Port FC vs Beijing Guoan 7-4

Port FC beat Beijing Guoan 7-4 in a game packed with goals, and the second half put it beyond reach after a 4-3 interval lead. Port pulled away after the break, with a late double from Teerasak Poeiphimai and Bordin Phala’s three goals sealing it.

Beijing Guoan opened the scoring in the 5th minute through Chadrac Akolo, before Jude Soonsup-Bell levelled in the 16th minute from Bordin Phala’s assist. Soonsup-Bell then scored his second of the match three minutes later, assisted by Chaiyaphon Otton, but Dawhan Fran Urano da Purificação Oliveira equalised in the 23rd minute from Zhang Xizhe’s pass. Bordin Phala restored the lead on 29 minutes, Noboru Shimura then turned the ball into his own net in the 37th minute, and Dawhan struck again in the 41st minute from Zhang Xizhe’s assist. It was 4-3 at half-time.

Beijing Guoan made three changes on 63 minutes, while Port FC made two on 65 minutes and another two on 71 minutes. The visitors were reduced to 10 men when Guilherme Ramos was sent off in the 58th minute after VAR confirmed a card upgrade, and Port made that extra player count. Bordin Phala made it 5-3 in the 78th minute and then 6-3 on 81 minutes, before VAR ruled out a Jude Soonsup-Bell goal on 86 minutes. Teerasak Poeiphimai, who came on in the 71st minute, scored on 90+1 minutes from Bordin Phala’s assist and then again three minutes into stoppage time, with Jakkaphan Kaewprom, who came on in the 65th minute, providing the assist.

The numbers told the same story. Beijing Guoan had 54% of the possession and more passes, 434 to Port’s 359, but Port had 19 shots to 7, 14 on target to 3, 6 corners to none and 2.53 expected goals to 1.2. Beijing Guoan also made 7 saves to Port’s 0, while Port were caught offside 3 times and Beijing once. Fouls finished 10-13.

Beijing Guoan’s Bai Yang was booked in the 45th minute, and the same player was also the subject of the first-half substitution. Guilherme Ramos was sent off in the 58th minute.