Nandu News Reporter Wu Chunyi On the evening of April 20, the seventh round of the Chinese Super League started. Shenzhen Xinpengcheng, which has been on a strong rise recently, "returned to its hometown" to challenge the Chengdu Chengdu team, which ranked second in the standings, and became a much-watched team. A focus battle. In the second half of the game, Serbian foreign aid Dugalic "dyed red to give points." Shenzhen Xinpengcheng, who played one less player, unfortunately lost 1:3 and sent his opponent to the top of the standings.
As head coach Jesus Tato said before the game, "This game is very difficult." The Chengdu Rongcheng team, which had previously won four consecutive league victories, was very strong. The home attendance for this campaign was a season high of 40,521 people, which also made Shenzhen Xinpeng City go through a tough battle. In the entire game, the referee showed a total of 1 red card and 8 yellow cards. Shenzhen Xinpengcheng had to face the disadvantage of playing one less player in the last 30 minutes. The opponent's player Felipe successfully performed a "hat trick". The final score was locked at 3:1.
It is worth mentioning that, as former "brother teams", this is the first time that Shenzhen Xinpengcheng and Chengdu Rongcheng teams have faced each other in the Chinese Super League. Since the 2019 season, the two sides, which were still teams in the same city, have not yet changed their names. They have played in the Chinese League Two, Chinese League One and Football Association Cup under the names of Sichuan Youbixuan (Shenzhen Xinpengcheng) and Chengdu Xingcheng (Chengdu Rongcheng). There have been many battle records in the arena. Coupled with the defeat in this campaign, Shenzhen Xinpengcheng also lagged behind its opponents in terms of overall record with 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses.
"Despite this, our performance was good. We created several good opportunities, and the fighting spirit of the players persisted until the last minute." After the game, head coach Jesus Tato recognized the team's performance, and said that players need to rest and recover to be ready for the next game.
On the evening of April 26, Shenzhen Xinpeng City will return to its home stadium, Baoan Stadium, to wait for the visiting Qingdao Hainiu.
