Beijing time on November 26, the second round of the fourth stage of the Meizhou District of the Central League all ended.
As a result, Zhejiang and Guizhou played to a 0-0 draw, Wuhan Sanzhen held off Kunshan FC 2-1, while Chengdu Rongcheng drew with leaders Meizhou Hakka.
In this way, the first 2 rounds of matches were played. Wuhan Sanzhen, the only team in the top 4 that won't meet Guizhou, won 2 consecutive matches instead. Zhejiang, Meizhou Hakka and Chengdu Rongcheng dropped points one after another.
Among them, Chengdu Rongcheng only got 1 point in 2 rounds, 11 points away from Wuhan Sanzhen, the second in the Central League. With 6 rounds left in the league, it is basically impossible for them to qualify for the direct super league.
Wuhan Sanzhen team had 2 rounds of league matches, got 2 2-1 and collected 6 points. They were originally the team with the worst schedule in this group. Among the top 4, only they finished the match with Guizhou. However, Guizhou blocked Zhejiang, which allowed Wuhan Sanzhen, who completed 2 consecutive wins, to extend their points advantage to 5 points.
Against Chengdu Rongcheng, Malcolm played extremely well. Against Kunshan, it was Ogbu's turn to play. As for Wuhan Sanzhen team, there is still the third foreign aid Ademilson is resting due to injury.
Veteran Deng Zhuoxiang played five minutes of the match, meaning the former international could make a comeback in future matches.
Meizhou Hakka, as expected, was not tight against Chengdu Rongcheng. The draw with Zhejiang resulted in a six-point lead for Meizhou Hakka, even with only one point. In the final stage of the match against Chengdu Rongcheng, Meizhou Hakka was more interested in finding fouls in the opponent's penalty area. Even if they missed the chance of a single goal, they organized their attack slowly and carefully, and finally gained the draw they wanted.
In the 4th stage of the tournament, Chengdu Rongcheng only got 1 point in 2 rounds and only scored 1 goal. And the chances they got in the 2 matches were significantly less than their opponents.
After this round, Chengdu Rongcheng reached 11 points behind Wuhan Sanzhen and 12 points behind Meizhou Hakka, basically losing the possibility of direct promotion. Even compared to Zhejiang, they are 6 points behind.
Behind Chengdu, Nantong Zhiyun, who have played 2 fewer games, are only 10 points behind them. This means that the fight for fourth place in the Central League is still very much up for grabs.
In addition, Kunshan FC, who lost 2 rounds in a row, is basically not in contention for the fifth place in the league. Whether they can hold on to the sixth position depends on the play of Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic in Wuhan.
