On the night of April 29th, at 19:35, Zhejiang and Sichuan Jiuniu started a fierce battle in the second round of the Meizhou Region League. In the first half, Mu Xiekui nearly broke the deadlock with a header, but the two sides temporarily shook hands with a score of 0-0.
Looking back at the first round of the league, Zhejiang swept Zibo Cuju with a 4-0 score, while Sichuan Jiuniu lost 0-1 against Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic. In other matches in the group, Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopard had the last laugh against Zibo Cuju in a match that ended 3-2. As for the starting lineups, Mu Xiekui and Nan Xiaoheng led the two teams on the pitch.
Only 6 minutes into the match, Zhejiang took a corner kick, but the defender managed to clear it. Then, Sichuan won a free kick in the middle of the field, Xiao Kun took the penalty kick, but Gu Chao pounced on it. Wang Chu was then shown a yellow card for a foul on Aisha Jiang. In the 18th minute, Dong Yu brought down Zhang Jiaqi, who fell to the ground and continued the game after simple treatment.
In the 23rd minute, Yue Xin sent an inverted triangle pass from the left side, Yao Junsheng grabbed a shot inside the box, but it was parried by Yang Chao. In the 32nd minute, Nansong knocked down Liang Nuheng and was awarded an offensive foul. At the end of the first half, the two sides still exchanged a 0-0 draw.
In the second half, the game became more and more intense. In the 49th minute, Xiao Kun tried a long-distance shot from outside the penalty area, but the ball went off the post. In the 57th minute, Cheng Jin broke the ball in the midfield and gave the ball to Yao Junsheng, but the latter was unsteady in stopping the ball and was cut off by the defender. In the 65th minute, after a break in front of the Sichuan team, Nan Xiaoheng entered the penalty area and took a shot, but it also went off the post.
In the 71st minute, Zhejiang crossed the ball from the right road and Mu Xiekui's header was once again parried by Yang Chao. In the 78th minute, Zheng Shengxiong passed a low ball from the right road, but both teammates in the penalty area did not receive the ball in place, and the ball was confiscated by Gu Chao. In the 85th minute, Wang Jian committed a foul and was shown a yellow card again.
The match ended in a 0-0 draw between Zhejiang and Sichuan Jiuniu. Here are the starting lineups for both teams:
Zhejiang: 1-Gu Chao; 28-Yue Xin (90+2'23-Xu Xiaolong), 3-Wang Jie, 2-Liang Nuoheng, 19-Dong Yu; 6-Long Wei, 16-Yao Junsheng (81'11-Huang Shibo), 37-Aishajiang (81'13-Shao Rentzhe), 10-Gubin (67'40-Jurdić); 9-Gaodi (45'22-Cheng Jin), 30-Mu Xiekui
Sichuan Jiuniu: 27-Yang Chao; 21-Nansong (79'6-Li Haojie), 29-Zhang Jiaqi, 22-Shao Kun, 41-Nu Aili (45'20-Zheng Shengxiong); 4-Wang Peak (60'17-Li Jiahe), 2-Geng Xiaoshun, 32-Song Chen; 11-Wang Chu (79'7-Su Junfeng), 40-Vidiqi, 9-Nan Xiaoheng (74'28-Hsia Dalong)
