On July 30th, Zhejiang and Chengdu, two second-tier teams with equal strength, had a fierce battle in the Chinese Super League. As a result, the visiting Zhejiang team managed to win the match against all odds. However, the match was full of controversy, with Felipe being sent off for a red card and Zhang Jiaqi's suspected handball in the penalty area being the focus of the match.
After the game, Chengdu fans were not ashamed of their team's loss, but instead hung flags along Zhejiang's expeditionary force in a public display of their attitude.
Zhejiang fans, on the other hand, had the misfortune of losing their flags before the game was even over. After the game, some Chengdu fans were photographed holding Zhejiang's flag. The incident sparked a row between the two sides, with the Zhejiang fans believing that the Chengdu fans had stolen their flag and even reporting the incident to Leshan. However, the Chengdu fans who allegedly stole the flag denied the allegation.
The viewership of the Chinese Super League has been hit by the Chengdu Universiade, the Women's World Cup and the Fukuoka World Championship. However, in Sichuan, the Chinese Super League is getting a lot of attention. In yesterday's match, Zhejiang beat Chengdu 2-1. Chengdu beat Zhejiang 2-0 in the first round of the season. Since the China First Division League, the two teams have been equally strong and the outcome of the match is difficult to predict. In yesterday's match, Zhejiang midfielder Zhang Jiaqi was suspected of committing a foul, but referee Guan Xing did not award a penalty kick. He also penalized Chengdu's center forward Felipe.
Successive unfavorable penalties made Chengdu fans emotional. After the game, Guan Xing was escorted to the field. Zhejiang team was also greeted by Chengdu fans with "water bottles". Although the Chinese Super League has introduced VAR technology, Guan Xing did not use VAR in this game, which may be one of the reasons for the fans' dissatisfaction.
If greetings from fans of both sides have become part of the culture of the Super League, this theft of hanging flags is a first. Hanging the flag has no effect on opposing fans. Ridiculing the opposing fans only shows ignorance. For the Expos, hanging the flag is of great significance. It is the fans who support the team all year round that make the CPL last.
This season's Premier League has been full of all kinds of underhanded displays. A female fan openly smoked in the home stadium and was invited out to spit out the scent; a Manchester United fan was chased by Chinese Super League fans on the street; a group of fans openly stripped off the clothes of the visiting fans and didn't come back; and a fan drove a car into another fan. Hopefully these phenomena will become less and less frequent in the future and the referee's enforcement will improve.
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