Beijing FC played their fourth ACL game tonight at home against Buriram United. Jiang Tao’s ball into the opponent’s box resulted in a penalty for the home team in the 55th minute. Augusto scored the 12-yard and brought Beijing FC the lead. In the 76th minute, Augusto’s cross assisted Ba Dun to hammer the ball in with his head. The game ended 2-0 as Beijing FC beat Buriram United at home. It was the sixth consecutive victory of the home side in all competitions, matching the club record.
/Pre-match Tribute/
An award ceremony was arranged before the match to honour the 100th cap of Augusto since his joining to the club. Our General Manager Li Ming presented the memorial jersey to the vice-captain. ‘It was a special moment for me because I have played 100 games for the club,’ said Augusto with much excitement. ‘I am grateful to celebrate this moment with everyone, and I hope that there would be more moments like this to come.’
/Highlights/
55'Renato Augusto scored from the penalty created by Jiang Tao, bagging his first ACL goal.
76'Augusto curved the ball into the box and Ba Dun was able to hammer the cross into the back of the net.
/Line-up/
Starting line-up: 14-Zou Dehai; 28-Jiang Tao, 19-Yu Dabao (C), 2-Kim Min-jae, 4-Li Lei (80' 18-Jin Taiyan); 5-Renato Augusto (89' 20-Wang Ziming), 6-Chi Zhongguo, 26-Lü Peng; 10-Zhang Xizhe (92' 26-Lü Peng); 17-Bakambu, 9-Zhang Yuning (20' 29-Ba Dun).
Unsubstituted players: 3-Yu Yang, 24-Zhang Yu, 25-Guo Quanbo, 30-Lei Tenglong.
/Match Stats/
/Goup Table/
Jeonbuk Hyundai defeated Urawa Red Diamonds in this round and top the group with 9 points. Urawa rank third in the group with 4 points, and Buriram are at the bottom with 3 points. Beijing FC have moved up to the second spot with 7 points, however the battle for knock-out stage qualification is still intense as no clear difference could separate all candidates significantly. Beijing FC should continue their endeavour for the upcoming matches.
/The 12th Player/
Lastly, we would like to give our sincerest regards to the fans who came to support the team today despite the heavy rain. We shall see each other again at the Worker’s Stadium this weekend when the team play against Dalian Yifang on 28 April.
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