Soccer's shifting sands: rankings competitive, Copperbottom Dragons hold on to fourth, Eastwood wins at home
Tongliang Dragons came out on top of the fierce competition and boasted a fourth place finish. Suzhou Dongwu beat Nanjing in a thrilling 2-1 Jiangsu Provincial Derby, not only winning the match, but also breaking the spell of 5 rounds without a win, jumping up to fifth place. Guangxi Pingguo Ha Loud and Clear, on the other hand, remained undefeated for four rounds and steadily advanced to sixth place.
Shijiazhuang Kung Fu ended an embarrassing run of three consecutive matches without a win with a narrow 1-0 away win against Heilongjiang Bingcheng, accumulating valuable points for seventh place with 33 points. Liaoning Ironmen, renamed New Liaozhuang Football Club, shook hands with Jiangxi Lushan 1-1 on the road. Despite maintaining a proud record of seven rounds unbeaten, they missed the chance to take all three points and remain in eighth place with 29 points.
On two fronts, the AFC Cup and the Central League, Nanjing City suffered an unfavorable situation with one draw and four losses, and ranked ninth with 26 points. In this picture, we can see the latest ranking situation.
Shanghai Jiading Huilong, coached by Dalian-born coaches Yang Lin and Liu Yujian, drew 0-0 with Qingdao Red Lions on the road. With one loss and four draws in their last five matches, they are ranked 10th with 24 points, ahead of Yanbian Longding, who also have 24 points. Yanbian Longding continues to remain undefeated for four rounds and is in eleventh place.
Heilongjiang Bingcheng is in 12th place with 22 points, while newcomer Qingdao Red Lions are in 13th place with 21 points after 8 rounds without a win. Foshan Southern Lions are in the bottom three (14th place) with 20 points after 7 rounds without a win. Despite fighting for relegation, the gap between them and the relegation zone is widening.
In this picture, we can see the latest situation of Wuxi Wu Hook and Jiangxi Lushan.
Wuxi Wuhu lost for the second time in a row and continued to rank second last in the table with 15 points. Although they had beaten Qingdao Red Lions to narrow the gap, the gap has widened again, and the relegation situation is worrisome. Jiangxi Lushan, after their first win of the season, drew consecutively and failed to win in the next three rounds, and now have 9 points, relegation seems to be just a matter of time.
