Under the hot sun, on August 5, the Nanjing Region witnessed a highlight of the 13th round of the Central League, as Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic defeated Beijing North Sports University by a 3-0 score. However, the cruelty of the match did not dissipate with the cheers of victory. Due to the soaring temperatures that day, a number of Shaanxi players suffered from severe dehydration after the match and had to be evacuated from the field in an ambulance.
The surface temperature in Nanjing was already a staggering 50.5 degrees Celsius for the 4:00 p.m. match, and Shaanxi player Xu Zhaoji was one of the victims of this grueling event.
The incident has not only attracted widespread attention in China, but has also been reported by Korean and Japanese media. The Korean media noted that it was amazing that an ambulance incident was caused by a Chinese team playing in such extreme heat. The Japanese media, on the other hand, described the match as "harsh" and attracted international attention.
