Soccer coverage
The battle was in full swing, and both teams fought hard to end in a draw. Changjiang Daily reporter Ma Wanyong captured the moment.
CKNews May 31 Express
Tonight, the top match of the 8th round of the 2021 Central League was staged at the Hankou Culture and Sports Center. Wuhan Sanzhen and Guizhou team fought to 1:1, unfortunately failed to seize the opportunity to become the leader of this season's Central League. Currently, Wuhan Sanzhen, Zhejiang and Nantong Zhiyun are in second place in the table with 17 points.
In the previous Round 8 match, Meizhou defeated Zhejiang and settled for 18 points, which provided second-ranked Wuhan Sanzhen with a chance to move up. As long as they successfully beat Guizhou in this match, Wuhan Sanzhen will be able to top the Central League for the first time with 19 points.
At the beginning of the match, Wuhan Sanzhen launched a fierce attack. In the 8th minute, Xu Haoyang got away from the defense in the penalty area and took a long shot, but the ball missed the goal. In the 22nd minute, Rosenman's precise direct feed found Ogbu, and the latter shot hit the goal post and rebounded into the net, Wuhan Sanzhen took the lead 1:0.
In the first half, Wuhan Sanzhen almost completely controlled the rhythm of the field, and victory seemed to be within reach. However, after the changeover, Guizhou got a set piece in front of the goal in the 54th minute and eventually scored in the confusion to equalize the score to 1:1.
Faced with a draw, Wuhan Sanzhen began to make substitutions and adjustments, but the departure of Sang Yifei deprived the team of changes in offense. In the 69th minute, Ogbu tried a long-distance shot from outside the box, the ball was right on target, but the goalkeeper was brave enough to parry it away. In the 88th minute, Wuhan Sanzhen's header from a set piece hit the crossbar. In injury time, Wuhan Sanzhen still did not give up, Zhang Xiaobin in the chaos of the inserted shot, but the ball was once again confiscated by the Guizhou goalkeeper.
