West Coast 0-0 Tongliang Dragons! 5-Match Unbeaten Run Still Drops to 3rd, Aziz's Goal Disallowed, Tongliang Dragons Winless in 7

In a focus match of the 23rd round of the Chinese Super League, which ended on August 14 Beijing time, Qingdao West Coast played a 0-0 draw at home against Chongqing Tongliang Dragons, remaining unbeaten for five consecutive matches.

The two teams had drawn 1-1 in the first leg of the season. In last month's CFA Cup, Chongqing Tongliang Dragons had knocked out Qingdao West Coast 2-0. Therefore, the well-performing Qingdao West Coast naturally hoped to get "revenge" at home.

The first half was relatively uneventful. In the 45th minute, Zhang Xiuwei received a cross from a teammate and volleyed towards the near post, but the ball hit the post, allowing Chongqing Tongliang Dragons to escape danger.

After the break, Qingdao West Coast thought they had scored early on. In the 47th minute, Aziz got the ball in the box and fired a powerful shot into the net, but it was ruled out for offside.

In the 55th minute, West Coast threatened again. Aziz shot low from the left side of the box towards the far corner, but the ball went just wide.

In the 70th minute, Davidson took a long-range shot from outside the box, which also went just wide. Eventually, the two sides settled for a draw.

West Coast have remained unbeaten in five consecutive CSL matches (2 wins, 3 draws), and have kept a clean sheet in four straight games. However, their last two matches have ended in goalless draws.

After 23 rounds, West Coast have 33 points, but have been overtaken by Shandong Taishan on goal difference, dropping to third place.

As for Chongqing Tongliang Dragons, despite ending a three-match losing streak, they are still winless in seven games (3 draws, 4 losses). With 30 points after 23 rounds, they are temporarily in sixth place on the standings.