Saudi Arabia's Ainas, led by Portuguese superstar Cron, was scheduled to play two exhibition matches against Shanghai Shenhua and Zhejiang in Shenzhen on Wednesday (24) and Sunday (28) nights respectively, but it was suddenly announced on Tuesday (23) night that Cron was unable to play due to injury and the matches were postponed, causing strong dissatisfaction among the fans who had bought the tickets, and the situation was chaotic at one point as a large number of fans marched to the outside of Ainas's hotel, demanding "water back". A large number of fans went to the hotel where Ainas was staying and demanded to "return to the water", causing chaos.
Ainas arrived in Shenzhen on Sunday (21st), and entered the practice, Cron and other players even attended the dinner, originally everything is fine, but Tuesday (23rd) night Cron announced that due to calf muscle injury can not play, the tournament will also be decided to postpone the two matches of the exhibition game, and to arrange for the refund of the tickets of the fans and compensation.
Due to the suddenness of the incident, the fans who bought the tickets were very angry. Some of them even ran outside the hotel where Ainas stayed and demanded an explanation and compensation from the organizers, while some of them demanded to meet with Crown, the scene was very tense, but fortunately there was no conflict in the end.
Speaking at a press conference, Cron said: "Today is a sad day for me and I would like to say sorry to the Chinese fans, especially the Shenzhen fans. In soccer, there are things that cannot be controlled. I have been playing professional soccer for 23 years and I have suffered a lot of injuries and illnesses. I enjoyed my trip to China, I have been here many times, China is my second home. I know how sad you are, but the positive side is that we have not canceled the match and we will come back."
