Rivaldo cheered, and the Red Lion didn't create a miracle

Reporter Chen Yong reports Despite the presence of Rivaldo of the World Footballer of the Year, Qingdao Red Lions failed to create a miracle in the end, losing 1-3 at home to the powerful Liaoning Iron Man. In this match on the afternoon of the 26th, Qingdao Red Lions had won a penalty, but it was then canceled by the referee, and Rivaldo Jr. (Rivaldinho), who had already scored two penalties for the Red Lions, also failed to score in front of his father.

Qingdao Red Lions' foreign center Rivaldo Jr. this season's father is the world footballer Rivaldo, who is familiar to Chinese fans. After Rivaldo Jr. joined Qingdao Red Lions this season, he and the team have received a lot of attention. This time, Rivaldo came to Qingdao to visit relatives, on the one hand, to cheer for his son, and on the other hand, to celebrate his son's birthday, Rivaldo's birthday is April 29.

Qingdao Red Lion suffered a record of 3 draws and 2 losses in the previous 5 rounds, including three consecutive draws in the opening game, 1-1 away draw with Chongqing Tonglianglong, 1-1 home draw with Yanbian Longding, 0-0 home draw with Dalian Kuncheng, and then 0-1 away to Dingnan Ganlian, and 0-2 away to Shanghai Jiading Huilong in the last round. Qingdao Red Lions' previous two goals were scored by Rivaldo Jr. from the penalty spot.

In this round of the game, Qingdao Red Lion played against Liaoning Iron Man, which ranked second in the league, and it was extremely difficult, especially Liaoning Iron Man's attack power was very strong, scoring 15 goals in the previous 5 rounds, and beating Shenzhen Youth 7-1 in the last round.

In this game, Rivaldo watched his son's game in the box in the stadium, and unfortunately Rivaldo Jr. failed to score. Liaoning Iron Man scored the first goal in the 9th minute and the second goal in the 12th minute. In the 20th minute, Qingdao Red Lion captain Nie Aoshuang pulled a goal back. In the 40th minute, Qingdao Red Lion won a penalty, but after the referee communicated with the assistant referee, the penalty was cancelled, otherwise Rivaldo Jr. would continue to take the penalty and was expected to equalize.

The Qingdao Red Lions' coaching staff was furious after the penalty was cancelled and in the post-match press conference, Qingdao Red Lions coach Ma Yongkang said: "I would like to thank our Red Lions die-hard fans for going out of their way to cheer us on. Thanks to our players who did everything they could to win this game. But I feel like we don't have enough respect for the whole team, including the players. There are some things that can be left unsaid, and I hope you understand them too. I hope the team will go step by step according to our ideas. ”

In the 79th minute, captain Nie Aoshuang was replaced, and Rivaldo Jr. wore the captain's armband. Two minutes later, Rivaldo Jr. won the ball on the right and made a beautiful flower-foot pass, but the pass was too close to goal and was confiscated by the goalkeeper.

At halftime, Rivaldo walked out of the box to interact with the fans, and was warmly welcomed by Qingdao fans. After the game, Rivaldo did not represent Qingdao Wave Stars in a friendly match with the old buddy football team as planned, but he was invited by Tian Ye, the founder of the Waves Stars United and a former Bayi player, to participate in related activities before the game. According to the plan, Rivaldo will leave Qingdao on April 30, the day after his son's birthday.