At 3:30pm on October 29, the 20th round of the 2022 Chinese Super League (CSL) season kicks off with a replay match, with Changchun Yatai hosting Meizhou Hakka, who have just been promoted to the CSL, in a North-South soccer style encounter at their "Nanling" home stadium. This is the first time for both teams to face each other in the Chinese Super League. In a press conference a day before the match, Changchun Yatai head coach Chen Yang and young player He Yiran made an appearance. Chen Yang said that Meizhou Hakka is a team with a unique style, and that he has done a good job of targeting research and expects the team to achieve the desired results.
At present, Changchun Yatai team injury situation has been alleviated, foreign aid Junior and Peter Zuyi in the last round of the game comeback, which provides Chen Yang in the formation of more options. It is worth mentioning that the foreign aid Eric, who went to visit his family in another country, has also returned to China a few days ago and returned to the team after completing the epidemic isolation.
In the last match against Beijing Guoan, He Yiran, a 17-year-old star from Changchun Yatai's youth training camp, came on as a substitute and contributed 31 minutes of brilliant performance. For the upcoming match against Meizhou Hakka, he said that under the leadership of Chen, the team has been preparing for the game in a very targeted manner, and he is ready to play at any time.
historical confrontation
In the past meetings between the two sides, Changchun Yatai and Meizhou Hakka have met three times in the Central League, with Changchun Yatai having the upper hand with an undefeated record of two wins and a draw.
October 24, 2020 CSL Round 11 Changchun Yatai 1-0 Meizhou Hakka
April 14, 2019 Central League 5th Round Meizhou Hakka 1-1 Changchun Yatai
August 4, 2019 CSL Round 20 Changchun Yatai 5-1 Meizhou Hakka
