The night was low, and on the night of May 3 in Beijing, the highlight of the third round of the 2021 Chinese Super League - Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic versus Cangzhou Lions - officially kicked off in the stadium of Guangzhou University Town Center. In the 15th minute, Su Zu skillfully jumped up and broke the Cangzhou Lions' city with a precise header to open the match with a victory. Then, in the 18th minute, Zang Yifeng took a free kick from the left side, and Sangol scored a beautiful header to give Cangzhou Lions a 2-0 lead. However, the game didn't end there.
In the 35th minute, Huang Xiyang used an international free kick to equalize the score to 1-2. Immediately after, in the 45th minute, Huang Xiyang received a pass from the left and his shot inside the penalty area was parried by Shao Pu-liang, but Yin Congyao quickly scored a supplementary shot to level the score to 2-2. At the end of the half, Chongqing Two Rivers Athletic and Cangzhou Lions played to a draw.
The match resumed at the end of the second half and both teams tried their best but could not change the score again. The match ended in a 2-2 draw.
As the game came to a close, Cangzhou Lions head coach Guterbi began his press conference by apologizing to the fans, saying, "I'm really sorry for not sending the fans home happy. Thank you to the fans who traveled all the way to the game, and I'm really sorry for not letting you go home happy."
Speaking about the game, Goodby said, "I thought that a two goal lead would make the game easy, but a great goal from our opponents made the game tense again. It was unfortunate that the score was equalized in the last moments of the half, and both teams fought hard in the second half, but in the end they could not score again."
