Beijing, May 2, 2021 Season
China Super League (soccer league)
In the third round of the league competition, Guangzhou welcomed a key match in the Galaxy Stadium to face the Shenzhen team. 90 minutes of competition, Guangzhou won the Shenzhen team with two goals from Eckerson, ushering in the first success of the 2021 season. But the theme of this match was not just about the competition, the images outside the stadium were very touching.
Gao Lin left Guangzhou in the 2020 season
Evergrande (name)
, joined the Shenzhen team because of the epidemic prevention and control of
China Super League (soccer league)
In the 2021 season, the city of Guangzhou hosted the first ever Guangzhou Gao Lin Tournament.
China Super League (soccer league)
In the league, Guangzhou and Shenzhen are both in the Guangzhou division, which gives Gao Lin a chance to return to Galaxy to say goodbye to the fans.
Gao Lin, who played for Guangzhou for ten years and won eight
China Super League (soccer league)
Championship, 2 AFC Championships, 3 Super Bowls, 2
soccer league
Cup champion, scored 93 goals and 94 assists in 344 matches for Guangzhou, the second top scorer in team history, and a deserving
Evergrande (name)
The creator of the dynasty. For Gao Lin, returning to Galaxy Stadium after more than a year is an official parting, and for Guangzhou fans, this time they came to welcome Gao Lin home.
When he left the Guangzhou team a year ago, Gao Lin wrote on his Weibo account, "Thanks for being in the
Evergrande (name)
The leaders, friends and teammates who have assisted me over the years, I am grateful to Mr. Xu for his support over the years.
national soccer team
The enthusiasm of the ball and the care and assistance to me personally! Thanks to the city of Guangzhou for accommodating and inspiring me for so many years, these ten years are the most precious memories of my life."
This time, in order to welcome Gao Lin's return, the Guangzhou team made a poster, and the words "Welcome Home" were enough to clarify everything. Before the match started, some of Gao Lin's past goals were shown on the big screen, each frame reminds us of the beautiful memories of the past.
Gao Lin didn't enter the Shenzhen team's starting list for this match. Because of the rain, the preparation activities of both teams were put in the passageway outside the stadium, where the Shenzhen team's physical fitness coach led the starting players to do the warm-up, while Gao Lin communicated with Wang Yongpei and a few substitutes. When the big screen showed the picture of his goal, Gao Lin smiled faintly and then turned his head away silently. As a professional player, Gao Lin knew very well that it was not the most suitable time to release his warmth before the game started.
In the first half of the game, Shenzhen was down 0-1. During the halftime break, Gao Lin and Shenzhen's substitutes came to the venue to warm up, preparing for the possibility of entering the game. In the 52nd minute of the match, Gao Lin, Gentile and Zhang Yuan started to run back and forth on the track behind the coach's chair. Because of the rain, the warm-up areas of the two teams were put together. After a while, Huang Bowen, Wei Shihao and Yang Liyu also came to this area to warm up. Gao Lin and Huang Bo Wen warmly hugged each other, while Yang Liyu and Wei Shihao also came over to shake hands with their big brothers. Some sharp-eyed fans in the stadium stands saw Gao Lin warming up and shouted his name.
In the 78th minute of the match, Gao Lin came on as a substitute, and when the announcer at the Tianshi Stadium read Gao Lin's name, there was a pause, and then the 30,000 fans shouted out Gao Lin's name in unison. However, this time, Gao Lin was no longer a player of Guangzhou. The match ended with a score of 0-2, Gao Lin couldn't help Shenzhen to get a goal, and Gao Lin's performance in the Tianshi Sports Center wasn't outstanding, but the fans chanted Gao Lin's name once again after the match ended.
When the whistle blew, Gao Lin walked quickly to the
Evergrande (name)
Gao Lin was in the coach's box, hugging Cannavaro and shaking hands with his former teammates. A few minutes later, Gao Lin came to the Shenzhen fans' stand and bowed to express his gratitude to the Shenzhen fans who were there to support the team.
Afterwards, Gao Lin changed into a white t-shirt with "thanks Guangzhou" written on the chest and "thanks for ten years, thanks for your love" written on the back. Wearing the white t-shirt, Gao Lin walked clockwise around the stadium to thank the Guangzhou fans, waving his hands while walking, and when he reached the main Guangzhou fans' area, Gao Lin was already in tears. The sky was raining, and the tears slid down Gao Lin's face. Perhaps because he didn't want others to see his tears, Gao Lin wiped his cheeks with both hands and walked towards the final sports fans' area. The fans in the stands of the Tianti Sports Center were still reluctant to leave, shouting Gao Lin's name over and over again.
Talking about today's parting, Gao Lin said: "I just want to thank the fans, there are so many fans on the scene, now I can't interact with them so closely, but I also want to print a "Thank you Guangzhou" on my chest to thank for more than 10 years of love. Today I am also very touched, as a player of the visiting team, the fans of the home team can send such an encouragement, and I hope I can have a good performance in the future, to return these fans who care about me to support me."
Regarding the loss, Gao Lin said, "This is the way of the game, whoever plays better and has more content will be successful. Today, Guangzhou played more actively and had more patience in the offense, and got two goals, we need to go back to summarize and do better in the next game."
