On December 18, Beijing time, the final of the 40-year-old group of the 2021 "China Sports Lottery Cup" Qingdao Middle-aged and Elderly Football League was held in Qingdao Huamei Football Park, and the Huanghai Pharmaceutical Football Team led by Wang Zekai, an investor of Qingdao Football Club, won the trophy of the group by defeating the Lianyou Football Team 3-1 on aggregate through penalties and won the fair competition prize.
In this campaign, the strong And strong Huanghai Pharmaceutical Team has many former professional players such as Ye Rongshun, Qiu Zhonghui, Zhang Meng, Li Qingshan and so on. This game, against both sides played aggressively. The Huanghai Pharmaceutical football team, which has never given up, scored by the no. 29 Zhang Meng's header in the final stoppage time to equalize the score. In the penalty shootout, the Huanghai Pharmaceutical Football Team did not concede a single goal thanks to the excellent performance of goalkeeper Li Qingshan, and finally won the league championship by a total score of 3-1.
At the closing ceremony of the league, Liu Hongshan, deputy director of Qingdao Football Sports Management Center and vice chairman of Qingdao Football Association, Jin Jian, director of the Youth Sports Department of Qingdao Football Sports Management Center and deputy secretary general of Qingdao Football Association, Li Yonghang, deputy secretary general of Qingdao Football Association, and Yang Jun, representative of Cup sponsor Carme, attended and presented awards to the winning teams.
As a traditional event, the number of teams participating in the Qingdao Middle-aged and Elderly Football League has increased from 25 last year to 32 this year, and the participation of a number of retired professional players has become a highlight of the event, and the quality of the competition and the satisfaction of the participating masses are also steadily improving. Next year, the Qingdao Middle-aged and Elderly Football League will further standardize the management of the event under the premise of maintaining the existing scale and quality, effectively meet the fitness needs of the citizens, improve the enthusiasm of the citizens to participate in football, and promote the higher quality development of social football in Qingdao.