The first leg of the Provincial and Hong Kong Cup penalty shot saves the Guangdong team! Returning to Yuexiu Mountain, "Old Ginger" is still "spicy"

Reporter Wang Wei reports On the evening of January 15, the first leg of the 43rd Provincial Hong Kong Cup Football Tournament was staged at Yuexiushan Stadium in Guangzhou, and after 90 minutes of fierce competition, the Guangdong team at home drew 1-1 with the Hong Kong team with Jiang Zhipeng's penalty. After the game, Jiang Zhipeng said: "Whether it is home or away, we will try our best to win and hope to win the championship. ”

On the evening of January 14, the Guangdong team, led by head coach Zhou Sui'an and executive coach and Xinpeng City head coach Lattanzio, went to Yuexiu Mountain Stadium for the last practice. It is worth noting that the international player Baihelamu, who had previously participated in the Haikou training camp in the national football team, returned to Guangzhou that night, and on the evening of January 15, Baihelamu started on behalf of the Guangdong team.

The Guangdong team adopted an offensive formation of 343, with Ji Jiabao, who newly joined Shenzhen Xinpeng City, as the goalkeeper, and the defenders were composed of Wang Qiao, Yang Yiming, and Hu Ruibao; The midfield is composed of captain Zhang Yudong plus Zhang Yujie, Hou Yu and Li Zhi; The offensive end is composed of Zhou Dadi, Baihelamu and Guangzhou Leopards' center Xia Dalong. The Hong Kong, China team is mostly young, and the defense is quite tough, and there is a certain threat in the quick counterattack.

In the 40th minute, Liu Jiaqiao faced a three-man bag on the left side of the penalty area to divide the ball in the middle, Stephen Pengli leaned on Hou Yu and turned to hit the goal, the ball rebounded twice and then ran into the net, and the Hong Kong, China team took the lead in the away game. The highlights of the first half of the Guangdong team mainly focused on the cooperation of the two forwards, Bai Helamu and Xia Dalong, but Xia Dalong was replaced due to injury before the end of the first half.

In the second half, the offensive efficiency of the Guangdong team improved, and several substitute players brought vitality to the team: in the 74th minute, Jiang Zhipeng instigated an attack with a long pass from the backfield, Xia Hezati tried to pick the ball in the penalty area and failed, and the referee Li Haixin judged the handball of the Hong Kong team players and awarded a penalty, Jiang Zhipeng made a quick success, pulling the two sides back to the same running line. In the end, the two sides shook hands 1-1.

It is worth mentioning that Jiang Zhipeng played for Guangzhou R&F from 2014 to 2018, when the team's home stadium was Yuexiushan Stadium. "It's very kind to come to Yuexiushan Stadium to play, the color of the stands has not changed, and it is still the golden Yuexiushan Stadium, which is very familiar."

Stepping on Yuexiu Mountain Stadium again after many years, Jiang Zhipeng's penalty kick to save the team is of great significance to him, "My goal in Yuexiu Mountain did have some world waves, and I still remember the goal I scored against the Singapore team (Singapore Warriors) in the AFC Champions League qualifiers (second round of qualifying). ”

Regarding the substitute debut, whether it played at the level it should have, Jiang Zhipeng said: "The team's winter training is now more than ten days, I only trained with the team on January 8 and 9, I think it's good to have this state, as the game progresses, everyone has slowly found a rhythm." The first thing we have to do is to be ourselves, the arrival of new players is also a process of familiarization and exploration for everyone, and we must take our time. ”

When the team won the penalty, Jiang Zhipeng stood up, "The pressure is too great, I'm afraid of kicking away, and my legs are still shaking after kicking." He said: "In the league, it is usually punished by foreign players, and in this game, I think the penalty is very important, so I went up and took it. ”

Talking about returning to Guangdong, Jiang Zhipeng said: "I am very grateful to the Shenzhen Xinpeng City team for giving a new contract to players of my age, I am very grateful to them for recognizing my performance and hard work in the past league, and thank our coach for giving me a lot of help after I arrived in the team. ”

After the game, Jiang Zhipeng also sent blessings to the athletes of the National Games, "I once won the men's football championship of the National Games. I wish all the athletes of the 15th National Games good results. ”

The head coach who led the Hong Kong team this time was Dai Yannuo, who led the team to concentrate on training from the 13th, and only brought two training sessions to face the first leg directly. Speaking after the game, Diano said: "We only had a day or two to prepare, so we didn't play to our full level, but it was expected and the players did their part. I'm looking forward to coming back to the home game, the draw and a goal, which is a good result. ”

At 8 p.m. on January 22, the two sides will move to the Hong Kong Stadium for the second leg of the match.