In the late afternoon, Jinan Xingzhou successfully locked up their ticket to next season's Central League with a 4-1 comeback victory over Yanbian Longding.
Looking back at the opening game of the second stage of the second league, Jinan Xingzhou and Yanbian Longding were tied for the lead with two wins and a draw. However, in today's head-to-head match, Jinan Xingzhou beat Yanbian Longding 4-1 with goals from Zhu Yifan, Wang Zihao, Tan Tiancheng and Gong Zheng, which not only declared their advancement to the first round, but also signaled that new faces will be welcomed to the first division next season.
Up to now, Jinan Xingzhou has won 3 wins and 1 draw in the first division without a single defeat, thus locking up a place in next season's first division one round ahead of schedule. The schedule shows that on November 12, Jinan Xingzhou will face the challenge of Wuxi Wuhu in the fifth round, and it will be interesting to see how the victory will be.
