In a surprising soccer duel, Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopard lost to Qingdao Hainiu with a heartbreaking score of 1-7, which not only allowed Qingdao Hainiu to succeed in the Super League, but also put the Xinjiang team in a situation where they were relegated two rounds ahead of schedule.
After the early seven-round relegation fiasco at Beijing Institute of Technology, Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopards seemed to have yet to emerge from the shadows before ending the intense Round 32 event with 21 points, while Jiangxi Beimen went six points ahead with a win. In the battle of the archrivals, Jiangxi beat Xinjiang by a wide margin, which became the trigger for Xinjiang to opt for early relegation.
Regrettably, this is not the first time that Xinjiang Snow Leopard has suffered the misfortune of relegation. Looking back at the past five years, Xinjiang Snow Leopard has fallen into the relegation abyss four times (end of 2018, end of 2020, end of 2021), and each time it was like the phoenix nirvana, returning to the stage of the Central League in the form of replenishing new blood.
