At the age of 80, Xu Genbao has truly devoted all his life to Chinese football... Three generations of Chongming Island disciples have made a strong impact in the preliminaries | Goal | Xu Genbao
On June 16th Beijing time, three football matches were held successively, attracting the attention of Chinese fans.
At the professional football field of Dalian Suoyu Bay, China was able to beat Myanmar 4-0, playing the rhythm of preparing for the 2026 US Canada Mexico World Cup; In Bangkok, Thailand, the national youth team led by Yang Chen drew 1-1 with their group stage opponent Tajikistan; At the Dalian Football Youth Training Base, the Shanghai Yangpu team, with Xu Genbao as the head coach, defeated the Tianjin Binhai New Area representative team 5-0 in the second round of the men's football preliminary round of the first National Student Games, moving towards the goal of promotion.
These three matches were not originally related to each other, but from the perspective of 80 year old coach Xu Genbao, the three teams launched their own attacks on the same day, with players from Genbao Football Base and even performing well, achieving a good story in Chinese football.
Chinese Football Club: Chongming Island Phase 1 is very impressive
Faced with the weak Myanmar team, after two years, they finally returned to the true home game of the Chinese national football team, winning a big game with a score of 4-0. This is also the first victory for the new head coach of the Chinese national football team, Jankovic, since taking office.
The Chinese national football team scored four goals in this match, three of which came from members of the "Chongming Island Phase I" team. Zhang Linpeng and Wu Lei teamed up to score three goals. In the 29th minute, the Chinese national football team broke the deadlock with a corner kick opportunity, which was scored by captain Zhang Linpeng in a chaotic match. This was also the first time the Chinese national football team had scored a goal.
After Lin Liangming expanded the score to 2-0, Wu Lei took over the game: in the 73rd minute, Wu Lei excelled in the penalty area and completed a shot to score; In the 79th minute, Wu Lei swung past the opponent's goalkeeper and scored with a single shot. The score of 4-0 will be maintained until the end.
Wu Lei, who scored twice, has scored 29 goals in the Chinese national football team. According to official data from the Chinese Football Association, Wu Lei's figure is second only to Shanghai's senior football player Liu Haiguang. Zhang Linpeng, who scored her first goal, gained the trust of Yankovic and wore the captain's armband. In the list of national football players, besides Wu Lei and Zhang Linpeng, goalkeeper Yan Junling and defender Wang Shenchao also come from Genbao Base. They are concentrated in the age range of 1989-1991 and are also the first batch of disciples of Xu Genbao who have been sharpening their swords on Chongming Island for ten years.
Junior High School: Five Root Treasure Disciples Selected
The Chinese U17 national men's football team, coached by Yang Chen, drew 1-1 with Tajikistan in the first group stage of the U17 Asian Cup on the evening of the 16th. It is worth noting that Kuai Jiwen, Liming, Liu Tiecheng, Zhang Junjie from Shanghai Haigang Football Club, and Ouyang Jiaxin from Shanghai Genbao Football Base are all in the team. These five team members also train diligently on Chongming Island every day. In addition, Wu Qipeng, Liu Chengyu, Shi Jingli, Huang Zheng, and Xuan Dongxu come from Shanghai Shenhua Football Club, and Shanghai has sent nearly half of the players.
In the sixth minute of the game, the Chinese team took the lead. Sun Kangbo intercepted the ball in midfield and made a diagonal pass through the defense of Tajikistan. Wang Yudong quickly inserted the ball and calmly dodged the opponent's defense to score a low shot. The Chinese team took a 1-0 lead. After scoring the goal, the Chinese team attempted to control the rhythm on the field, but the situation was suppressed at one point. After several attacks, in the 36th minute, Tajikistan's forward Gavrov received a header from a teammate in the penalty area, but Chinese goalkeeper Xie Gongbo made a save and the ball leaked into the goal from below, resulting in a score of 1-1.
In the second half, both sides experienced a decline in physical strength. Although they each had some opportunities, they were unable to seize them and maintained a 1-1 score until the end. Chinese team head coach Yang Chen said after the game that the two teams had never played before, so the first game was an encounter for both teams. The Chinese team won a good start, but their performance has declined in the following period, which needs to be summarized. However, overall, he is satisfied with the mental state and form of the players in the game.
In another match in the same group on the same day, Saudi Arabia defeated Australia 2-0, temporarily ranking first in the group. The Chinese team will face the Australian team in the second group stage match.
Shanghai: Old Handsome New Soldiers Embark on the Journey
On the afternoon of June 16th, the second round of the preliminary round of the men's football team aged 17 to 18 in the first National Student Games open group continued, with the Shanghai Yangpu District representative team coached by Xu Genbao facing the Tianjin Binhai New Area representative team. In the end, the strong Shanghai Yangpu District representative team defeated the Tianjin Binhai New Area representative team 5-0 with one goal each from Li Xinxiang, Hai Xiang, Cao Zhezhe, Han Yang, and Wang Dan. The representative team of Yangpu District in Shanghai won two consecutive preliminaries.
In fact, many of the players Xu Genbao is currently teaching come from the 2006 age group of Genbao Base. The outstanding players have already joined Yang Chen's national youth team, and the remaining players, along with eligible players from clubs such as Shenhua, form this Shanghai team. At present, the team represents Yangpu District in Shanghai and competes in the first Youth League competition.
