April 3 news, turn to the night of April 5, Beijing Guoan team will usher in the challenge of the reigning supremacy of Shanghai Harbour in the fourth round of the Chinese Super League, this duel will be the first home battle of the season. Beijing Youth Daily revealed that Guoan has made comprehensive preparations for the home field, including optimizing the ticketing system, improving facility maintenance and updating the lawn.
It is reported that the exterior decoration of the Workers' Stadium for the new season has been perfectly wrapped up, with signs all around and the interests of suppliers and sponsors properly protected. The locker rooms inside the stadium have also been refreshed, and lockers with players' avatars have been set up.
In the lawn, informed sources revealed that after the end of the last season, the Workers Stadium began to carry out a comprehensive scientific management of the lawn, after a variety of demonstration and research, and ultimately adopted the "field of wintering" maintenance strategy, the introduction of floor heating, supplemental light, ventilation systems and other high-tech equipment, successfully responded to the challenge of the cold in Beijing. Today, the turf is in excellent condition, density, color and flatness.
Guoan head coach Suarez spoke highly of the quality of the turf, and the staff in charge of the team's affairs also said that the flatness of the turf is now comparable to that of the top stadiums in Asia and even Europe, and that they expect such a high-quality venue to help Guoan shine in their first home game of the season.
Fans were equally prepared to be enthusiastic, and ticket sales for Guoan were exceptionally brisk. Once the loose tickets for this season's home games went on sale, six tickets were sold out within half an hour. It is reported that more than 27,000 Guoan annual tickets have been sold this year, a figure that even exceeds the average number of spectators for many teams in the Chinese Super League. It is worth mentioning that the highest annual ticket sales in Guoan's history was 21,000 in the 2019 season, and this year has set a new record.
To summarize, both from the point of view of hardware facilities and software services, Guoan team has been fully prepared for the new season's home games, just waiting for the focus of the fire lit five days later.
