In the 13th round of the Chinese Super League in the Suzhou Division on the evening of August 9, Hebei lost 0-3 at the feet of Changchun Yatai and suffered the first defeat in the past five rounds. In the final moments of the game, Zhang Chengdong was shown a red card by the referee for a physical clash with the opposing player Wang Peng. Since he had also received a yellow card in this game before, after accumulating "4 yellow + 1 red", Zhang Chengdong will confirm that he did not have the opportunity to appear in the last two games of the chinese Super League in the first stage of the team. Zhang Chengdong also left the Suzhou Division early on the 10th.
As a meritorious veteran of Hebei Football Club, Zhang Chengdong, 32, suddenly "broke out" in such a game, and the reason may be other than personal emotional loss of control. To this day, the equity reform problems that plague the club have not been solved, and the Hebei team has stumbled in a serious economic crisis. Every member of the team is doing their best in such a situation, but who can guarantee that they will remain calm?
In the 93rd minute of the hebei match against Yatai, Wang Peng of Yatai was watched by Zhang Chengdong during the breakthrough process, and the two made physical contact for this reason. Then the footage of Wang Peng falling to the ground appeared in the camera. It is understood that Wang Peng fell to the ground after being hit in the head by Zhang Chengdong. It was reported that before that, Wang Peng had a word in His mouth to Zhang Chengdong, which angered Zhang Chengdong.
This also almost triggered a large-scale conflict between the members of the two sides, but fortunately, the situation did not deteriorate further under the timely stop by the referee and the calm personnel on both sides.
Zhang Chengdong was shown a red card by the referee and expelled from the field. Before that, he had also received 1 yellow card, thus accumulating 4 yellow cards in each game. In this way, he will be punished with a suspension penalty of "1+1" matches. That is to say, he will not qualify for the 14th round of Hebei team and the leader Shanghai Harbor team, and the 8th round of the supplementary match with Wuhan team.
At present, Hebei team is temporarily ranked 4th in the Suzhou Division table with 19 points. If the team is to be in the 2nd stage of the championship group and thus ensure early relegation, the remaining 2 games will be very critical. However, the Hebei team, which has been seriously absent, lacks the support of captain Zhang Chengdong in these two games, and the difficulties they face can be imagined.
It is understood that Zhang Chengdong's contract with Hebei Club will expire at the end of this year. Although Zhang Chengdong is 32 years old, as a regular international player during the coaching period of Perrin and Lippi, his ability and will quality are still recognized by all parties. If the Hebei team continues to be in deep trouble, then Zhang Chengdong's transfer after the appointment is full is not impossible. Once this result occurs, it will constitute a huge loss to the development of the club and Hebei football.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Xiao Zhao
Editor/Xu Zhao