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The giants advanced to the top 4, with hard life, and the opponent lost points continuously

11:20am, 23 July 2025【Football】

There should be no big suspense for the giant team to advance to the semi-finals of the FA Cup.

In the 7th minute of the first half, Guoan team got a free kick opportunity. Zhang Xizhe chose to shoot directly and miss it. Then Zhang Yuning made a mistake, but fortunately his teammates made up for the position in time. In the 10th minute, West Coast made a cross on the side, but the header hit the higher. In the 19th minute, the West Coast counterattacked, but Davidson took the lead in offside, and of course the goalkeeper also attacked in time to resolve the situation. In the 21st minute, Guoan suffered a blow, and Zhang Yuning suffered an injury and was unable to persist and was replaced. In the 25th minute, Nelsonlus' shot after getting the ball and cutting inside was high!

Then, Zhang Xizhe's cross hit the ground and hit the post. The ball looked a bit weird. After that, the two teams played a little dull. In the stoppage time of the first half, He Longhai's shot was knocked away, and Xu Binbin's push shot also missed. The two teams tied 0-0 in the first half. Judging from the first half, Guoan has not many opportunities. The West Coast leads 6-1 in shots, while Guoan has a ball possession rate of nearly 60%.

Shortly after coming in the second half, Guoan broke the deadlock. He Longhai made a huge mistake and passed the ball directly to Wang Ziming. The latter got the ball and scored after getting rid of the goalkeeper, 1-0 on the West Coast. However, in the 62nd minute, the West Coast equalized the score, Duan Liuyu assisted Aziz to score, Guoan 1-1. Although the referee believed that it was offside, the goal was valid after VAR verification! In the 68th minute, Wu Shaocong replaced Spagic. In the 73rd minute, Aziz got a one-on-one chance, but the shot from a small angle was confiscated by Hou Sen. The score did not change after that, and the game entered overtime! In the 105th minute of overtime, Guoan received a penalty kick, but VAR verified it and canceled the penalty kick. In the 116th minute, Guoan took the lead again, Cao Yongjing scored, 2-1 West Coast! However, three minutes later, the West Coast equalized the score, Davidson's header was refracted and entered the net, 2-2.

In the penalty shootout, Aziz was saved and Mattus was knocked away. Two foreign players on the West Coast lost consecutive penalty kicks. After that, Guoan defended his advantage and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.

source:7m cm