In the late afternoon of January 8, a tense and exciting first round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) promotion and relegation playoffs kicked off at 15:30 GMT, pitting CSL powerhouse Qingdao against Chinese League One (CLA) powerhouse Zhejiang.
At the beginning of the match, Frank opened the door for Zhejiang with a precise shot. In the second half, both teams tried their best but failed to rewrite the score, and finally Zhejiang led Qingdao by a score of 1-0, laying the foundation for the road to promotion.
It is worth noting that with the expansion of the Chinese Super League to 18 teams next season, Qingdao, as the bottom team in the Chinese Super League, is facing a fierce playoff with Zhejiang, the third-place team in the Central League. The winner of this two-legged match will go through to the Chinese Super League, while the loser will have to play in next season's Chinese League One.
[Match Highlights In the 4th minute, Zhejiang team started the attack, Frank side pass, Gao Di in the penalty area header, but unfortunately over the crossbar. In the 17th minute, Matthews was put down by Liu Jian on the right side of the road, and the free kick opportunity was cleared by Liu Jian out of the bottom line. In the 25th minute, Zhejiang team's right wall collision, Matthews shot outside the penalty area, slightly off the mark. In the 30th minute, Zhejiang's rapid counterattack, Matthews direct pass, Gaudi shot by Li Zhizhao pounced, Frank supplemented the score, 1-0 lead! ...
[Final Battle Report At the end of the whole match, Zhejiang took a 1-0 lead over Qingdao and gained an early advantage in the first round.
[Both sides' lineups Qingdao starting lineup: 1-Li Zhizhao, 21-Wang Wei, 23-Liu Jiaxun, 25-Zou Zheng, 4-Wang Hao, 29-Ruan Zhexiang, 28-Badu, 31-Liu Jian, 16-Lv Peng, 19-Ju Ting, 17-Zhou Junchen Substitutes: 2-Jiang Weipeng, 3-Fang Xinfeng, 5-Li Peng, 10-Alexanderini, 14-Song Yuntong, 18-Zhao Shi, 24-Hu Jiajiakasa, 26-Vukovic, 27-Ju Jianrong, 30-Meimeti Abdullah, 32-Yang Yu, 33-Ji Snuxuan
Zhejiang start: 1-Gu Chao, 28-Yue Xin, 2-Liang Nuoheng, 4-Sun Zheng Ao, 26-Gao Tianyi, 22-Cheng Jin, 7-Frank, 8-Zhong Haoran, 10-Gu Bin, 9-Gaodi, 44-Matthews
