Shanghai Pudongโ Development Bank Teamโ Claims National Championship After Dramatic Penalty Shootout
The Shanghai Pudong Development Bank football team securedโฃ a national championship title following a hard-fought victory that culminated in a penalty shootout. The team faced a challenging final, โขtrailing 0-1 until a crucial corner kick in stoppage timeโ allowedโค them to equalize.
Throughout the match,โฃ the Shanghai pudong Development Bank team demonstrated resilience โdespite earlyโ setbacks. Chen Xing,a key player,recalled opportunities created โฃthrough โpassing and skillful runs after losing โคpossession,but lamented the team’s inability to capitalize on these chances. He personally came close to scoring with aโ near-breakaway, but the opposing goalkeeper made a vital save.
The turning โpoint arrived โin the final minute of regulation time with a corner kick. Chen Xing rushed to take the kick,driven by the urgency of the dwindling clock. While the initial attempt was cleared, the equalizer set the stage for a dramatic penalty shootout.
Promptly following the goal,โข coach Liu Junโ strategically substituted goalkeeper Zhou Ye for Ge Jinjie. Zhou Ye, a product โฃof campus football, proved to be a decisiveโค factor, having previously saved three penalty kicks in โthe โฃsemi-final shootout. He continued his impressive form in the final, saving two more penalties.
The team had a pre-arranged agreement: Zhou Ye would enter the game specifically for penaltyโ shootouts. Ge Jinjie, the starting goalkeeper, acknowledged the plan andโ praised โฃZhou Ye’s performance. Geโ Jinjie also played a critical roleโ during the match itself,making a key save in the second half during โขa counterattackโ by the opposing team,preservingโ the team’s chance for โa comeback.
For manyโค players, this championship representsโค a peak experiance. Huang Siyuan, the โteam’s central defender, cited โคMbappe as his favorite player and โdescribed reaching the national summit as an โunforgettable achievement, perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Many team membersโค harbored professional โฃfootball aspirations in their youth, butโค pursued different career paths.Football remainedโค a cherished hobby, โand the chance to compete at thisโ level was โขunexpected and deeply appreciated.
The Shanghai Pudong Developmentโค Bankโ Shanghai Branch Footballโข Teamโค is a well-respectedโฃ force โฃinโ Shanghai’s amateur football scene, โknown as a leading โteam within theโฃ city’s financial football community.
The final penalty kick, โtaken by player No.โข 21 Chen Haobin, was delivered amidst keen support from the โขteam’s loyal fans, dubbed โthe “twelfth โman.” The โฃteam also benefited from strong logistical support from the labor โunion and colleaguesโฃ from Shanghai pudong Development Bank branchesโค in Dalian and Xi’an, creating a home-field atmosphereโค at every game. Chen Haobinโ credited the constant encouragement of “fight to the end” from the supporters as a key factor in their ultimate victory.
Published in: โขBeijing