In the morning sunshine of April 25, the first round of the 2021 season of the Central League was rekindled with four exciting battles. In the previous night's match, Wuhan Three Town beat Beijing Institute of Technology by a score of 3:1, while Zhejiang swept Zibo Cuju by an absolute advantage of 4:0. These two matchups were born a total of 8 goals, the average goal as high as 4 goals, scoring efficiency is high, staggering. After the first round of the tournament, Zhejiang team with an unshakeable advantage to lead the standings, and Wuhan three towns followed by one or two.
The match between Nanjing City and Nantong Zhiyun kicked off at 14:50 in the afternoon. Both sides sent out their strongest lineups in the first round of the tournament, eager to make a difference in this matchup. In Nanjing City's lineup, foreigner Lionel Messi led the starting lineup, while Nantong Zhiyun sent a double foreigner lineup.
Just five minutes into the game, NJC got off to a fantastic start. Lionel Messi gave his team the first lead with a precise sweeping shot. However, the slow-motion replay showed that the goal seemed to be a handball.
In the 23rd minute, Nantong Zhiyun's Fei Yu sent a precise pass outside the penalty area, Chagas and Jiang Zilei skillfully cooperated in the penalty area, and the ball was drilled into the goal like a fish in water, and Nantong Zhiyun equalized the score. After that, both teams exchanged attacks and defenses, but neither team was able to rewrite the score. In the end, the two teams ended in a 1:1 draw.
At 15:45, Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic and Sichuan Jiuniu faced off. Both teams were in the relegation group last season and were lucky to be relegated. In the new season, both clubs spared no expense in attracting reinforcements in order to improve the strength of their teams. Sichuan Jiuniu brought in free agent Nansong, renewed the lease of Zheng Shengxiong, and at the same time tapped newcomers from within, while Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic signed strong reinforcements such as Du Changjie and Ma Junliang, as well as rented Ding Jie and brought in Ma Xiaolei, which has significantly strengthened the strength of the team.
As the first round of the league match, the first half was slow and both sides were attacking and defending each other. Yang He threatened with a number of crosses from the right side of the field, while Du Changjie's shot from the side of the field nearly broke the goal. The deadlock was broken towards the end of the match. In the 82nd minute, Tambu won a corner kick with a shot from outside the penalty area, and Raoul scored with a header from Dingjie's corner kick, Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic won the game 1:0 and ushered in the new season.
At 19:20, Meizhou Hakka and Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopard started their match. Liang Xueming and Cui Wei scored one after another, and Muhameti equalized at the end of the game, finally Meizhou Hakka beat Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopard 2-1 and won the opening red. Although the Xinjiang Snow Leopard lost 1-2, the young Snow Leopard showed the spirit of daring to fight against Meizhou Hakka with three foreign aiders, and I believe that they will find their new selves with the training and matches.
At 19:25, the match between Kunshan and Beijing BeiShiDa had its ups and downs. Kunshan team introduced Feng Boyuan and Zhang Chenglin to lead the game, showing the team's determination to reach the Super League in the new season. Beijing North Sports University, on the other hand, played with a full Chinese class, and veteran Yan Xianggong was placed on the bench to wait for the match. Beijing North Sports University scored twice in the 40th and 64th minutes, and Kunshan equalized in the 67th and 72nd minutes, and finally the two teams shook hands and made a draw. As of April 25, six matches have been completed in the first round of the 2021 season of the Central League. On the table, Zhejiang topped the table, followed by Wuhan Sanzhen and Meizhou Hakka in third. Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic, Kunshan, Beijing North Sports University, Nanjing City and Nantong Zhiyun are fourth to eighth. Xinjiang Xuebao are 15th, Sichuan Jiuniu 16th, Beijing Polytechnic second from bottom and Zibo Cuju at the bottom of the table. The last three matches of the first round will be played on April 26th.
