After nearly a thousand days of silence, the passionate cries of the river city of Wuhan echoed once again. Ren Yong, a photographer for the Yangtze River Daily, captured the moment.
In the stands, Wuhan fans were enthusiastic and cheered for the team. The moments under Ren Yong's lens framed this persistence.
Wuhan Sanzhen's foreign aid player Edmilson celebrated excitedly after scoring a goal, and Ren Yong's camera recorded the moment of joy.
By CK Daily, April 27
After more than 500 days and nights of waiting, the city of Wuhan finally welcomed the opening game of the Central League on the evening of April 24th. Despite the drizzling rain in Wuhan that day, the enthusiasm of 12,297 fans was not dampened by the rain, and they witnessed Wuhan Sanzhen's debut in the First Division, starting the new season with a victory.
More than 500 days of anticipation - City of Valor fights again on the battlefield
Looking back to December 2019, Wuhan's Five Ring Sports Center witnessed Wuhan come to an end as the sixth-placed team in the Chinese Super League. As they dispersed, fans discussed the new season's soccer feast with anticipation.
However, the sudden outbreak of the epidemic made the desire to return to the field of play unattainable. It was not until the end of July that the Chinese professional soccer league was restarted. Wuhan footballers fought bravely in the face of adversity, successfully relegated, the Women's Super League Wuhan Chegu Jiangda team won the championship, three towns in the second team won the championship to promote to the Central League, Wuhan soccer once again revitalized.
With the arrival of the 2021 season, Wuhan has successfully applied to be one of the host cities for the new season of the Central League. The Wuhan Three Town team is ready to meet the challenge of all the big players in the Central League.
On the night of April 24, Wuhan was drizzling, but the enthusiasm of the fans was like a rainbow after the rain, from 5 p.m., there were many fans from all over the world pouring into the Five Ring Sports Center located in the East and West Lake District, a scene that brought back memories of more than 500 days ago.
During the epidemic, the people of Wuhan showed the same resilience as the soldiers of the Han army and fought against the epidemic together. Now, this city of heroes has once again renewed its enthusiasm and vitality, ushering in the grand event of the Central League, allowing the people of Wuhan to once again feel the joy and passion that soccer brings.
At the opening ceremony, Wuhan three town captain Deng Zhuoxiang and other five Wuhan representatives for the fans sang Wuhan Saeki, sang the heart of Wuhan people, sang the love of the city. 10 Wuhan local youth training young players holding flowers to the representative of the flowers, to express the hero's respect, one of the young players is determined to grow up like Deng Zhuoxiang play soccer, for the country to compete for glory. Deng Zhuoxiang encouraged the young players to cheer for the national football team and the motherland!
5-minute goal - Wuhan Sanzhen team opens the door in the first division of the Central League
The new season of the Chinese League A started at the same time in Meizhou, Chengdu and Wuhan, with Wuhan as the venue for the opening ceremony and the opening match, which was also broadcast live on CCTV.
National team boss Li Tie and Football Association president Chen Xuyuan were on hand, with Li Tie saying on social media, "This used to be my battlefield." In the 2019 season, Li Tie led Wuhan to a sixth-place finish in the Chinese Super League. After more than 500 days, he returned to the Five Ring Sports Center again with a lot of emotions.
The opening match was officially played at 7:30 p.m. Wuhan Sanzhen, who made their debut in the Central League, had no fear. During the preparation period, they strengthened their reinforcements, with many players such as Deng Zhuoxiang, Rong Hao, Ren Hang and Geng Xiaofeng having been international players. In addition to two foreigners, Ogbu and Edmilson, the rest of the starting eleven, nine of them have played in the Chinese Super League.
Only five minutes into the match, Wuhan Sanzhen scored. Deng Zhuoxiang took a corner kick, and Luo Senwen scored with a header, making the Fifth Ring Sports Center instantly boil over. Before the end of the first half, Edmilson took a shot to extend the score to 2:0. In the second half, Beijing Polytechnic pulled a goal back, but Sang Yifei created a penalty kick which was scored by himself, and Wuhan Sanzhen finally beat the opponent 3:1, and won the season opener.
As head coach Alberto said before the game, this game is for the city of Wuhan, and this is the beginning of the new season. As the newest team in the Central League, Wuhan Sanzhen still has a long way to go, and we look forward to this new force of Wuhan soccer bringing more joy to the fans in the coming days.
