China Super League (soccer league)
In the 18th round of the tournament.
Shandong Taishan prefecture level city in Shandong
The team hosted the league leaders
the three towns of Wuhan, subprovincial city and capital of Hubei province
. Despite
Shandong Taishan prefecture level city in Shandong
The team has already played one more round, but is still four points behind the leaders in second place on points. The clash is widely seen as the season's
China Super League (soccer league)
Key battles in the league.
Surprisingly, Wuhan Three Town's star striker Malcolm, central midfielder Edmilson and Stanchu failed to make the starting XI in the line-up announced before the match.
Malcolm leads the way in goals scored with 16
China Super League (soccer league)
scorers, while Stanciu and Edmilson have seven and five goals, respectively; in addition to the goals, Stanciu has contributed eight assists, making him the current
China Super League (soccer league)
The king of assists.
On the absence of three players, Wuhan Three Town head coach Pedro said, "They had some minor health problems and were not at their best. Nonetheless, I have full confidence in the players who are substituting for them and I hope they will give their best, the importance of this game is self-evident and the degree of difficulty is obvious."
Shandong Taishan prefecture level city in Shandong
Team head coach Hao Wei, on the other hand, believes that "Injuries are an unavoidable part of soccer. Our team needs to focus on our own performance, and as Wuhan Sanzhen's offense is very efficient, we will formulate countermeasures against their characteristics. I believe my players are mature and steady and have the ability to overcome any difficulties."
