In the spring breeze of April 16th, the soccer newspaper broke the heavy news: the former flower capital of Guangdong Guangzhou Panther, is about to embark on a new journey, moving to the Whampoa Sports Center to set up camp.
On the night of April 15, Guangzhou Panthers beat Haikou Mingcheng 2-0 in the fifth round of the China B League, ushering in a brilliant five consecutive victories and a 15-point advantage to continue to lead the South Zone standings. In the game, Xia Dalong scored a goal, while Liang Xueming also saw his first goal of the season.
It is worth mentioning that the four consecutive rounds of goals Xia Dalong, since childhood in Japan to receive soccer training, last season is to help Jiuniu successful comeback. At the beginning of this season, he loaned to the Guangzhou Panthers, coach Li Bing has a high evaluation: "Xia Dalong's characteristics of the team's attack is crucial, he accurately grasp the opportunity, this game is to seize the opportunity, his teammates also created a good opportunity for him, which is exactly where the advantages of his position."
Talking about the team's performance this season, Coach Ri Bing is full of confidence: "On the one hand, the coaching team has improved the team's fighting strength through systematic training; on the other hand, with the joining of the new and old players, we are fully prepared in terms of team construction and on-field discipline, and the deficiencies shown in last year's key matches, in particular, have been remedied. The strengthening of technical and tactical training has made this year's league more well-prepared."
Coach Ri Bing further said, "Looking at the results of the last five games, we are quite satisfied. As a team on the rise, we were once in the bottom two and third positions, and we don't have any advantage against many veteran teams and experienced players. Therefore, strengthening the team and preparing for the game as a competitor is the key to improve the strength of the team. Modern soccer is about strong confrontation and quick transitions, on top of which we need to improve our technique and tactics."
Although the team's performance was remarkable, Coach Li Bing also pointed out frankly: "We still have a lot of shortcomings. We encountered a lot of difficulties in the previous matches, but with better chances or luck, we were able to overcome the stalemate time and again. Five wins in a row is something to celebrate, but we still have to face stronger opponents, and we haven't met any really strong teams yet. The only way to win is to put in more effort in games of similar strength."
Looking ahead, Guangzhou Leopards will travel directly from Haikou to Xi'an on the afternoon of April 20 to play Xi'an Chongde Ronghai in the second round of the FA Cup. Immediately after that, on April 28th at 17:00, Guangzhou Leopards will face Shanghai Harbour B at their new home ground, Huangpu Sports Center. At this moment, Guangzhou Leopards will officially bid farewell to Huadu Stadium and start a brand new chapter.
