Review of the first match of the new Chinese Super League season
In the 3rd game, Zhejiang team experienced 1583 days of waiting, finally returned to the Huanglong Sports Center, to meet the first challenger of the new season - "the new promoted horse" Shenzhen New Pengcheng. Less than 20 minutes after the start of the game, the face of the situation of 10 people should fight, the captain of Frank's goal so that the Zhejiang team to 0: 0 draw rivals, ushered in the opening of the new season.
This photo captures the excitement of the race scene, photographed by Guo Tianqi.
Shenzhen Xinpengcheng was authorized to change its name by the Chinese Football Association in February this year to represent Shenzhen in the Chinese Super League. The team has absorbed a number of strong players including former Meizhou Hakka foreign aid player Dugalić.
Before the match, Zhejiang head coach Jordy said, "All the teams in the Chinese Super League have strengthened their strength this year. We watched yesterday's game and all the teams performed well, and Shenzhen is no exception."
On the day of the match, Zhejiang's four foreigners combined to start the match, with Lucas holding down the rear defense and captain Frank sitting in the midfield. Leonardo, last season's top scorer in the Chinese Super League, and newcomer Owusu were at the front of the starting lineup. Sun Guowen made his Zhejiang debut. Shenzhen Xinpengcheng also fielded four foreigners, with captain Zhu Baojie leading the team to victory.
At the beginning of the match, only 2 minutes in, Zhejiang had a great opportunity to attack. Owusu took a single shot, but it was deflected by the opponent's goalkeeper Peng Peng. In the 8th minute, Zhejiang's goalkeeper Zhao Bo managed to parry Shenzhen's shot; in the 20th minute, Sun Guowen was sent off with a red card for destroying a scoring chance. However, in the 26th minute, Frank's goal put the 10-man Zhejiang team ahead, ending the first half with a score of 11:0.
In the second half, in the 57th minute, Shenzhen Xinpengcheng played a very threatening header, Zhao Bo force to keep the city goal; in the 62nd minute, Lucas free kick shot, the ball grazed the goalposts; in the 71st minute, the Shenzhen team's shot hit the goalposts. In the end, Zhejiang team resisted the attack of Shenzhen team and won the game with a score of 1:0.
After the match, Shenzhen Xinpengcheng Head Coach Jesús Tato said, "Soccer is like that sometimes. Even though we played with an extra man, our opponents are also a very good soccer team, and their goalkeeper made many good saves." Zhejiang head coach Jordy said, "We did a good job of controlling the ball at the beginning, but we didn't have enough means to push into the opponent's penalty area. Three points in the first home game is very important for us, congratulations to our team."
It is worth mentioning that this is the first official game of Zhejiang team returning to Huanglong Sports Center, which attracted the enthusiastic support of many fans, with a total of 25,337 people attending the game. "I've seen a lot of Zhejiang's games here and had a great experience. Now I'm very excited to see my team back here to continue the fight." One fan, Chen Lin, said so.
In the next round, Zhejiang will welcome Shanghai Seaport at home, while Shenzhen Xinpengcheng will face Tianjin Jinmen Tiger. (End)
