A total of 217,131 spectators turned out for the opening match at Shanghai's Pudong Football Stadium after the restriction on the number of spectators was lifted. Although not a record for an opening game, it was still the highest single-game attendance at the Pudong Stadium since its opening. In other matches, 28,550 spectators watched the 1-1 draw with Nantong Zhiyun at the Tianjin Jinmen Tigers' home ground, while 20,627 spectators watched Shandong Taishan's 4-2 win over Changchun Yatai at the Jinan Olympic Sports Center.
By comparison, only 11,518 Cangzhou Lions hosted Beijing Guoan and 10,687 promoted horses Qingdao West Coast drew 1-1 at home against Henan. Attendance for these two matches was relatively low. On the one hand, Qingdao West Coast's home stadium has a small capacity of 20,000; the Cangzhou Lions may not have been very attractive because of their lackluster results.
④One big worry: fewer young people in the national Olympics despair
In the first round of the new season, National Olympians, Ru Tao, Mutalifu, Xie Wenneng, Byhramu, Jin Shunkai, Liu Zhuyun, Chen Yuhao and Efirdin made their debuts, but more National Olympians spent time on the bench, including Liang Shaowen, Nguyen Chilong and Liu Junxian, a new import from Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.
It's worth noting that Rodriguez, the Spanish coach of the three towns, dared to hire a staff and put 2004-born Simitijan directly into the starting lineup and center back. Simitijiang had never been selected for any first-class national team before. He just played in the Chinese B-League. Rodriguez was spotted in the pre-season warm-ups and promoted straight into the first team. Despite Tri-Town's 1-3 defeat against Harbour in the tournament, Simitijiang did not make any major mistakes and was active in the game, doing quite well in areas such as stealing the ball and defending his position.
In fact, it's not just the National Olympic Team that has fewer players of the right age, but also the fact that after eight rounds of matches in the Chinese Super League, the overall number of young players who have been able to get a chance to play in the starting lineups is low, meaning that there hasn't been any substantial change in the trend of "aging" in the Chinese Super League. In this case, when the national team gathers again, the national Olympic team will also gather together for the last preparation before the upcoming Olympic qualifiers. But how do you ensure that the National Olympians are in shape? Why should the National Olympic team compete against its rivals?
