In the second leg of the Chinese Super League relegation play-off, Chengdu Rongcheng defeated Dalian Renren 1-0, successfully overtaking the team for the first time with an aggregate score of 2-1, and also became the second club to start from the Chinese Championship and eventually promote to the Chinese Super League after the three towns in Wuhan. Dalian football bid a sad farewell to the top field. After the game, Chengdu football celebrated wildly, the Korean coach rolled on the ground, and the foreign aid cried with joy.
Chengdu Rongcheng coach Xu Zhengyuan said after the game: "Sports games do not lie. It is true that in this battle, Chengdu team faced the "former strong" of the Chinese Super League, the defensive density and offensive aggression did not show weakness, the sports war attack forced dalian renren to save the goal line continuously, and the free kick attack forced out the world-class save of the opposing goalkeeper Zhang Chong. Romulo's long-range shot, although it was folded into the net, but the level of shooting was higher than the Dalian people's wasted multi-foot unreliable anti-aircraft cannon, and this goal also infinitely magnified the loopholes in the Dalian people's backcourt defense.
In March 2018, Chengdu Xingcheng Football Club (chengdu Rongcheng's original name) was officially established and took over the banner of reviving Chengdu professional football. In that year's Chinese Champions League, Chengdu Xingcheng successfully rushed to the second division as the runner-up, and Chengdu football returned to the professional league. In 2019, the team successfully rushed to the first division as the champion of the southern region, completing the triple jump from the chinese championship to the central league in 2 years. In the 2021 season, Chengdu Rongcheng experienced twists and turns, and won the fourth place in the Chinese League One this season. This two-legged 2-1 victory over the Chinese Super League Dalian, Romulo set a foot. Chengdu Rongcheng only took 4 years from the Chinese Champions League to the Chinese Super League, perfectly achieved four consecutive jumps, and entered the Chinese Super League in one fell swoop, which also completed the original goal of "one year to rush the B, three years to rush the first, and five years to surpass" in advance. 10 years of grinding a sword, 4 years of big rotation, and catching the last train of the Chinese Super League, this kind of plot is both thrilling and solemn.
The whistle sounded, the Chengdu Rongcheng coaching staff and players erupted like a volcano, turning the arena into a carnival chamber, South Korean coach Xu Zhengyuan was thrown to the ground by joy, everyone was distorted by ecstasy, and there were shouts of applause in the picture, and even foreign aid shed tears. The players threw Xu Zhengyuan high, and everyone walked shoulder to shoulder to the sidelines, facing the huge "Chengdu" flag shaking outside the high wall, clapping and saluting. On the wall, a row of Chengdu fans head to head, rushing to witness this exciting scene, everyone's eyes are solemn and respectful. Everything was like a celebration after winning the championship, and it was so extraordinary.
"In the third phase, my mother died and I couldn't go back because of the pandemic, so I wanted to have a good result this season. When we encountered difficulties, everyone did not give up, I wanted to give Chong Chao a gift to my mother, which was my agreement with my mother when I came to China. When the coach Xu Zhengyuan said these words, all the ecstasy turned into a connotation that was difficult to chew, and only the parties concerned deserved the glory of applauding themselves.
Xu Zhengyuan, people can't help but think of another Chinese football celebrity, he is Xie Hui. The dispute that once surrounded the two once made waves. Xie Hui once said: "Chengdu Rongcheng coach Xu Zhengyuan does not understand the ball, said that the mess is useless, spent two hundred million results is to be pressed by his own team to play, my own coaching of Nantong, spend 10 million to win the fifth place in the Chinese League One. As a teaching assistant at SIPG, SIPG spent a total of 12 billion yuan to win the championship. "At this time, Xu Zhengyuan, who has transformed into the manager of the Chinese Super League, is here, and Xie Hui, where are you?"