Chongqing Tongliang Dragons, who won the C.B. Championship in the previous season, defeated Jiangxi Lushan by a 4-0 score at home, accumulating seven points and jumping to the third place in the table. It's worth noting that foreign goal scorer Tabek also scored his maiden goal in the match, making the newly promoted powerhouse all guns blazing and the super favorite among many teams.
Up to now, after four rounds of fierce battles, the top three teams in the Central League are all newly promoted jockey teams. Although they may not be able to break the pattern of traditional strong teams in the end, they will undoubtedly add more intense and cruel competition to this season.
Meanwhile, another super-favorite, Guangxi Pingguo Ha Rang Guojing, won a narrow 1-0 home victory over Wuxi Wuhu thanks to Gao Jiarun's header, earning them a valuable three points and becoming one of the seven-point teams in the standings. In the next round, Guangxi will face Shijiazhuang Kung Fu away from home, which will be a key battle for the future trend.
Shijiazhuang Kung Fu Team became the first team to change their head coach this season, showing their desire to reach the Super League. Recently, the selection of the new coach is in full swing, and well-known coaches, including Xie Hui, have become favorites. From the recent two rounds of matches, Shijiazhuang Kungfu beat Jiangxi Lushan 2-1 on the road and Qingdao Red Lions 2-0 at home, this team has extraordinary strength, especially the stable play of veteran Wang Song. If the new coach can be successfully put in place, their overall fighting strength is expected to be further improved.
Currently, Shanghai Jiading Huilong and Yanbian Longding are ranked 7th and 8th in the table with 5 points from 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss respectively, which is an improvement compared to last season. Meanwhile, Wuxi Wuhu, Nanjing City, Qingdao Red Lions, Heilongjiang Bingcheng and Guangzhou are all ranked 9th to 13th with 4 points. Among them, Nanjing City, which has ambitions to reach the Super League, has not had a good start.
After three consecutive draws, the Foshan Southern Lions suffered their first defeat in this round of the tournament and are ranked 14th after four rounds, a far cry from their final ranking of seventh last season.
Liaoning Ironmen are in the relegation zone with only 2 points after four rounds and ranked 15th in the new season's reinforcement, a result that is more or less unexpected. It seems that this team needs to put in more effort to achieve transcendence.
Jiangxi Lushan is at the bottom of the table with only 1 point after four rounds. This result undoubtedly sends out a dangerous signal, because once relegated again, they will not be able to make up for the regret of returning to the Central League.
