Jordy stepped into the arena of this tournament with heavy pressure on his shoulders. Zhejiang team in the last round of the league, with Nantong Zhiyun and Heilongjiang Bingcheng into a 1:1 draw, let a pity behind the results, is the game content of the "copy and paste". The team replaced Mu Xiekui at the last minute, due to insufficient pressure on the opponent's defense, resulting in the loss of the ball, and suffered a "perfect draw". Jordy's substitution strategy was questioned, but he was eager to prove himself in the match against Beijing Polytechnic. ! [Match Moments](https://www.ballti.com/UploadFiles/163img/20210902/202104250000902004512840.jpg) Despite the obvious difference in strength between the two teams, Zhejiang took the initiative from the beginning of the game. In the 41st minute, Yi Xianlong brought the ball to the bottom line near the cross, Mu Xiekui middle header. In the 47th minute, Matthews right down the bottom of the cross, Mu Xiekui again header in the middle of the score. In the 66th minute, Mu Xiekui got rid of three defenders in the penalty area and completed his hat-trick with a shot from a small angle. 2 minutes later, Yao Junsheng's goal was ruled offside, but that didn't stop Zhejiang from closing out the second phase of the tournament with a big win. With his hat-trick, Mu Xiekui leads the scoring charts in the Chinese league with 14 goals. In the first phase of the game, Zhejiang almost relied on Mu Xiekui to grab points. With Frank and Matthews in place, they will share the burden of Mu Xiekui, and Zhejiang's luxurious attacking line will be the envy of other Central League teams. Zhejiang suffered an unexpected loss to Beijing Beitian University in their first match of the second phase, followed by a four-game winning streak. After consecutive draws against Nantong Zhiyun and Heilongjiang Bingcheng, both of which were slightly demoralizing as they conceded goals in the last minute, the team was able to beat Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) 3:0 in the final round. In the 8 rounds of the second phase of the league, Zhejiang won 5, drew 2 and lost 1, getting 17 points. Jordy commented on the final round of the second stage and the whole second stage: "In this game with Beijing Institute of Technology, we didn't find the rhythm of the game fast enough after the opening period, and we didn't pay enough attention, especially on the handling of the key ball. The second half was better, but we could have done better. Congratulations to my team, we finished the second period of the game and we did pretty well." Chengdu Hibiscus went on a point-scoring spree in the second phase of the tournament, locking up the halfway title and the first two phases of the championship early on. With Malcolm joining the team, Wuhan Sanzhen, which has invested heavily this season, has also accelerated the pace of catching up. For Zhejiang, whose only goal this season is to reach the Super League, the latter two stages of the game are crucial, as they not only need to grab points to ensure they stay in the first group, but also need to pull away from their competitors with more victories in a bid to establish their Super League advantage as early as possible. Zhejiang team in the 18th of this month to play a
AFC Cup (soccer championship)
The match will be against Beijing Institute of Technology, who have just played each other in the league. After the match, the team will have a short vacation before regrouping on the 25th to begin preparations for the third stage of the tournament.
