single-handedly made a grazing shot. In the end, Chongqing Dangdai beat Shanghai SIPG FC, made six consecutive wins, clinched the second place in Suzhohu Division, and will fight against Jiangsu in the second stage. (Translated by Liu Hongyan, Fathom Language Limited)