Highlights of the first round of the Central League
First round report of the 2021 season of the Chinese League of Nations
On the evening of 26th, the first round of matches in the 2021 season of the Central League came to an end, with Chengdu Rongcheng defeating Jiangxi Beidamen 4:2 in a feast of goals, Suzhou Dongwu edging out Heilongjiang Bingcheng 3:1, and Guizhou defeating Liaoning Shenyang City by one goal.
Looking back at the 2020 season, Chengdu Rongcheng ranked fourth and Jiangxi North Gate ranked sixteenth. At the beginning of the new season, both teams have attracted reinforcements, Chengdu Rongcheng even signed Liu Ruowan vanadium, Han Guanghui, Li Jianbin and other strong reinforcements, with the intention of impacting the Chinese Super League. In this game, both teams sent their main players to the field.
In the 33rd minute, Chengdu Rongcheng broke the deadlock through a corner kick, which was skillfully parried by Gou Junchen in the penalty area. Immediately after 5 minutes later, the "Golden Left Foot" Han Guanghui performed a "round-moon curved knife" near the arc of the Jiangxi penalty area, and the ball went straight to the corner, making the score 2:0.
In the second half, Chengdu Rongcheng's attack continued and He Xin and Liu Ruofan quickly seized the opportunity to extend the score to 4:0. Although Jiangxi tenaciously scored two consecutive goals in the 58th and 63rd minutes to bring the score to 2:4, they were unable to make a comeback in the end. Chengdu Rongcheng's 4:2 victory over Jiangxi Beidaimen also became the biggest score in the first round.
In the match between Jiangsu Dongwu and Heilongjiang Bingcheng, Suzhou's 17-year-old star Efirdin Eskal performed brilliantly, contributing an assist and a goal, and became the key man in the team's victory. In the end, Jiangsu Dongwu won 3-1.
In the match between Guizhou and Liaoning Shenyang City, Guizhou took a 1:0 lead with Wang Xuanhong's brilliant overhead kick late in the first half. It is worth mentioning that Guizhou also got three goals in the second half, but all of them were invalidated due to offside.
