Huanglong Stadium, the last echo of "Bupenza".

Reporter Zuo Rui reports from Hangzhou At 7 p.m. on April 16, in the 7th round of the Chinese Super League, Zhejiang Greentown hosted Meizhou Hakka. The death of home striker Aaron Bupenza was reported in the afternoon of the game, and it was not officially confirmed until the start of the game. This regular matchup has become extraordinary.

In this night's game, the stands of 15,624 people were a little deserted, including more than 20 Meizhou Hakka expeditionary troops. The starting list sent an hour before the game did not have the name of "Bupenza", nor did it appear on the substitute list - what made Zhejiang fans even more sad was that the Gabonese, who played in the first six rounds and scored four goals by himself, has now disappeared from this list forever.

In this game, he replaced the Gabonese and partnered with Wang Yudong is Tao Qianglong. At the back, Wang Shiqin returned from injury, while Liang Nuoheng started in place of another centre-back, Lucas, whose full-time record was suspended, allowing the home side to start for the first time this season with zero foreign players. In addition to Lucas, there are also two foreign players in the substitute list, Owusu and Patrice Evra, and captain Frank is absent due to injury.

At the beginning of the game, the home team's stands were exceptionally quiet, making people feel like they had returned to the A-A arena of the last century, with no gongs and drums and no collective singing. Against this particular backdrop, the away fans' singing was a bit harsh – perhaps they didn't know the background, or maybe they didn't want to run in vain – and the away stands gradually quieted down after some Zhejiang fans scolded them angrily.

In the 9th minute, the relatively silent atmosphere was suddenly broken, and the home team's stands first erupted in a series of roars, and then many people lit up their mobile phone flashlights and held them high in their hands, and began to shout the heartbreaking name neatly: "Bupenza!" Bupenza! At that moment, the name of Zhejiang Greentown's top scorer shook the entire Huanglong Stadium, just like when Bupenza himself scored here twice two weeks ago.

The stands immediately returned to normal, and only six minutes later, Wang Yudong received a pass from Sun Guowen and scored his third Chinese Super League goal of the season. And four days ago in Shanghai, it was Bupenza who provided the assist for Wang Yudong's second goal. Unexpectedly, it became the Gabonese striker's last performance in the "goalscoring career".

In the 22nd minute, the home team that continued to control the game was crossed by Tong Lei on the right side, and Tao Qianglong, a new recruit who replaced Bupenza's first start, swept the ball into the empty goal, 2-0! Four minutes later, the visitors launched two attacks in a row, but they were twice broken by the returning home goalkeeper Zhao Bo. In the 32nd minute, Tao Qianglong took advantage of the opponent's defensive mistake to get a chance to shoot from outside the penalty area, but unfortunately the ball hit the neutral post.

In the second half, the visitors' attack intensified, and they were awarded set-pieces on the right flank three times in 10 minutes. In the 63rd minute, in a counterattack that advanced layer by layer, Liu Haofan rushed up and knocked down the opponent, and Wei Xiangxin pulled back a point from a penalty, 2-1. After that, Zhejiang head coach Kaneda replaced Bao Shengxin with Yao Junsheng and Ablikmu replaced Tao Qianglong, intending to strengthen possession. In the 75th minute, Liu Haofan made a tackle in the penalty area to destroy the attack of the opponent's foreign aid Michael, and the referee Ma Ning checked the VAR and awarded another penalty, this time, Michael himself pushed the ball forward.

After the goal, the Cameroonians pointed to the sky, perhaps to say goodbye to their fellow peers to their African brothers who had never missed.

After the game, the visitors, who had one point, were not excited, and only walked to the corner flag and waved to their fans from afar. The home team walked collectively to the stands and stopped for a long time, and the Huanglong Stadium also left an even more moving scene: the fans lit up their mobile phones and shouted "Bupenza!" Bupenza ......"

The sentiment and pathos of Zhejiang fans quickly infected the away stands, and Meizhou fans also raised their arms and chanted this name that they were not familiar with.

"Bupenza! Bupenza ......""Zhejiang team! Zhejiang's ......" shout was not only the end of the game, but also the reason why Bupenza was unforgettable and sad - thanks to his dedication to this team, in addition to the exciting four goals in six games, and every run he gave his best. It's just that at this moment, he can no longer hear the shouts of Zhejiang fans.