On April 29, Beijing, the match between Zibo Cuju, the newest team in the Central League, and Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopard, the oldest team in the relegation battle, was officially played at 16:00 in the afternoon. Although Zibo Cuju was once in a good position to take a 2-0 lead over Xinjiang with two consecutive goals scored by foreigner Silva, the plot was reversed and Xinjiang came back to win by a score of 3-2. As a team that is not strong in the Central League, Xinjiang was able to make a comeback on Zibo Cuju, and it seems that Zibo Cuju's road to relegation this season will be full of challenges.
After suffering 4 goals in the first round of the tournament, and then conceding 3 goals in the current round, Zibo Cuju is in Group A, which is known as the "Group of Death", but from the team's official press release, they still maintain their determination to stay in the relegation game. Especially after the reversal of the Xinjiang team, Zibo Cuju officials published a detailed article reviewing the game, and said the team is only one step away from victory. Perhaps the next round of matches will be the time for Zibo Cuju to usher in a victory.
Zibo Cuju's unfavorable first game of the season may have something to do with the team's massive blood change. After sending away the team's all-time great coach Hou Zhiqiang and a number of the team's successors in the first division, Zibo Cuju had to deal with the challenge of the first division with a completely new lineup and tactics. The whole team is in the integration stage, which also let Zibo Cuju defender Wu Haoran in the 76th minute staged a surprising oolong drama. We hope that Zibo Cuju's players can get through the current difficulties and show their indomitable spirit in the face of adversity to help the team reap the rewards of a good performance in the Central League.
