On October 28, Qingdao West Coast drew 1-1 with Chengdu Rongcheng in the 29th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL), locking up a relegation spot in the early round. After the match, Soccer News commented on this crucial matchup, emphasizing that the team's three consecutive victories laid a solid foundation for the road to relegation.
Although Qingdao West Coast was ahead at one point in the game, they ended up shaking hands with Chengdu Rongcheng, which was somewhat of an upset. However, this draw is especially crucial in the relegation battle. The current relegation situation is as follows: Cangzhou Lions with 29 points, Qingdao West Coast with 29 points, Meizhou Hakka with 27 points, Qingdao Hainiu with 26 points, and Shenzhen Xinpengcheng in the bottom two with 26 points. Nantong Zhiyun's 22 points have confirmed relegation. Even if Meizhou Hakka reaches 30 points with a win in the final round, Qingdao Hainiu and Shenzhen Xinpengcheng can each accumulate 29 points with a win, but Qingdao West Coast has already been successfully relegated unless Meizhou Hakka beats Shandong Taishan on the road, Qingdao Hainiu beats Cangzhou Lions at home, and Shenzhen Xinpengcheng beats Nantong Zhiyun at home, which can only be changed if all three of them happen at the same time.
If Cangzhou Lions, Qingdao West Coast, Qingdao Hainiu and Shenzhen Xinpengcheng all have 29 points, then relegation will depend on their mutual wins and losses. For example, if Qingdao Hainiu beat Cangzhou Lions, the four teams' mutual performance points are: Qingdao Hainiu 15 points, Qingdao West Coast 10 points, Cangzhou Lions 6 points, Shenzhen Xinpengcheng 2 points. Qingdao West Coast is relegated by virtue of this advantage. Shenzhen New Pengcheng in the relegation of the key battle only 2 points, both from the draw with the Cangzhou Lions, facing Qingdao's two teams suffered a double kill, the situation is worrying.
The key to Qingdao West Coast's relegation success was the previous three consecutive victories, defeating Nantong Zhiyun and Shandong Taishan on the road and Shenzhen Xinpengcheng at home, two of which against relegation rivals were significant. At the same time, taking advantage of Taishan's distraction to win also added weight to the relegation.
For Qingdao West Coast, which has just been promoted to the Chinese Super League, after the relegation success, it is natural that they need to make a comprehensive summary of this season and make all preparations for next season.
