In the late afternoon of December 30, a key battle for promotion and relegation was staged at the Wuhua Olympic Sports Center. It was the second round of the 2021 Central League and Central League B promotion playoffs, with Guangxi Pingguo Ha Loud and Clear taking on Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopard. The match ended in a 0-0 draw, but Pingguo Hazhou managed to advance to Central A with a 1-0 aggregate lead, while Tianshan Xuebao was relegated to Central B. The match ended in a 0-0 draw, but Pingguo Hazhou managed to advance to Central B with a 1-0 aggregate lead, while Tianshan Xuebao was relegated to Central B.
According to the rules of the season tournament, the third and fourth places in the Central League B and the last two places in the Central League A play a two-round play-off for promotion and relegation. Pingguo Hazhong finished third in the Central League B, while Tianshan Xuebao finished at the bottom of the Central League A. The first leg saw a narrow 1-0 victory over Pingguo Hazhong. In the first round, Pingguo Harcloud won 1-0. If the total number of goals scored by both sides is the same or no goals are scored in 90 minutes, the match will go into extra time. If there is no winner in the extra time, the final result will be decided by penalty kicks. In this match, the starting lineups of both sides were changed, Cheng Yetong of Pingguo Hazhong replaced Guo Song, while Elpaty, Ma Chao and Zhuang Jiajie of Tianshan Snow Leopard replaced Moustahan, Dili Xiati and Ibrahim respectively.
[Course Highlights]
As the game progressed into the 26th minute, Li Fei made a clever pull and turn in front of the top of the arc, and Ekramujiang made a great save to confiscate the ball.
Just one minute into the second half, substitute Chagatzili attempted a left-footed shot from the right side of the box, but was unlucky to be offside and the goal was disallowed.
In the 74th minute, Prince Ming made a clever padded pass to the left of the penalty spot, and Zhao Haichao attempted a shot from the left corner of the penalty area, but again, it was ruled out for offside.
Despite the efforts of both sides to attack, in the end, both Pingguo Hazhou and Tianshan Xuebao failed to break the deadlock and the match ended in a 0-0 draw.
[Both lineups]
Guangxi Pingguo Ha Loud and Clear (442): 24-Jia Xinyao; 3-Yang Jutian, 27-Yang Bing, 16-Chen Bo, 12-Huang Xin; 32-Zhao Haichao (90+4'22-Ding Quancheng), 8-Chen Zeng, 6-Liang Rifu, 59-Cheng Yetong (82'11-Guo Song); 53-Geng Taili (46 '23-Wang Ziming), 9-Fei Li (58'10-Lu Chenghe);
Substitutes: 13-Zou Deyue, 14-Han Tianlin, 19-Xi Zhenyun, 28-Wei Peng, 31-Liu Xiaolong, 39-Cui Jiaqi, 45-Ke Zion, 50-Huang Haoxiang
Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopards (442): 1-Ekramujiang; 29-Ilias, 14-Maihemuti, 6-Elpati, 13-Mahmutijiang; 12-Machao (80'5-Mirza Aikbai), 22-Baybaiti, 25-Muhameti, 11-Daniyar (34'21-Dirixiati); 10-Time, 9-Chuang Jiajie (46'26-Chagzili);
