A 5-2 win gave Wuhan a lead over the penultimate Cangzhou Lions and Jinmen Tigers by 6 points, and the relegation situation was very good.
Even happier than relegation, the team's former top scorer, Rafael, made it to the table and scored one goal.
From last year to the present, wuhan's two Brazilian strikers, Rafael and Baptista, have been caught in the ball drought.
But Raphael, once the AFC Champions League top scorer, easily scored his first goal of the season in just 11 minutes. Until the end of the Brazilian league, Baptista's goal count for the whole year was still 0.
Wuhan team shooter Rafael, has not appeared in the game for nearly 2 years. In last year's warm-up match against Kunshan FC, he scored two goals before suffering an injury. Due to a collision with his teammates in training, Raphael was reimbursed early for the season. And in the first stage of this year's competition, he did not return to the team.
Unlike other foreign aides, Rafael signed a three-year contract extension with Wuhan. It is reported that his contract will not expire until the end of 2023. That is to say, Raphael is one of the important players in the Wuhan team next year.
After returning to the Chinese Super League, the match between Wuhan and Cangzhou Lions, Raphael did not play. Fans are worried that the former top scorer will not be able to play again. But I didn't expect that in the second game with Qingdao, Raphael completed the goal after debuting, which made head coach Li Jinyu quite excited. At the same time that Raphael scored the fifth goal of the Wuhan team, Li Jinyu celebrated wildly on the sidelines, and the Wuhan team waited for more than 1 year to finally reap the rewards.
Many people believe that Qingdao is not strong enough, and it is quite easy to score goals when facing them.
But in fact, from last year to this year, the Wuhan team encountered the Qingdao team a total of 5 times. In the first 4 games, striker Baptista was on the field. But this Rafael compatriot has never penetrated the gate of the Qingdao team. And this year, Baton has not completed a single score.
In wuhan's 2 Chinese Super League matches, Batang made his debut. But the Wuhan team has drawn with the opponent. Especially in the match against Dalian Renren, Wuhan once had 4 foreign aides on the field, and the opponent was the all-Chinese class. But Li Xiaopeng's team just can't find opportunities in Jose's team. In the second half, after Baptista was replaced, Evra got a few good chances, but unfortunately did not take advantage of them.
After returning to Brazil, Baptista made 8 starts, but did not score 1 goal. Such a performance is hardly worthy of his high salary and the Many Times of European Professional Footballers.
Light stops, easy goals. Qingdao goalkeeper Zhao Shi reacted but did not touch Raphael's shot. At just one chance, Raphael turned it into a goal.
Raphael is a natural goalscorer and can translate into goals if given a chance. This is very important for a relegation team like Wuhan.
Although he has returned to the team, Raphael's physical condition is very average. After playing, his running is obviously not as good as before. Maybe it was the injuries on his body that caused him to play in general. Fortunately, the advantage of the Wuhan team is not small, and it easily harvested the winning rate of another game.
Hopefully, in the future, Raphael will be able to adjust to his condition and recuperate from his injuries. In next year's league, Wuhan is still waiting for the shooter to charge for the team.
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