Reporter Wang Wei reports On the evening of March 15, the 2025 season of the Chinese League kicked off, and the Guangzhou Leopards of Guangdong Province defeated Yanbian Longding 4-0 at Yuexiushan Stadium, ushering in a good start in the first game of the promotion to the Chinese League, making a good start for the new season. After the veteran Shang Yin scored the first goal in the team's history, Brazilian foreign aid Carlos doubled, Rosa won the world wave, and Nikon sent an assist - Guangzhou Leopards' Brazilian Trident showed its power in the first round.

As the new team of the Chinese League in the new season, the Guangdong Guangzhou Leopards embarked on a new journey at the Yuexiu Mountain Stadium, the blessed land of Guangzhou football. In the first round, the Guangzhou Leopards were very eager to get off to a good start against the tough Yanbian Longding, and more than 4,000 fans went to Yuexiushan Stadium to watch the game. Yang Xu, vice chairman of the Chinese Football Federation, Cui Jian, director of the Guangdong Provincial Sports Bureau, and Lei Jianjun, a deputy department-level cadre of the Guangdong Provincial Sports Bureau, attended the game at Yuexiushan Stadium.

Guangzhou Leopards head coach Li Bing used 8 new signings in the starting list, Jiang Jihong, Wang Jianming, Chen Guoliang, Ma Junliang, Hou Yu got the first opportunity, Brazilian foreign aid Carlos, Nikon and Rosa in the offensive end of the three arrows, last season Guangzhou Leopards players only goalkeeper Chen Junlin, Shang Yin and Tu Dongxu got the start.

The Guangzhou Leopards played Carlos' role as a central striker in the forward line, Hou Yu shouldered the heavy responsibility of tandem attack and defense at the back position, and the experienced 35-year-old veteran Jiang Jihong led the defence. It is worth mentioning that Ma Junliang, who once played in Guangzhou R&F, got the opportunity to start, he played at Yuexiushan Stadium when he first debuted, and now he has returned to Yuexiushan, Ma Junliang and Hou Yu are both local players in Guangzhou, and they have been given the opportunity to start.

In the first 20 minutes, Guangzhou Leopard did not fully enter the state, three foreign aid and local players are still running in the midfield, but Yanbian Longding's counterattack is very accurate, fortunately, goalkeeper Chen Junlin made two wonderful saves, Jiang Jihong with experience in the most critical position of continuous rescue.

After gradually adapting to the rhythm of the game, Guangzhou Leopards began to get better and took full control of the situation, with the tacit connection of three Brazilian foreign players in the midfield dominating the direction of the game. In the 27th minute, foreign aid Nikon's cross from the right side caused the opponent's defender to make a mistake in clearing, and Shang Yin shot from a small angle to break the deadlock. In the 39th minute, Guangzhou Leopards took advantage of the opponent's eagerness to equalize the opportunity to play a high-quality counterattack, and after two passes, foreign aid Carlos formed a single knife momentum, and after cleverly deducting the last defender, he calmly expanded the score to 2-0. After scoring his maiden goal, the new captain of the Guangzhou Leopards also made Ronaldo's trademark celebration.

Guangzhou Leopards sealed the victory in the first attack of the second half, and in the 46th minute, Brazilian foreign aid Rosa suddenly made a cold arrow in the counterattack, and the opposing goalkeeper Dong Jialin was caught off guard by this long-range shot, which eventually led to a break and watched the ball roll into the net. In the 87th minute, Brazilian foreign aid Carlos scored twice to lock the score at 4-0.

After the game, Guangzhou Leopards coach Li Bing said: "This is our club's first game in the Chinese League, the players are full of desire to win, play a wonderful game, and the defense is also very good, to win the opener, it is the result of the players' hard work, I want to thank everyone in the team." I hope it's a good start and I hope we can get more of what we want in the future. ”

In this game, three Brazilian foreign players of the Guangzhou Leopards played an important role in the front court, and Li Bing gave them a high evaluation after the game, "They not only showed excellent individual ability, but also reflected the desire and awareness of teamwork, which is crucial for the long-term construction of the team. ”

'I think the three points in this game are very important and then we will continue to work hard to bring more wins to the team.' After the game, Carlos, who scored two goals for the Guangzhou Leopards, said, "We have a tacit understanding between the three Brazilian foreign players, and the other teammates performed very well today, so let's all work together to improve our form better." ”

The Guangzhou Leopards played the biggest score on the first day of the first round of the Chinese League, Carlos said: "This score is not the most important, the important thing is that we have won, and then we have to be down-to-earth and play game by game." It's only the first round and hopefully we can adjust to the better and try to get better results. ”

The duo of Guangzhou local players Hou Yu and Ma Junliang took on more defensive responsibilities, and Li Bing affirmed the efforts of the two on the defensive end, and he looked forward to the emergence of more Guangzhou local players to repay the support of Guangzhou fans with excellent performances. Li Bing said: "In the future, the team will continue to work hard, go all out to play a wonderful game, win the support of Guangzhou fans, and hope that more fans will come to the stadium to support the Guangzhou Leopards." ”

On the first match day of the 2025 season, a total of 10 goals were scored, of which 4 were scored by local players and 6 goals by foreign players. The foreign aid trident of the Guangzhou Leopards of the new army of the Chinese League fully demonstrated their dominance of the game, and their play was decisive for the Guangzhou Leopards, who were determined to surpass.