The ancient city of Gusu witnessed a fierce battle in the second round of the Super League play-offs yesterday. The Dalian People's Team suffered a 0:1 defeat against Chengdu Rongcheng Team, and went out with a total score of 1:2. Meanwhile, Zhejiang team shook hands with Qingdao team 0:0, but due to the advantage of the first round, stood out with a total score of 1:0, successfully promoted.
It is worth mentioning that Dalian Ren and Chengdu Rongcheng suffered heavy penalties from the CFA in the last round of matches, so this extra match was highly anticipated. During the match, the two teams exchanged attacks and defenses, but neither team was able to break the deadlock. In the second half, Chengdu Rongcheng's foreign aid player Romulo took a long shot from the perimeter, and the ball bounced into the net, and Dalian Ren's goalkeeper Zhang Chong tried his best to save the ball, but he was unable to do anything.
On the other hand, Qingdao recalled two foreign players, but failed to turn the situation around in the match with Zhejiang and drew 0:0. After two rounds, Qingdao lost 0:1 on aggregate and returned to the Central League after two seasons.
With the conclusion of the Super League play-offs, the list of participants for the 2022 Chinese Super League season has been officially released. Chengdu Rongcheng and Zhejiang have been promoted, together with Wuhan Sanzhen and Meizhou Hakka, who have been promoted directly to the Super League, there will be four "promoted horses" in the new season, which is a new record for the Chinese league.
Surprisingly, both Chinese Super League teams lost to Central League One teams in the play-offs. On the one hand, the tight schedule of the Chinese Super League has led to the physical overdraft of the teams, such as the injuries of Dalian People's strikers Lin Liangming and Boateng, which affected the strength of the teams. On the other hand, several Central League One teams have invested heavily and have the strength and fighting power to make it to the Premier League.
In 2022, the Chinese Super League will expand to 18 teams, the largest in its history. Although Dalian Ren and Qingdao have been relegated, they still have a chance to be recruited. Currently, the outlook for teams such as Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic and Hebei is worrying.
