On the night of April 25th, the clock struck 19:35 and the first round of the Central League match between Meizhou Hakka and Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopard started. In the first half, Meizhou Hakka seized the initiative and attacked like a tidal wave, Liang Xueming scored with a supplementary shot, while Hou Yu made a key save on the goal line. In the second half, Cui Jinming increased the score, Chen Guoxi's shot hit the goal post, and Muhameti equalized the goal before the end, finally Meizhou Hakka beat Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopard 2-1.
Meizhou Hakka failed to make it to the Super League after finishing fifth in last season's Central League. In the new season, they are making a comeback and still aim to hit the Super League, while Dumbya is still the core of the team's front line. Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopard is playing with a full Chinese squad this season, and although they have brought in fresh blood, the overall age of the team is on the young side.
With the referee's whistle, the match started officially. In the 5th minute, Meizhou Hakka launched an attack, Dumbya's header went into the goal, and Liang Xueming's shot was parried off the line by the goalkeeper.
In the 11th minute, Meizhou Hakka had a long shot from outside the perimeter blocked by a defender.
In the 14th minute, Meizhou Hakka's cross was touched by Dumbya's header, Liang Xue Ming made a successful grab but failed to complete his turn and shot, the ball was cleared by a defender.
In the 15th minute, Meizhou Hakka launched an attack from the left side, Guo Yi inserted a shot which was blocked by the goalkeeper, and Liang Xueming made up the score to give Meizhou Hakka a 1-0 lead.
In the 22nd minute, Meizhou Hakka crossed from the right and Dumbya's shot grazed the post.
In the 24th minute, Dumbya's header from a Meizhou Hakka cross from the left went over the crossbar.
In the 26th minute, Meizhou Hakka attacked from the left and Guo Yi shot over the crossbar from inside the penalty area.
In the 28th minute, Guo Yi fired a shot from inside the penalty area and the goalkeeper put the ball over the line with one palm.
In the 40th minute, Guo Yi received a yellow card for a foul in the backfield.
In the 42nd minute, Meizhou Hakka crossed from the left and Dumbya's header was of top quality, which was parried by the goalkeeper in time.
In the 46th minute, Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopard crossed the ball from the left, Abdullah's header was saved by Hou Yu.
The first half ended with Meizhou Hakka leading Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopard 1-0.
In the 50th minute, Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopard crossed from the left and a defender grabbed a header to clear the ball.
In the 56th minute, Meizhou Hakka went straight to the right, Dumbya inverted the triangle back to Cui Jinming and pushed the ball into the goal to give Meizhou Hakka a 2-0 lead.
In the 62nd minute, Meizhou Hakka's free kick from the left side was headed in by a defender, and Chen Guoxi's draw hit the post and bounced out.
In the 64th minute, Huo Liang drew a yellow card for a pulling foul behind him.
In the 71st minute, Meizhou Hakka attacked, but the attackers hesitated and failed to form a shot.
In the 80th minute, Meizhou Hakka's cross from the right was met by a header from inside the box that went over the crossbar.
In the 88th minute, Meizhou Hakka sent a direct ball from the midfield, Dumbya followed up and the goalkeeper reacted quickly to parry the ball away.
In the 91st minute, Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopard crossed the ball from the left side of the road, Maihemuti stopped the ball on his chest inside the penalty area and shot from a small angle, which was blocked by a defender.
In the 94th minute, Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopard drove the ball into the penalty area with a big kick, and Muhammadi got the ball and pushed it into the goal, Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopard 1-2 Meizhou Hakka.
At full time, Meizhou Hakka defeated Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopard 2-1.
Starting lineup:
Meizhou Hakka starting lineup: 22-Hou Yu, 4-Laureus, 7-Guo Yi, 8-Liang Xueming, 9-Igao, 10-Dumbya, 13-Shi Liang, 17-Yang Yihu, 18-Huo Liang, 25-Shao Zhen, 32-Xu Lei
Substitutes: 5-Lu Lin, 19-Gui Hong, 33-Liu Sheng, 23-Cui Wei, 27-Li Zhilang, 31-Su Shihao, 11-Jisen, 24-Yang Wenji, 3-Li Junfeng, 1-Li Zheng, 28-Cai Haochang, 37-Chen Guoxiang
Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopard start: 1-Aikramujiang, 2-Wu Hang, 4-Zheng Yiming, 5-Elza Aikbay, 7-Abdullah, 11-Daniyar, 14-Maihemuti, 16-Zhang Ao, 24-Elizati, 26-Chaghzili, 28-Baihtiyal
Substitutes: 12-Machao, 29-Ilias, 13-Mahmuti Jiang, 17-Huang Wenzhuo, 25-Muhamati, 27-Aik Baier, 15-Mustahan, 30-Abdulmalik, 8-Sihezati, 18-Li Jingrun, 32-Huang Yuandong, 6-Elpaty
