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On the evening of August 16, Tianjin Jinmen Tiger defeated Wuhan Three Towns 1-0 at home in the 23rd round of the Chinese Super League. Kompagno scored the winning penalty and the team won three consecutive home games.

In this game, Tianjin Tigers sent out 4 foreign players in the starting lineup. Hadas came on as a substitute in the second half, Diogo, Shkolic, Kompagno and Ademi started, while Xie Weijun and Mingtian missed the match list due to injuries. Wuhan Three Towns just lost 0-2 to Changchun Yatai away in the last round of the league, and the points difference with Tianjin Tigers was only 1 point, so this was also a 6-point battle between two teams with similar points.

After the opening, the Jinmen Tigers took the lead and took the initiative to attack. However, Wuhan Three Towns created many opportunities in the counterattack and frequently threatened the Jinmen Tigers' goal. Fortunately, goalkeeper Fang Jingqi played steadily and kept the goal intact. Due to the focus of the opponent, Ademi and Kompaño's performance in the first half was not impressive.

In the second half, the Tianjin Tigers made several personnel adjustments, with both full-backs and two defensive midfielders being replaced. Wuhan team did not have a regular center forward, and several small players frequently threatened the top of the arc and two wing positions of the Tianjin Tigers. After some adjustments, the Tianjin Tigers moved their formation forward and gained more opportunities in offense, but they still could not score against the opponent.

In the 94th minute, the Tianjin Tigers won a penalty. Kompany was pushed down by a Wuhan defender in the penalty area. The referee Shen Yinhao personally reviewed the video replay and awarded a penalty. Kompany scored the penalty. This is the fourth consecutive round that Kompany has scored. What is more worth mentioning is that Kompany has scored 17 goals this season, tying Achim Peng's record of goals scored by a Tianjin Tiger player in a single season in the Chinese Super League. With six games left in the league, there is a chance to rewrite this record.

In the end, the Tianjin Tigers defeated Wuhan Three Towns 1-0 with this goal, achieving three consecutive home wins. In the standings, the Tianjin Tigers also reached 33 points, temporarily rising to sixth place.

After the game, the goal scorer Kompaño said that this was a very difficult game and the opponent's performance was more worthy of 1 point, but the Tianjin Tigers showed a tenacious fighting spirit. "In the last moment, we got a penalty kick and scored it. It was a great game. The consecutive wins and zero goals conceded are the result of the joint efforts of the whole team."

This match is also the last round of the league before it enters the intermission again. The Chinese Super League will be suspended for nearly a month because the national football team will play in the World Cup qualifiers, but the Tianjin Tigers will play in the FA Cup and will visit Shanghai on August 22 to compete with the Shanghai Harbor team for a place in the FA Cup semi-finals.

Jinyun News reporter Liu Xin, photographer Ma Cheng