Shandong Taishan fans from the Haikou Division came from afar.
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In the opening game of the new season of the Chinese Super League that ended on the evening of the 3rd, Shandong Taishan Zhejiang team won the new season 1:0.
After 142 days, the Chinese Super League, which has survived the "cold winter", finally kicked off.
Also long-lost, there are fans in the stadium.
Affected by the epidemic, the second stage of the Chinese Super League last season was played behind closed doors, including important games such as the FA Cup final.
When the fans returned to the stadium, the cheers of the whole stadium, this familiar and intimate feeling, had to make people feel that this is what football should be like.
The opening ceremony of the 2022 Chinese Super League will be held in the Haikou Division.
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At the press conference before the first round of the Meizhou Division, Beijing Guoan coach Xie Feng and Tianjin Jinmen Tigers coach Yu Genwei both expressed their gratitude to the relevant departments and staff in the division that facilitated the smooth start of the league. It's not easy to start the game.
This is by no means a polite remark. For Chinese football in labor pain, it can be said that this season's Chinese Super League has experienced ups and downs before the start of the game, but fortunately, in the end, it can still carry on the hope of Chinese football as it wishes and continue to move forward.
Anyway, this is our own league, our own team.
Affected by the epidemic, the first stage of the Chinese Super League temporarily adopts the competition system, which will be played in the three major competition areas of Meizhou, Haikou and Dalian, but I believe that in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Wuhan... It will still affect the hearts of countless fans.
This sense of urban belonging and geographical complex originating from the Chinese Super League will never be replaced.
The training ground of the Meizhou Division of the Chinese Super League.
Photo by Bian Liqun
I remember that after I arrived in the Meizhou competition area a few days ago, a local netizen in Meizhou asked me privately where I could buy tickets for the Chinese Super League. He said that he had never watched the Chinese Super League live before, and this time he wanted to watch the Meizhou Hakka game at home. .
Regrettably, the Meizhou Division is not yet open to spectators.
But from this small detail, it is enough to see the great significance of the Chinese Super League. It has built a platform where everyone can participate in football and expanded the population base of Chinese football, which is also the hope of Chinese football.
Chinese Super League Fan Carnival in Haikou Division.
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Relatively speaking, Haikou fans are happy and can experience the Chinese Super League games in person in the stadium in front of their home.
It is understood that more than 10,000 fans entered the stadium to watch the game.
Moreover, the organizer of the event specially divided the stadium into three areas: Shandong Taishan team fan area, Zhejiang team fan area and neutral fan area.
Under the special background of the epidemic, the fan areas on the island and outside the island are also divided into them. These are actually useful attempts to restore the normal home and away system in the future.
Including the carnival landing event carefully set up in the Haikou Division, the Chinese Super League has finally returned to the fans.
Chinese Super League Fan Carnival in Haikou Division.
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The opening match between Shandong Taishan and the Zhejiang team, two major Chinese football youth training players, also lived up to expectations. The game was fierce enough and not one-sided.
As a veteran team's "promoted" Zhejiang team, they were not conservative at first. Instead, they took the initiative and gained more absolute opportunities.
It was not until the 74th minute that Shandong Taishan team relied on corner kicks to break the deadlock.
In the end, Shandong Taishan defeated the Zhejiang team 1:0 and won a good start to the new season.
Shandong Taishan team celebrates a goal.
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For the first time in the history of the Chinese Super League this season, 18 teams will participate, and they will play 34 rounds as planned.
In the first stage, because the three divisions will have staggered games, the game day can basically cover a whole week, which means that by mid-July, fans can basically watch the Chinese Super League every day in the evening or prime time in the evening. league.
The official slogan of the Chinese Super League in the new season is "Creating the Future Together". We hope that the Chinese Super League can carry the hope of Chinese football and go on bravely to create a bright future for Chinese football.
(Author Bian Liqun)