Yunnan Yukun Crush Liaoning Tieren 5-0 as Bunyamin Shines with Huge Potential

Yunnan Yukun defeated Liaoning Tieren 5-0 at Yuxi Plateau Sports Center.

At 19:35 on September 6, Yunnan Yukun hosted Liaoning Tieren in the 26th round of the Chinese Super League. Before the match, both teams were under pressure from winless runs—Yukun had gone two league matches without a win, while Tieren had not won in five matches. With midfield core Yuto Kobanashi suspended, the away trip to the plateau was already a difficult challenge.

The result was even more decisive than many expected.

In the 32nd minute, Bunyamin started from the right, carried the ball forward and delivered a precise pass. Kleber finished from the center to make it 1-0.

Eight minutes later, Jonica delivered a right-side set piece into the box, and Oscar headed home to make it 2-0.

In the 64th minute of the second half, Oscar received the ball on the left, adjusted and crossed, and Kleber scored with a diving header for 3-0.

In the 77th minute, Zhang Hongfu's back-pass was intercepted directly by Bunyamin. The 18-year-old entered the box one-on-one and calmly slotted past the goalkeeper for 4-0, completing a goal and an assist.

In the 94th minute of stoppage time, Oscar provided his second assist of the match, and Kleber scored again to complete a hat-trick as the game ended 5-0.

During the match, Oscar recorded one goal and two assists, Kleber scored three goals, and Bunyamin contributed one goal and one assist. Yukun's three attacking players accounted for almost all of the key statistics.

Tieren were not without chances. In the 13th minute, An Yien scored, but the goal was ruled out for offside. The decision became a major turning point—if the goal had counted, the match could have followed a completely different path.

After winning the match, Yukun's points total rose to 38.

Before the match, Yukun ranked sixth with 35 points from 10 wins, five draws and 10 defeats, and were not far from the AFC qualification places. After this big win, their pursuit of AFC Champions League Two qualification changed from a theoretical possibility into a realistic opportunity.

More importantly, Yukun have reached the FA Cup semi-finals. If they advance further in the cup competition, the route toward AFC Champions League Elite qualification remains open.

A newly promoted team reaching the AFC qualification threshold in its first Chinese Super League season would be a remarkable story in any league.

This was a frustrating defeat for Liaoning Tieren.

Before the match, Tieren ranked 13th with 25 points from seven wins, four draws and 13 defeats. They appeared safe, but were only six points above the relegation zone. After another 0-5 loss, their winless streak extended to five matches, and they have conceded 13 goals in their last five games.

After Xu Zhengyuan took charge, the team has not been able to reverse its decline. As a promoted side, Tieren already had little room for error, and that margin is now visibly shrinking.

Every match ahead will be extremely important for Tieren.

The most exciting moment of the match came in the 77th minute.

Zhang Hongfu's back-pass lacked enough power, allowing Bunyamin to immediately win possession. He then completed the sequence with a burst forward, one-on-one run and finish in one smooth move. The action was clean and showed little of the inexperience expected from an 18-year-old player.

This became his fifth Chinese Super League goal and third assist of the season (before this match he had four goals and three assists, adding one goal in this game).

Looking back at his journey over the past half year: he transferred from Evergrande Football School at the start of the year for a fee of around 120,000 euros; in July against Shenzhen Peng City, he scored and assisted to break Wang Yudong's record as the youngest player in CSL history to record both a goal and an assist in a single match at 18 years and 108 days; in August away against Beijing Guoan, he completed a solo run from midfield to score and silenced the crowd at Workers' Stadium.

An 18-year-old player from Xinjiang has gone from a substitute to a starting right winger in half a season.

Tianjin media have already called for his selection to the national team, and discussions about his potential inclusion have grown.

Fast, skillful in dribbling, willing to take on defenders, and capable of scoring and creating goals—these qualities are valuable for any winger at any age, especially one who is only 18.

Yuxi Plateau Sports Center is located at an altitude of more than 1,500 meters.

Away teams playing here often experience a decline in fitness in the second half. Liaoning Tieren were a typical example in this match—they stayed competitive in the first half but could no longer organize meaningful attacks after the 64th minute.

Yukun made full use of their plateau advantage. The paper difference of five foreign players against three, combined with the altitude factor, meant the match gradually lost its suspense after Kleber opened the scoring in the 32nd minute.

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