As the curtain fell on the 25th round of the China First Division League, Guangxi Pingguo Ha Rang faced Sichuan Jiuniu at their home ground in a 90-minute battle. However, Guangxi was unlucky to concede three goals in the second half, and hated the match with a score of 0-3. The result of this crucial match almost killed their dream of overtaking, and the possibility of failing to overtake will be revealed in the next round of matches at the earliest.
This game can be said to be a battle of life and death for Guangxi with six points at stake. Only with a win will they have a chance to keep the hope of overtaking. Before the start of the game, Guangxi announced the adjustment of the coaching team, Jiang Chen who returned from vacation completely bid farewell to the team, while Alihan was promoted to technical director, Du Zhenyu served as an assistant coach, a new coaching team in full charge of the team. At the same time, captain Zhao Xuri and three key players left the team at a critical moment.
Despite Sichuan Jiuniu's overall strength being slightly better, Guangxi didn't choose to put up a conservative bucket formation, as they hoped to make a breakthrough at home. In the first half, both sides created chances but failed to capitalize on them. However, in the second half, the wind and clouds changed suddenly.
In less than 10 minutes, Sichuan Jiuniu's foreigner Jisen scored twice to make it 2-0, and in the 72nd minute, Garcia's long-distance shot extended the lead to 3-0. Despite Guangxi's efforts to save face, Sichuan Jiuniu's defense was solid, and Guangxi eventually suffered a 0-3 defeat at home.
After the match, Sichuan Jiuniu continues to lead the Central League table with 54 points, followed by Qingdao West Coast with 51 points. Guangxi ranked fifth with 43 points, 8 points away from Qingdao West Coast. With five rounds left in the league, Guangxi's hopes of overtaking the league are getting slimmer and slimmer. They are far behind Qingdao West Coast in terms of mutual records, and they could declare their failure in two rounds at the earliest. This is a rare situation in the history of China's first division league.
If they miss this opportunity, Guangxi's task of reaching the Super League in the next season will be even more difficult. After all, the team's top scorer An Yongjia is difficult to keep. When Guangxi can have a Chinese Super League team, everything is still unknown.
