Provincial-Hong Kong Cup: A number of new reinforcements from Xinpengcheng reinforced the Guangdong team, and Baihelamu rushed to Guangzhou

Reporter Wang Wei reports At half past seven in the evening of January 15, the first leg of the 43rd Provincial Hong Kong Cup Football Tournament will kick off at Yuexiushan Stadium in Guangzhou, with the Guangdong team facing the Hong Kong team. On the evening of January 14, the Guangdong team had their last pre-match practice at Yuexiushan Stadium. Jiang Zhipeng, Ji Jiabao, Zhang Xiaobin and Yang Yiming, who were seconded from Rongcheng, and other players just signed by Shenzhen Xinpengcheng team are all eligible to play. It is also understood that after coordination with the national team, the international player Baihelam arrived in Guangzhou from Haikou on the evening of January 14 and is expected to participate in the competition on the evening of January 15.

The Guangdong team participating in this year's Provincial and Hong Kong Cup is based on Shenzhen Xinpeng City, and the players from several other clubs in the province have Hou Yu, Tian Ziyi, Xia Dalong, and Li Ning. The Guangdong team had been training in Shenzhen and arrived in Guangzhou from Shenzhen at noon on January 14. On the evening of the 14th, the whole team conducted training at Yuexiu Mountain Stadium under the leadership of executive coach Lattanzio.

In Yuexiu Mountain Stadium, you can feel the strong atmosphere of the "Tenth Five-Year Games" in advance. At the entrance of the stadium, there is a display board for the countdown to the 15th National Games, and on both sides of the large screen of the stadium, the slogan of the 15th National Games of "Passion for the 15th National Games, Vitality of the Greater Bay Area" is very eye-catching, and the icons of the mascot "Joyful and Happy" also appear on the display board of the "Provincial and Hong Kong Cup".

Judging from the pre-match training, the Guangdong team may adopt a 343 formation, and the goalkeeper Ji Jiabao, who has newly joined Shenzhen Xinpeng City, defenders Jiang Zhipeng, Zhang Yujie and defender Yang Yiming, who is seconded from Rongcheng, are all expected to start; In midfield, Zhang Xiaobin, who has newly joined Xinpeng City, will play a core role; On the offensive side, Xinpeng City's veterans Zhou Dadi, Baihelamu and Guangzhou Leopards' center Xia Dalong are expected to start together.

As a Guangdong player, Yang Yiming is participating in the Provincial and Hong Kong Cup for the first time, and he revealed that the whole team trains very hard, and everyone is looking forward to striving for good results. "For me, the Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup, as a traditional annual football event between Guangdong and Hong Kong, carries the important mission of promoting sports and cultural exchanges and integration in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Sports competitions are an important bridge to connect people's hearts and promote regional exchanges and development. Yang Yiming said, "As a Guangdong player, it is my first time to participate in the Provincial and Hong Kong Cup, and I am both excited and looking forward to it, hoping to help the team achieve good results." ”

Jiang Zhipeng used to represent the Guangzhou R&F team in Yuexiu Mountain, and returned to Yuexiu Mountain after many years, Jiang Zhipeng said that everything here made him feel very familiar, "It's good to be back in Yuexiu Mountain, I feel like home." The current Yuexiushan Stadium is newer and more beautiful, but for me, it is still the 'taste' of the past. I have participated in the Provincial and Hong Kong Cup once, and I know very well what this competition means for Guangdong football. Now, everything is going according to the rhythm of the preparation for the new season of Xinpeng City, the whole team is definitely in the run-in stage, we are all mentally prepared, and we hope to win the first leg tomorrow night. Jiang Zhipeng said.

At half past six in the evening of January 14, the Hong Kong, China team conducted pre-match training at Yuexiushan Stadium, and the Hong Kong, China team member Zeng Yixing said: "In the first leg of the game, of course, I hope to win, we know that it will be difficult to play when we come to Yuexiushan Stadium, but we will try our best to do the deployment of the coach." It's also the first time we've worked with a new coach and tried to adapt to his system. ”

On the afternoon of January 14, the 6th Provincial Hong Kong Cup Women's Football Match was held at the side court of Guangzhou Tianhe Stadium. As a result, the Guangdong women's football team defeated the Hong Kong women's football team 4-0 and won the "sixth consecutive championship" of the event. The 43rd Provincial and Hong Kong Cup consists of three competitions: a two-legged main match, a single-legged women's football match, and a two-legged senior match. Among them, the women's football match is the turn of the Guangdong team as the host this year. In the previous women's football match, the Guangdong team won the "five consecutive championships".

Xie Changjing, chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Football Association, and other leaders watched the 6th Provincial Hong Kong Cup Women's Football Match, and they believed that this Provincial and Hong Kong Cup coincided with the year of the 15th National Games, which was of extraordinary significance as the first shot of the year. "We have carefully prepared for this provincial and Hong Kong cup, and hope that the women's football team, the senior competition, and the main match can finally win the championship. On the evening of the 15th, the first leg of the Provincial and Hong Kong Cup was staged at Yuexiu Mountain Stadium, which is also a warm-up for this year's 15th National Games, and I hope everyone can get a good result! ”

As an annual football event between Guangdong and Hong Kong, this year's Provincial and Hong Kong Cup coincides with the 15th National Games, which is jointly held in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. As the "prelude" to the 15th National Games, the Guangdong team is looking forward to starting the first year of the National Games in the Provincial Hong Kong Cup Football Tournament and joining hands with the Hong Kong, China team to continue to write a magnificent new chapter in southern Guangdong football.