Handan U18 Youth Football Challenge Ending

Reprinted from: Handan Daily

At the award ceremony, the Fuxing Steel Flame Team celebrated its victory. Photo by our reporter Hao Qunying

Italian legendary goalkeeper Buffon appeared at the closing ceremony and presented the awards. The famous sports commentator Han Qiaosheng explained on the spot

This newspaper (reporter Yang Xiao) On the evening of October 2, the highly anticipated 2025 Handan U18 Youth Football Challenge ("Dan Youth Super League") finals and closing ceremony ended successfully at the Handan Sports Center. The Fuxing Steel Flame Team and Congtai Wuling Kings Team presented a passionate and passionate football feast to the fans on the scene and in front of the screen. In the end, the Fuxing Steel Flame Team defeated Congtai Wuling Kings Team 1-0 and won the championship of this event. Before the game, the atmosphere group formed by Fuxing District and Congtai District took the lead. The unique interactive performances and cheerleading became the focus, perfectly integrating culture and football, instantly igniting the atmosphere of the field. The closing ceremony officially began with the chorus melody of "My Motherland and Me". More than 20,000 viewers in the audience felt the moments that made people's heartbeats again through wonderful event review videos. The gorgeous lighting show and dynamic music instantly ignited the enthusiasm of the audience. The scene was hosted by Yu Xinmiao, a famous CCTV football host and Han Qiaosheng, a famous CCTV commentator. Italian legendary goalkeeper Buffon entered the venue with the trophy, interacted with the audience, shared his successful experience, and cheered and sent blessings to the members of the two teams. At around 19 o'clock, the finals officially started, with players and referees from both sides on the stage, and the audience sang the national anthem together. With a crisp whistle, the players on both sides quickly entered the state. The football kept rushing and rushing under the feet of the players, dribbling past people and making accurate steals... The wonderful confrontation instantly ignited the atmosphere on the scene, and cheering in the audience came one after another. The Fuxing Steel Flame team organized offenses and shots many times. Congtai Wuling Kings defended steadily and looked for opportunities to counterattack. Both sides went back and forth, attacked and defended each other until the end of the first half. The two sides were evenly matched, and the score was temporarily frozen at 0-0. During the intermission, the Children's Choir of Handan Grand Theater brought the song "Singing the Motherland", a huge national flag entered the venue, and more than 20,000 audience members sang together, confessing affectionately to the motherland, and the scene was filled with patriotism. Buffon took a photo with audiences from various districts, and also gave out signed jerseys with great collection value through the "interactive lottery".

In the second half, under the pressure of multiple free kicks from Congtai Wuling Kings, Fuxing Steel Flame team's defense was still steadily. No. 22 goalkeeper Wang Zihe's continuous and wonderful save won the audience's applause. In the 68th minute, No. 14 of the Fuxing Steel Flame Team, Zhang Haosen, took the lead in winning 1 point for the team with a wonderful header. This goal made the atmosphere in the scene boil instantly, and cheers swept across the stadium. Subsequently, the players of both sides fought more fiercely, and the passing and shooting were both touching. In the fierce confrontation, neither side failed to score, and the final score was frozen 1-0, and the Fuxing Steel Flame Team won the "Dan Qingshang Super League" championship. Kong Lei, head coach of the Fuxing Steel Flame Team, said: "We are a very united and resilient team. The ability to win the championship is inseparable from the efforts and efforts put in by the whole team. It is the best reward for our hard training day after day." The team player Zhang Haosen was very excited: "After such a long time of competition, the cooperation between teammates has become more and more tacit. Everyone has overcome various difficulties, and it is very difficult to reach the top in the end."