Central League Spotlight: Zhejiang's stunning comeback against Meizhou Hakka
On May 29th, Beijing time, the 8th round of the Chinese League A, a focus battle in the Meizhou district is in full swing. Both teams harbor the dream of going to the Super League, Zhejiang and Meizhou Hakka started a fierce duel, which is also the second time that the two teams met this season.
Early in the match, Zhejiang made a mistake at the back and Meizhou's Guo Yi seized the opportunity to take a quick lead. However, only in the 28th minute, Dumbya extended the lead to 2-0 with a penalty kick. Zhejiang was not discouraged, as Mu Xiekui scored with a header in front of the Mu Xiekui goal to bring the score to 1-2. However, in the 39th minute, Yang Yihu's goal extended Meizhou's lead to 2 goals again.
In the 40th minute, Mu Xiekui played another divine assist and Yao Junsheng equalized to make the score 2-3, however, a goal by Meizhou's Jisen just before halftime made the halftime score 2-4.
After the break, Zhejiang started a strong counterattack. In the 51st minute, Meizhou's Yang Wenji scored an own goal to make the score 3-4, then Zhejiang's Cheng Jin scored another goal to make it 4-4. In the 76th minute, Mu Xiekui scored on a penalty kick to make the score 5-4 in favor of Zhejiang.
In the end, Zhejiang had the last laugh in the goal battle. At the end of the match, Meizhou Hakka led the Central League standings with 18 points, followed by Zhejiang with only a one-point difference. Mu Xiekui scored twice to lead the league's top scorers with seven goals.
