One year later, same venue, same score: Yu Kun wins 4-3 away against Shenzhen again, Oscar and Ionita remain the protagonists.

Written by Zuo Rui. Another 4-3, the opponent is Shenzhen New Pengcheng again, and the decisive players are Oscar and Ionita again. One year later, Yu Kun's first away victory in Yunnan unfolded the same plot. Facing New Pengcheng, which also changed its coach and upgraded its squad, Yu Kun, with greater investment, fiercer firepower, and superior strength, prevailed till the end.

In the first four rounds, Yu Kun and New Pengcheng both accumulated 6 points, each with two home wins and two away losses. As last season's promoted team, Yu Kun won its first historical victory against a Chinese Super League team with a 4-3 away win in Shenzhen last year, and then completed a double victory with a 3-1 win back at its home in Yuxi. At this time last year, Oscar scored two goals in Shenzhen, while Ionita contributed one goal and one assist.

In the previous round away at Shanghai Port, the Romanian continued to be Yu Kun's highlight: Ionita completed his fifth assist of the season with a corner kick, topping the Chinese Super League assists chart; Burke, whose primary duty is defense, scored his first Chinese Super League goal away. As head coach Jordi received another yellow card warning, he could not enter the substitutes' bench for this match.

Jordi, who employs a 433 formation and ground passing control, brought noticeable changes to Yu Kun in both match dynamics and offensive-defensive efficiency. Including in the away matches at Zhengzhou and Shanghai, which were very difficult to gain points, Yu Kun dominated key statistics such as shots, shots on target, and corner kicks. In the new tactical system, left-footed Ionita's offensive talent was further unleashed, but Jordi believes the team's overall performance has not yet met expectations.

Assistant coach Javier, who replaced Jordi at the pre-match press conference, stated they would fully compensate for the impact and loss caused by Jordi's suspension. The whole team was "very well prepared and very positive" for the away match in Shenzhen, and this trip was aimed at全力争夺3分.

After kickoff, Yu Kun fielded five foreign players, also demonstrating their determination to win away.

Due to injury to main right-back Deng Hanwen, Tang Miao got his first starting opportunity this season—this was the only change in Yu Kun's starting lineup.

Tang Miao had previously substituted for Deng Hanwen four times, so his starting role was not surprising. What was truly surprising was that the home team New Pengcheng completely dominated possession from start to finish. The hosts launched fierce attacks early, first with goalkeeper Bao Yaxiong单手挡出了对手的一次门前重击, then Jiang Zhipeng rushed into the penalty area and fell but did not get a penalty.

In the 7th minute, Ye Chugui used the referee as掩护带球推进, his long-range shot missed the far post. In the 14th minute, Tang Miao on the right and Oscar on the left connected, the latter's header shot went over the crossbar. By then, Yu Kun stabilized its footing, letting the match enter a phase of mutual attacks and tug-of-war.

In the 19th minute, Tang Miao, Ye Chugui, and Xu Xin executed smooth coordination on the right side of the opponent's penalty area, Xu Xin scored his first goal after joining Yu Kun, he振臂高呼. In the 25th minute, Ionita assisted, Brazilian midfielder Caio pushed the ball from the left into the far corner. With richer offensive layers and finer ground passing control, Yu Kun turned from guest to host, leading 2-0.

In the 33rd minute, Ionita delivered a precise long pass from the midfield line, Oscar挤掉对方后卫,抢到第二落点头球攻入第三球. If the first two goals were results of teamwork, this goal highlighted Oscar's individual ability. Afterwards, New Pengcheng scored two consecutive goals to narrow the gap.

The two conceded goals exposed Yu Kun's insufficient defensive depth and inadequate protection between the defensive line and midfield line. This season Yu Kun scored in every match, but except for the home match where they kept Taishan scoreless, other matches all had conceded goals.

Seeing the defensive line under pressure, Yu Kun substituted Zhang Yufeng for Ye Chugui in the 58th minute. In the 61st minute, Yu Kun succeeded in a front-field interception, Oscar似传似射打到远角, Ionita右脚包抄射偏. In the 76th minute, Kleber delivered a致命一传, Oscar scored twice, netting his 5th goal of the season.

Yu Kun, previously passive, regained a favorable two-goal lead. To secure the victory, in the 80th minute, Zhang Xiang硕 replaced cramping Yang Zihao; in the 89th minute, Huang Zichang and Shi Ke replaced Ionita and Tang Miao respectively. In the 96th minute, Zhang Chen梁手球 in the penalty area, Wesley scored the penalty. But ultimately, Yu Kun once again won its first away victory of the season with a 4-3 score.

After this match, Oscar, with 5运动战进球, surpassed Shenhua's Laton (including 1 penalty) who has the same number of goals,占据中超射手榜的第一位, Ionita with 7 assists,领先第二位的Mitriță by 4,保持助攻榜第一. Compared to accumulating 9 points and ranking third, Yu Kun's 13 goals in 5 matches are更令人侧目.

Post-match, Tang Miao, who started for the first time this season, said the team played very tenaciously, the "美中不足" was that after leading by three goals, they conceded consecutive反击得手 from the opponent, hoping to再接再厉.

This Friday, Yu Kun will return to its home in Yuxi to face津门虎, which has not won a single match, Jordi returning to the coaching bench指挥势必要拿下, using the first连胜强化战术成果、巩固球队信心.