Guangzhou Evergrande Team Tied Chengdu Sheffield United Team at 2:2

On August 25, 2010, Guangzhou Evergrande Team as host met Chengdu Sheffield United Team in Foshan Century Lotus Stadium for the China Serie A chart topping match, which attracted vast attention and ended in a 2:2 draw.

At the 15^th minute, Muriqui in dogfight kicked the football straight forward, which changed its route in the air and flew past the goal keeper, and scored first for Guangzhou Evergrande Team. At the 40^th minute when Guangzhou Evergrande Team staged an attack from the right, Gao Lin got the ball at a rear point of the penalty area, bypassed the defender from the side and kicked the ball into the upper corner of the goal, and the score changed to 2:0. After that, Chengdu Sheffield United Team also scored twice and the match ended in 2:2.

It is reported that Guangzhou Evergrande Team as guest has met Chengdu Sheffield United Team as early as the beginning of the China Serie A matches. Limited as it was in the number of bench players and difficult to exert its technique and tactics, Guangzhou Evergrande Team, thanks to its perseverance, harvested finally one point in that match.

Today, included in the starting lineup for this match between Guangzhou Evergrande Team and Chengdu Sheffield United Team are Muriqui, Gao Lin, Zheng Zhi, Sun Xiang, Wu Pingfeng and other key players. The players are maturing not only in skills and tactics but also in teamwork, and this maturity is showing in recent matches.