Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic and Qingdao Fanghua Island fought a fierce battle in the 14th round of the exciting Central League, which was held in Nanjing as scheduled. The drums of war were beating at 16:00 in the afternoon, and on the eve of the match, the real-time temperature on the ground had soared to a staggering 60 degrees Celsius!
Facing such a hot environment, Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic Club officials voiced on social media, "The surface temperature of this Nanjing tournament, it's simply so hot that it hurts our players, come on, let's work together!"
Looking back to the last round of matches, Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic defeated Beijing BeiShiDa by a score of 3-0, also in Nanjing, also at 16:00 in the afternoon, when the real-time temperature of the ground was 50.5℃. And today, the temperature is a full 10°C higher than that day!
It is worth mentioning that after the last round of matches, Shaanxi player Xu Zhaogi was rushed to the hospital by ambulance for treatment of severe dehydration. This heat wave, undoubtedly, brought great challenges to the players.
