West Coast Make Dream Start! Davidson Scores After 123 Seconds and Chooses Not to Celebrate

In a fierce clash in the 26th round of the 2026 Chinese Super League season, Wuhan Three Towns hosted Qingdao West Coast. Just 123 seconds after kickoff, Qingdao West Coast's Davidson scored a brilliant goal to give his team a dream start.

Qingdao West Coast have remained unbeaten in their last seven Chinese Super League matches, and in their previous 21 games, their only defeat came against Shenzhen Peng City on July 11. After 25 rounds, Qingdao West Coast, Beijing Guoan and Dalian Yingbo all have 37 points, with Qingdao West Coast sitting third due to an inferior goal difference. They clearly have a chance to challenge for second place in this season's Chinese Super League.

In the next five rounds, Qingdao West Coast aim to break the best-ever record achieved by a Qingdao team in the top flight, with the previous best being sixth place achieved by Qingdao Hainiu in 1998 and 2011. In addition, the team hopes not only to compete for the Chinese Super League runner-up spot and AFC Champions League qualification, but also to maintain their unbeaten home record this season. They have recorded five wins and eight draws in 13 home matches. An insider said: "In the upcoming matches, we will give our all to achieve the best result in Qingdao football history and will not deliberately slow down because of considerations about the AFC Champions League."

In this away match against Wuhan Three Towns, a victory for Qingdao West Coast would move them closer to their goals while also helping boost the morale of fellow city club Qingdao Hainiu. After the match began, Qingdao West Coast quickly took control and created several effective attacking opportunities. In the third minute, Davidson received the ball on the left side, skillfully dribbled past an opponent's defender and delivered a right-footed diagonal pass. Aziz and Nelson Luso both failed to touch the ball, which flew directly into the corner of the net, giving Qingdao West Coast an early lead. It was notable that Davidson, who previously played for Wuhan Three Towns, did not celebrate wildly after scoring and showed considerable restraint.

With this match, Qingdao West Coast extended their scoring streak in away games against Wuhan Three Towns to five matches. Notably, their last scoreless game came on June 16, 2024. At the same time, Qingdao West Coast have never been held scoreless in their historical away meetings with Wuhan Three Towns, scoring five goals across three matches.