DALIAN (Interstat) — Dalian Kewei beat Jiangxi Lushan U21 2-1 on Sunday in a global football match, using an 80th-minute goal from Zhang Dachi to answer Jiangxi’s second-half equalizer and secure the home result. Dalian Kewei was the home team, while Jiangxi Lushan U21 was the visiting team. The match was tied after Jiangxi’s goal in the 59th minute, and it stayed level until Zhang Dachi scored in the 80th. Dalian Kewei’s season record in this competition is now 3 wins, 0 losses and 2 draws, and its record across all competitions is the same. Jiangxi Lushan U21’s season record in this competition is now 0 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, and its record across all competitions is the same. The home side’s win came after a first half that included early yellow cards and a Jiangxi substitution just before halftime.

Geeryi Zhang of Jiangxi Lushan U21 scored in the 59th minute, and Zhang Dachi of Dalian Kewei scored in the 80th. The scoring summary listed Zhang G.’s 59th-minute goal and Zhang Dachi’s 80th-minute goal in that order. The goals came after an early stretch of yellow cards and before a late run of bookings. Dalian Kewei finished with two goals, and Jiangxi Lushan U21 finished with one. Dalian Kewei held the lead after Zhang Dachi’s goal and kept Jiangxi from scoring again. Zhang Dachi played 90 minutes, scored once and received a yellow card. Geeryi Zhang also played 90 minutes, scored once and was booked. Li Jiahao of Jiangxi Lushan U21 played 75 minutes, provided one assist and was shown a yellow card. Li Jiahao’s booking came in the 58th minute, one minute before Jiangxi’s goal, and he was substituted in the 75th minute.

The match produced six yellow cards. Dalian Kewei’s Li Yang was booked in the 10th minute, and Jiangxi Lushan U21’s Choi Jin-han followed in the 12th. Li Jiahao was booked in the 58th minute. Zhang G. was booked in the 90th minute, Zhang Dachi in the first minute of stoppage time, and Zhang Yanjun in the second minute of stoppage time. The bookings touched both halves and included players from both teams, with Dalian Kewei receiving two yellow cards and Jiangxi Lushan U21 receiving four. No red cards were listed. The card count stood at two by the 12th minute.

Jiangxi Lushan U21 made a substitution in the 41st minute when Li Yan entered. Dalian Kewei made substitutions in the 46th minute with Li Yang and Yu Zeyuan, in the 60th minute with Li Zhen, in the 64th minute with Zhang Xianbing and in the 74th minute with Yao Xuchen. Jiangxi also made substitutions in the 75th minute involving Zhou Jingxiang and Li Jiahao. Dalian Kewei made five changes in all, and Jiangxi Lushan U21 made three. Jiangxi’s first change came before halftime, while Dalian Kewei’s first changes came at the start of the second half. The substitutions continued through the second half as both teams adjusted their lineups.

Before Sunday, Jiangxi Lushan U21 had lost at Shandong Taishan B 2-1, drawn 0-0 with Shanghai Port B, lost at Shanxi Chongde Ronghai 2-1 and lost to Dalian Kewei 1-0. Dalian Kewei had drawn at Shenzhen 1-1, beaten Guizhou Guiyang 2-1, drawn with Hangzhou Linping 2-2 and won at Jiangxi Lushan U21 1-0. The most recent head-to-head meeting before Sunday was Dalian Kewei’s 1-0 win at Jiangxi Lushan U21. Jiangxi Lushan U21 entered the match without a win in the competition, while Dalian Kewei entered unbeaten in the competition.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Dalian Kewei 2, Jiangxi Lushan U21 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Dalian Kewei with a 79.3 percent probability to win. Dalian Kewei had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The total score of 3 went under the over/under line of 2.5.