According to media personality Qin Yun, the Rongcheng players have won two games in a row after defeating Harbor 2-1 at home, followed by a five-day National Day holiday in the upcoming interregnum. The Rongcheng side also praised the game's referee, Mai Mai Tijiang.
In the 29th minute of the match, McMetejian showed a red card to Sungai foreigner Richard, who himself did not object at the time, but simply lowered his head and left the match. In the 52nd minute, Felipe was put down in the other penalty area and McMurtry was also the first to signal a penalty kick. When the game reached seven minutes of added time, the Rongcheng goalkeeper delayed the game by intentionally tapping the ball and delaying the kickoff, resulting in a six-second violation. Mai Mai Tijiang immediately blew his whistle and awarded the visitors an indirect free kick in front of the penalty area in Rongcheng's penalty area. Harbor did not make good use of this attacking opportunity to score, and Mai Mai Tijiang ended the game.
Rongcheng assistant coach Liu Yu said after the game, "The referee has blown our games in the Central League and has been in the Premier League with us. He was very accurate in today's game, we believe!"
Before the game, Rongcheng assistant coach Liu Yu was worried about the field. In the live broadcast of the game, the circular sign set in the center of the field could be clearly seen, and it looked like a giant piece of duct tape. It was reported that on September 20, a concert held at Phoenix Hill Soccer Stadium caused damage to the grass. The Harbor team didn't do so well in the game, probably because they weren't used to playing on a vegetable field.
