On April 16th, Henan hosted Chengdu Rongcheng in the second round of the first round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) under the night sky in Beijing. After a season of overseas training, Ekson returned to the Chinese Super League, joining Rongcheng and making his debut. Tang Miao opened the scoring in the 28th minute, and Adrian broke the deadlock with a free kick in the 56th minute, making it a 1-1 draw. Chengdu Rongcheng continued their unbeaten record of 15 rounds in a row across the season!
[Match Focus 1, Ackerson returned to the Chinese Super League (CSL), scoring 12 CSL goals with Henan since 2013, making him the team's all-time top scorer among foreign aiders. Tang Miao scored his first goal in his first CSL match in Chengdu.
Moments of Excitement In the 13th minute, Chengdu Rongcheng launched a series of passes in front of the field, Liu Bin's precise pass was in an excellent position, but the tacit understanding between teammates was slightly insufficient, and a good opportunity was missed. In the 24th minute, Eckerson made physical contact with Li Songyi in the process of passing the ball and fell to the ground, but fortunately there were no serious injuries. In the 28th minute, Ixon planned an attack, and Romulo's shot found Tang Miao, who made a beautiful arc with his left foot and broke the opponent's goal. In the 35th minute, Exxon created space for Liu Bin by blocking the ball in front of the field, but Liu Bin's shot was unfortunately over the bar. In the 39th minute, Rongcheng's corner kick created a threat, but his teammate's header was too direct and was confiscated by Henan goalkeeper Wang Guoming. In the 41st minute, Romulo took another corner kick, Liu Tao jumped up to take the ball, which hit the goal post and bounced out of the bottom line. In the 43rd minute, Iverson was aggressive in the box and claimed to have been fouled by Schunic, but the referee ruled that there was no foul. In the second half, Henan stepped up their offense, and in the 56th minute, Adrian's free kick hit the goal post, equalizing the score for Henan. In the 67th minute, Henan got another free kick opportunity, Adrian passed the ball to the penalty area, Huang Zichang headed the ball into the goal, but the referee signaled offside, the goal was invalid. In the 72nd minute, Ickerson was fouled, but then he skillfully hooked the ball into the goal, and he was in great form. In the 88th minute, Gan Rui came on as a substitute and shot from a small angle, but was parried by Wang Ming.
[Statistics [Player Ratings [Starting lineup Henan: 19 - Wang Guoming, 3 - Yang Shuai, 11 - Ke Zhao, 23 - Shunyiqi, 24 - Li Songyi (46'4 - Luo Xin), 6 - Wang Shangyuan, 10 - Adrian, 14 - Gao Tianyi, 17 - Pina, 21 - Chen Keqiang (61'29 - Zhong Yihao), 8 - Huang Zichang Chengdu Rongcheng: 33-Zhang Yan, 20-Tang Miao (59'17-Gan Rui), Yang Yiming (59'13-Hu Jing), Liu Tao, 27-Liu Bin (84'39-Gan Chao), Richard, 8-Zhou Dingyang, 10-Romulo (84'7-Palacios), 11-Kim Lipayou, 9-Exon, 21-Felipe.
