August 8, Hainan epidemic under the influence of the Chinese Football League preparatory group decisively made adjustments to the 12th round of the Chinese Super League tournament. The original 9 matches, only 4 as scheduled, the remaining 5 postponed. At the same time, the two matches of the 16th round were also skillfully moved to the 12th round. This series of changes is big, but all the teams are actively cooperate, and strive to the first round of the second phase of the smooth progress of the tournament.
The original Super League Round 12 fixtures are as follows:
August 12, 19:30, Zhejiang vs Guangzhou, Huzhou Olympic Sports Center;
August 12, 20:00, Shenzhen vs Dalian Ren, Mission Hills Haikou;
Cangzhou Lions vs Shanghai Seaport, Haikou Wuyuanhe, Aug. 12, 20 p.m;
August 12, 19:30, Wuhan Sanzhen vs Beijing Guoan, Wuhan Sports Center;
August 13, 19:30, Shanghai Shenhua vs Shandong Taishan, Dalian Jinzhou;
August 13, 19:30, Changchun Yatai vs Chengdu Rongcheng, Changchun Sports Center;
Guangzhou City vs Wuhan Yangtze River, August 13, 19:30, Yuexiu Mountain, Guangzhou;
August 13, 19:30, Henan Songshan Longmen vs Meizhou Hakka, Zhengzhou Sailing;
Hebei vs Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, Mission Hills Haikou, Aug. 13, 20 p.m.
The adjusted four games are as follows:
Hebei vs Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, Mission Hills Haikou, Aug. 11, 20 p.m;
August 12, 19:30, Wuhan Sanzhen vs Beijing Guoan, Wuhan Sports Center;
Guangzhou City vs Wuhan Yangtze River, August 13, 19:30, Yuexiu Mountain, Guangzhou;
August 13, 19:00, Henan Songshan Longmen vs Meizhou Hakka, Zhengzhou Sailing.
The remaining five matches have been postponed and will be announced later. Meanwhile, two matches originally scheduled for Round 16 have been rescheduled to Round 12:
August 12, 20:00, Guangzhou vs Chengdu Rongcheng, Wuyuanhe, Haikou;
Cangzhou Lions vs Shandong Taishan, Mission Hills Haikou, Aug. 12, 20 p.m.
The outbreak has led to an upgraded anti-epidemic policy in the Haikou tournament area, requiring five inspections to be completed in seven days to leave Haikou, causing six Chinese Super League teams to be stranded in Haikou. These include Cangzhou Lions, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers and Hebei. After in-depth study, the preparatory group of the CFL decided to put the six teams first to fight each other, and arranged for August 30th and 31st preparatory match day.
It is predicted that in a week's time, these Chinese Super League teams will have a chance to leave the Haikou tournament. However, the 13th, 14th and even future rounds of the Super League could still face adjustments.
Despite the inconvenience caused by the schedule adjustment to some teams, almost all clubs are fully cooperating. For example, in the previous round of matches, Dalian People managed to draw with Shanghai Seaport despite facing a 10-man absence and the suspension of their skipper, thanks to the support of the fans at Puwan Stadium. And Henan Songshan Longmen swept Beijing Guoan 3-0 in their home match at the Navigation Stadium with the support of 6,567 fans.
Regarding the epidemic in Haikou, the focus of attention of the Chinese Super League fans also includes the national football selection team that previously participated in the East Asian Cup. As the international players did not participate, it had a big impact on the teams of Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Shanghai Shenhua. However, judging from the adjusted schedule, at least for this round, the losses of all three teams will be mitigated.
The home-and-away system is the general trend, but in this context, its recovery process is destined to be tortuous. Each team has to endure different pressures and make necessary sacrifices. Thankfully, both the CFL preparatory team and the clubs are doing their best to escort the league.
