Reporter Wang Wei reports from Shanghai On the evening of the 23rd, Shenzhen Xinpeng City lost 1-3 to Shanghai Port, and after the game, the head coach of the Xinpeng City team, Latanzio, said: "Our players came here to face last year's league champion, and they still played such a game, I am proud of them. ”

This year is the second year that Xinpeng City has settled in Shenzhen, and last year the team was relegated in the final round. As a second-year student in the Chinese Super League, I have been building a strong foundation and striving for better results in the new season. In the past winter window, Shenzhen Xinpeng City has made some adjustments in terms of internal and external aid. In terms of foreign players, Austrian goalscorer Sakaria joined the team; Jiang Zhipeng, Zhang Xiaobin, Yang Yiming and other powerful players also came to Xinpeng City.

It is not easy for Xinpeng City to challenge the defending champion of the Chinese Super League in this away game, the opponent is strong, and their captain Dugalic stayed in Shenzhen for treatment due to injury, and Jiang Zhipeng, a new recruit this season, temporarily served as the captain of the team.

After the lack of foreign central defenders in the backline, Xinpeng City encountered a lot of difficulties on the defensive end. Only 3 minutes into the opening game, the Harbor corner kick was opened, the Xinpeng City penalty area was chaotic, and the Harbor defender Yusa seized the opportunity to volley into the upper corner, and the Harbor team took the lead early. In the 62nd minute, Xu Xin won the ball and turned exquisitely straight, Gustavo scored a single goal, and the harbor expanded the score to 2-0. In the 80th minute, substitute An Yongjia scored from a small angle to help Xinpeng City turn the score into 1-2. Shenzhen Xinpeng City had a chance to equalise after that, but a mistake at the back in stoppage time allowed Harbour to score another goal and eventually lost 3-1.

After the game, Shenzhen Xinpeng City head coach Latanzio praised An Yongjia's goal after coming up, "He is like Sakarya and other players, he gave the team some vitality after coming on the field. Dugalic is now recovering from injury. From the overall point of view of the team, the current form is very good, of course there are some mistakes that limit us, the Harbour team has done a better job of some offensive and defensive transitions and some details, and we need to improve on the handling and protection of the ball. ”

Shenzhen Xinpeng City player Zhang Wei used to play for the harbor team, this time with the team back to Shanghai to play, "This game is the first game of our Shenzhen Xinpeng City team league, as the game progresses, we will do better, and then do a good job in some details, I believe the team will improve." I hope to return to the home stadium to bring more joy to Shenzhen fans. ”

Because Dugalic was injured, Jiang Zhipeng wore the captain's armband in this game, and he told reporters after the game: "This game is a bit of a pity, but we have to face up to the gap, the opponent is the defending champion of the Chinese Super League after all." We don't really have to care too much about the score, of course, we have to go back and take some mistakes, but we still have a lot of confidence in the team. ”

From scoring a goal as a substitute in the first leg of this year's Provincial and Hong Kong Cup, to becoming the captain of the Xinpeng City team in the first round of the Chinese Super League, Jiang Zhipeng's role in the team is getting bigger and bigger. 'Dugalic was injured and couldn't play, so I made a cameo for captain today, but at any time, as long as the team needs it, I will do it. It wasn't just me on the pitch tonight, I felt that all the Shenzhen Xinpeng City players on the pitch did their best and were not afraid because the opponent was the defending champion, and we all had chances to equalize before the second half was 3-1. ”

'I thought I played well today and came off the bench to help create more chances. An Yongjia, who scored a goal for the team, said after the game, "I have adapted to the Chinese Super League last season, and this year I want to help the team win more games, fight for more playing opportunities, and help the team score more goals through good training and hard work." ”