Hainan epidemic raging, the Chinese Football League preparatory group on August 8, decisive to the Chinese Super League 12th round of fixtures to make substantial adjustments. Of the nine scheduled matches, only four were able to be played normally, and the remaining five were forced to be postponed. What's more, the two matches of the 16th round were also temporarily adjusted to the 12th round. Despite the huge changes, all the teams showed a high degree of cooperation. In the first round of the second stage, the passion of Dalian fans and the fervor of Henan fans together awakened the almost forgotten pure charm of soccer, and all of them went all out for this rare home and away system.
The original fixtures for the 12th round of the Super League are as follows:
August 12, 19:30, Zhejiang vs Guangzhou, Huzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium;
August 12, 20:00, Shenzhen vs Dalian Ren, Mission Hills Soccer Base Stadium, Haikou;
Cangzhou Lions vs Shanghai Seaport, August 12, 20:00, Wuyuanhe Stadium, Haikou;
August 12, 19:30, Wuhan Three Town vs Beijing Guoan, Wuhan Sports Center Stadium;
August 13, 19:30, Shanghai Shenhua vs Shandong Taishan, Jinzhou Stadium, Dalian;
August 13, 19:30, Changchun Yatai vs Chengdu Rongcheng, Changchun Sports Center Stadium;
Guangzhou City vs Wuhan Yangtze River, Guangzhou Yuexiushan Stadium, August 13, 19:30
August 13, 19:30, Henan Songshan Longmen vs Meizhou Hakka, Zhengzhou Navigation Stadium;
Hebei vs Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, Haikou Guanyonghu Soccer Base Stadium, August 13, 20:00
The adjusted four games are as follows:
August 11, 20:00, Hebei vs Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, Mission Hills Haikou Football Base;
August 12, 19:30, Wuhan Sanzhen vs Beijing Guoan, Wuhan Sports Center;
Guangzhou City vs Wuhan Yangtze River, Guangzhou Yuexiushan Stadium, August 13, 19:30
August 13, 19:00, Henan Songshan Longmen vs Meizhou Hakka, Zhengzhou Navigation Stadium.
The other five matches originally scheduled for Round 12 have been postponed to a later date. Meanwhile, the two matches originally scheduled for Round 16 have also been rescheduled to Round 12:
August 12, 20:00, Guangzhou vs Chengdu Rongcheng, Wuyuanhe Stadium, Haikou;
Cangzhou Lions vs Shandong Taishan, Mission Hills Soccer Base Stadium, Haikou, 20:00, August 12th.
As we all know, the reason for this adjustment is that there is an epidemic in Haikou, and the latest epidemic prevention policy in Haikou stipulates that "leaving Haikou requires seven days and five inspections". At present, there are still six Chinese Super League teams stranded in Haikou, including Cangzhou Lions, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, Hebei team and so on. In the 11th round of the Super League, Shenzhen and Zhejiang teams were the first to leave Haikou, but the Shenzhen team had to postpone their match with Dalian people due to the epidemic prevention requirements.
The preparatory group of the CFF studied and found that among the six teams stranded in Haikou, Hebei and Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, the two teams with their home stadiums in Haikou, would have to face each other in the 12th round, while the other four teams would face each other in the 16th round. So, the preparation group of the Chinese Football League arranged the six teams to take the lead in the fight against each other. The reporter also learned that, because the Chinese Super League round 12 of five matches were postponed, August 30 and 31 of the preparatory match day will also be activated.
As things stand, in a week's time, these Super League teams will be able to leave the Haikou tournament depending on circumstances. However, it must be noted that the 13th and 14th rounds of the Super League, including the future, may still face adjustments.
The restructuring of the schedule is something that almost all clubs are doing their best to accommodate, even though it does objectively inconvenience some teams.
In the previous round, two matches allowed some fans to enter the stadium, creating an enviable atmosphere, Dalian people in the conditions of the already full Chinese class and 10 people missing, and even the skipper Xie Hui also suffered a suspension, but still managed to draw three foreign aid out of the Shanghai seaport, in addition to the efforts of the team up and down, the Puwan Stadium, 15,968 fans are also a great credit; and the return of the Marine Stadium home matches after a 980-day break Henan Songshan Longmen, who returned to the Maritime Stadium for a home game after 980 days, also swept Beijing Guoan 3-0 amidst the cheering of 6,567 fans - everyone understands what a wonderful experience it is to have the home team's fans on the field, and even more so, how hard it is to come by with such a home-and-away match system.
Regarding the epidemic in Haikou, another focus of attention for Chinese Super League fans is the Chinese national team selection squad that returned to Haikou to undergo quarantine after participating in the East Asian Cup.
In the 11th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) matches, the international players of the national team selection squad did not participate, which had a greater impact on the teams, among which the most affected are Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Shanghai Shenhua. Guangzhou's Jiang Guangtai and Wu Shaocong are the core of the team's defense, Shenzhen's Dai Weijun is the team's absolute core of the midfield, Shanghai Shenhua's team is a big reduction in strength, whether it's Liu Ruofan or Zhu Chenjie in front of the team is very important to the team. The final performance of the three teams also suffered a small impact, Guangzhou and Shenzhen suffered a defeat, Shenhua is relying on the team's strict defense, in the case of fewer than two people hard to draw Yatai.
The good thing is that from the adjusted schedule, at least for this round, all three teams will have their losses mitigated. Among them, Shanghai Shenhua and Shenzhen are due to delayed matches, while Guangzhou is playing in Haikou, when Jiang Guangtai and Wu Shaocong can return to the team.
Home and away is the general trend, but the existing background, home and away matches system of restoration is bound to go through a tortuous process, there is no perfect solution, each team has to bear different pressures, but also need to make the necessary sacrifices in the present or in the future. Fortunately, both the CFF preparatory team and the clubs are doing their best to escort the league.
