In the 7th round of the Meizhou Division of the Chinese Super League, Meizhou Hakka faced the Cangzhou Lions. Only one minute into the first half, Dugalic scored with a header from a corner kick. Before halftime, Rodrigo scored with a single goal to expand the Meizhou team's score. At the beginning of the second half, Dugalic accidentally scored an own goal, and then Kosovic scored with a penalty shot to expand the score. Yin Hongbo pushed the ball to seal the victory. In the end, Meizhou Hakka defeated the Cangzhou Lions 4-1, sending their opponents winless for 6 consecutive games.
In the first 6 rounds, Meizhou Hakka achieved a record of 1 win, 4 draws and 1 loss, temporarily ranking 13th in the Chinese Super League. In the last round, Meizhou Hakka lost 0-1 to Tianjin Jinmen Tigers and suffered their first defeat in the new season. As for the Cangzhou Lions, they achieved a record of 1 win, 3 draws and 2 losses in the first 6 rounds, and are currently ranked 14th. In the last round, the team drew 1-1 with Beijing Guoan .
In this game, for Meizhou Hakka, Vukanovic, , Kosovic, Rodrigo, and Dugalic started as four foreign players. For the Cangzhou Lions, Oscar started, Su Zu returned from injury, Yang Xiaotian, Guo Hao appeared.
In the 1st minute, Kosovic took a corner kick, Dugalic scored with a header, Meizhou Hakka 1-0 Cangzhou!
In the 32nd minute, Meizhou Hakka attacked from the right, Rodrigo passed the ball to the back point, and Kosovic's overhead kick went wide.
In the 44th minute, Meizhou Hakka successfully stole the ball in the backcourt and then counterattacked with a long pass. Rodrigo scored with a single goal to expand the advantage. Meizhou Hakka 2-0 Cangzhou Lions!
In the first half, Meizhou Hakka led the Cangzhou Lions 2-0.
In the 46th minute, the Cangzhou Lions took a corner kick and Dugalic accidentally scored an own goal. Meizhou 2-1 Cangzhou!
In the 55th minute, the Cangzhou Lions counterattacked quickly, Oscar headed the ball over, and Bugla Khan's push shot was saved.
In the 64th minute, the Meizhou team counterattacked and broke into the penalty area and caused a foul by the opponent. Meizhou Hakka won a penalty kick. Kosovic scored with a penalty shot to expand the score. Meizhou Hakka 3-1 Cangzhou!
In the 69th minute, Meizhou Hakka played smoothly in the frontcourt, and Yin Hongbo fell to the ground and pushed the goal. In the end, Meizhou Hakka 4-1 Cangzhou, giving their opponent a winless streak in 6 rounds!
Meizhou Hakka starting lineup (4-4-2): 22-Hou Yu/15-Chen Zhechao, 3-Li Junfeng, 6-Liao Junjian, 20-Dugalic/23-Cui Wei, 27-Kosovic, 30-Li Shuai, 19-Yang Yilin (U23)/25-Rodrigue, 9-Vukanovic
