At 19:35 on May 11th, Chengdu Rongcheng and Beijing BeiShiDa met each other in the 4th round of the Dalian Division of the 2021 season of the Chinese Football Association (CFA) First Division. In the 27th minute, Gan Rui assisted Liu Ruofan's header to break the opponent's goal. Leonardo scored twice in the 42nd minute to give Chengdu Rongcheng a 2-0 lead at halftime. In the 56th minute, Leonardo once again took advantage of his header and scored twice. In the 78th minute, Gou Junchen took advantage of a free kick and scored a header to seal the win. In stoppage time, Ji Shengpan added another point with a cool shot from the back of the penalty area. At the end of the match, Chengdu Rongcheng defeated Beijing BeiShiDa 4-1, remaining undefeated in the first three rounds of the tournament and leading the way with seven points. After the match, Liu Ruofan was selected as the best player.
Zhang Xu, the head coach of Beijing North Sport University team, said in the post-match press conference that there is really a gap between the strength of the team and Chengdu Rongcheng. Despite being behind by a large margin, the players did not give up and finally managed to get a point back in extra time. He expects the team to seriously summarize their experience after returning to training and strive for better results in the next game.
