The first round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) ended with all eight matches, five of which were split into wins and losses and three were drawn. The five matches were Dalian People 2-1 Nantong Zhiyun, Wuhan Sanzhen 0-2 Shanghai Port, Zhejiang 0-2 Changchun Yatai, Shanghai Shenhua 1-0 Shandong Taishan and Shenzhen 2-1 Qingdao Hainiu. The three draws were Beijing Guoan 1-1 Meizhou Hakka, Henan 1-1 Chengdu Rongcheng, and Tianjin Jinmen Tigers 1-1 Cangzhou Lions. Three naturalized international players appeared on stage in the eight matches: Jiang Guangtai of Shanghai Port, Eckerson, who returned to the Chinese Super League to join Chengdu Rongcheng, and Fernando, who joined Shandong Taishan.
Needless to say, Jiang Guangtai has been playing in the Chinese Super League since his naturalization. Ickerson and Fernando returned to Brazil after Guangzhou defaulted on their wages. Upon his return to Brazil, Ickerson joined the Pakistan B team for a year and helped the team return to the Pakistan First Division. Fernando never played again after returning to Brazil, having not played for almost three years after his injury in Guangzhou. With their return to the Premier League, the national soccer team replaced the head coach and their inclusion in the national soccer team once again resounded with fans and media groups. As a result, the performances of Ackerson and Fernando have caught the attention of fans.
In this round of matches, Ackerson started for Chengdu Rongcheng and played the whole match. in 90 minutes, Ackerson contributed two goals, all of which were on target, but not scored. However, Chengdu Rongcheng's only goal in the match came from an action of Eckerson. At that time, after receiving a pass from a teammate, Aixon did not distribute the ball to his teammate who was unattended on the left side. Instead, he chose to burst in with the ball. As he carried the ball into the arc of his own penalty area, his outside foot laid the ball off to a teammate in the center. The former teammate deftly fumbled the ball to Romulo at the back post. Romulo turned and hit the ball, which was blocked by a defender, and the ball fell to Tang Miao's feet. Tang Miao calmly snapped the pocket of the defender's left foot and shot a marvelous curved shot that landed in the net. Overall, Ackerson's performance in this match was passable, and he scored 6.9 points after the match.
Instead of starting this round, Fernando replaced Guo Tianyu in the 64th minute of the game. When Fernando came on, probably because he hadn't played soccer for so long, he had a rare garlic mix-up on a breakaway. For a while, he was ridiculed by some fans. However, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and Fernando performed well in the following game. Especially in the final stages of the game, threatening Shanghai Shenhua's goal twice in a row. In the 86th minute of the match, Fernando's free kick hit the goal, refracted and was blocked by Ma Zhen's legs. In the 92nd minute of the match, Fernando got away from a defender outside the box and blasted a right-footed shot into the corner of the net. But Maazhen was in brave form and parried the ball out.
After the match, Fernando also shot on target with both feet, earning a 6.9, which is passable. In this way, Ackerson and Fernando have every hope to be selected for the national soccer team and participate in the Asian Cup with the team.
