The first round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) season ended with three handshakes in eight matches, with a total of 191,553 soccer fans flocking to the stadium. Among them, Beijing Guoan's home crowd reached 46,818, leading the number of spectators, while Zhejiang ranked first with 4,858. Although the excitement of the current league has dipped compared to the Chinese Super League of the Golden Dollar Era, there was still no shortage of highlights in the first round of matches. The former top three teams in the Chinese Super League, Wuhan Sanzhen, Shandong Taishan and Zhejiang, all suffered defeats and are now at the bottom of the table. Although this is only the first round of matches and the rankings are not yet of much reference value, the result is quite dramatic and has triggered a hot debate among fans: is the pattern of the Chinese Super League set to change?
Fans also witnessed some exciting moments in the first round of matches. The record of the youngest goal scorer in the Chinese Super League held by Huang Bowen was finally broken at the age of 16 years and 317 days.
It is worth mentioning that the return of two naturalized players, Eckerson and Fernando, to the Chinese Super League has brought anticipation to the fans. As the main player of Chengdu, Ackerson stayed active for the whole 90 minutes and scored the only goal of Chengdu, which eventually helped the team to draw 1-1 with Henan. From the performance of the game, Ickerson's physical condition has returned to its best, and he is expected to continue to shine in the league, and even have a chance to be selected as a member of the national team to represent the national football team in the Asian Cup.
Fernando, who joined Shandong Taishan, didn't get a chance to start, but after coming on as a substitute in the second half, he contributed two shots on goal, one of which was a free kick that came close to breaking the game open. Although Fernando failed to score in the end, his excellent performance was enough to prove his strength. As the league progresses, Fernando is expected to become another powerful foreigner for the national soccer team.
After talking about Ackerson and Fernando, let's take a look at the incident where Huang Bowen's record for the youngest goal in the Chinese Super League was broken. In Shenzhen's match against Qingdao Hainiu, a young 16-year-old player started and scored twice to help his team win 2-1. The player, Xia and Zati, was 16 years and 283 days old, making him the youngest goal scorer in the history of the Chinese Super League. The strength he showed in the game has raised expectations for the future of Chinese soccer.
It is reported that Xia and Zati are expected to work out in the Euroleague and become the next Efirdin. Let's look forward to the future performance of this Xinjiang youngster.
