On May 29th, Beijing time, a highly-anticipated match in the 8th round of the 2021 Central League A was in full swing in Meizhou, with the two teams - Zhejiang and Meizhou Hakka - as the leaders in the ranks of the Super League, commencing their season's The second matchup of the season. Although the Zhejiang team was passive in the first half, trailing 0-2, they fought back in the second half to complete the comeback with a thrilling score of 5-4. Notably, former Dalian side star Mu Xiekui contributed two goals and an assist in the match.
At the beginning of the match, Meizhou took the lead through a mistake by Zhejiang's defense, which was quickly taken by Guo Yi. In the 28th minute, Dumbya extended the lead to 2-0 with a penalty kick, followed by a long pass from Zhejiang's Gu Bin, which gave Mu Xiekui a chance to score a header to reduce the lead to 1-2, and then Yang Yihu's goal extended Meizhou's lead to 2 goals again. Just 2 minutes later, Mu Xiekui's assist helped Yao Junsheng score to make the score 2-3, however, Meizhou's Jisen's goal just before the break made the half-time score 2-4.
In the second half, Zhejiang team launched a strong counter-attack. In the 51st minute, Meizhou's Yang Wenji inadvertently sent the ball into his own net, making the score 3-4. 5 minutes later, Zhejiang's morale was boosted, and Cheng Jin added another goal to even the score. In the 76th minute, Mu Xiekui broke into the penalty area and caused Xiao Zhen to commit a foul, the referee decided to award a penalty kick, and Mu Xiekui hit the ball himself to put Zhejiang back in the lead. In the end, both sides were unable to rewrite the score, 5-4 became the final score of the game, Zhejiang team in the goal battle to the last laugh.
With the game coming to an end, Meizhou Hakka continues to lead the Central League table with 18 points, while Zhejiang follows with a slim one-point margin. Mu Xiekui leads the Central League scoring charts with seven goals after scoring twice in the game.
