On the night of May 3, the Beijing hour, the 2021 season
China Super League (soccer league)
In the third round of the league, Chongqing Two Rivers Athletic and Cangzhou Lions had a fierce competition in Guangzhou University Town Center Stadium. In the 15th minute, Su Zu scored the first goal for Cangzhou Lions with a header assisted by Xie Pengfei's free kick. Then, in the 18th minute, Zang Yifeng took a free kick from the left side of the field, and Sangol jumped up to head the ball into the goal, giving Cangzhou Lions a 2-0 lead. However, in the 35th minute, Huang Xiyang equalized with a free kick from Kibo. Before halftime, Huang Xiyang again received a pass from the left and his shot inside the penalty area was parried by Shao Pu-liang, and Yin Congyao made up for it. At the end of the half, the score was fixed at 2-2, and the two sides shook hands to make peace.
In the second half, players from both sides went back and forth, frequently encountering red and yellow card warnings, and finally ended this exciting match with a score of 2-2.
After the match, Chongqing Two Rivers Athletic head coach Zhang Wailong said in a press conference that although the two set-piece goals conceded shortly after the start caught him a bit off guard and disrupted the original tactical deployment, the players were indomitable and eventually succeeded in equalizing the score, and their hard work and outstanding performance made him doubly pleased. "We continuously conceded two set-pieces in a short period of time in the first half, which really affected the previous tactical layout, but then we quickly adjusted and chased two goals in a row, the players' hard work and outstanding performance made me very satisfied, as their coach, I feel incredibly happy." Zhang Wailong commented.
