At 19:30 on the evening of August 16, the match between Shanghai Seaport and Shenzhen in the 13th round of the 2022 Chinese Super League was passionately staged in the Dalian Sports Center Stadium.
[Shanghai Harbor]
In the first 12 rounds of the Chinese Super League, Shanghai Seaport is in 9th place in the table with 17 points from 5 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, despite having played one less game. Seaport lost 0-1 to Sanzhen in the first stage finale, but drew 1-1 with Dalian Ren in the first round of the second stage. seaport failed to win in the last two rounds of matches, and the last round of matches against Lions was postponed for some reasons. Liu Zhurun was selected for the U21 National Youth Football Team and traveled to Croatia with the team, and Seaport was able to enjoy the U23 exemption policy. Facing a 17-point gap with the top three towns and a 9-point gap with Songshan Longmen in the AFC Champions League, Seaport must win this round if they want to keep the hope of hitting the AFC Champions League or even competing for the title.
Before the match, Leko emphasized that the team's task at this stage is to prepare for the match and show the best training. He is aware that the opponent's coaching team is very strong, and there are players in the team who have the ability to change the trend of the game. Facing the Shenzhen team, Leko emphasized the need to do the best in physical, mental and tactical skills to win the game.
[Shenzhen Team]
In the first 12 rounds of the Chinese Super League, Shenzhen ranked 10th with 16 points from 5 wins, 1 draw, and 5 losses.In the last two rounds of the first stage of the tournament system, Shenzhen beat the Lions and Guoan consecutively 2-1. However, in the first round of the second stage home and away, Shenzhen defeated Zhejiang 0-2 at home. As Tian Ziyi and Chen Xiangyu were selected for the U21 National Youth Football League but did not qualify for the U23 reduction, Shenzhen was required to implement the U23 policy. However, the return of four U23 players, including Dai Weijun, Xu Haofeng, Ye Lijiang and Xu Yue, alleviated the team's man shortage. In the last round of matches with Zhejiang, the Shenzhen team list only reported 19 people.
Before the match, Lee Jang-soo said that the team had some injuries after the match in Meizhou, but most of the situation has been improved, and the national team players have returned one after another. The current team lineup is gradually improving.
[Historical encounter]
Seaport (including Terriers and Shanghai) and Shenzhen (including Red Diamond and Jiazhaoye) have met 6 times in the Chinese Super League (CSL) and Chinese First Division (CFL), with Seaport winning 5 and drawing 1. Harbour won all 4 meetings between the two teams in the Chinese Super League.
[Projected debut]
Shanghai Harbour: 1-Yan Junchao; 4-Wang Stanley Chiu, 13-Wei Zhen, 5-Zhang Linpeng; 11-Lv Wenjun, 25-Buytijiang, 16-Xu Xin, 15-Li Shenyuan; 9-Paulinho; 34-Carlone, 10-Ndiaye
Shenzhen: 24 Dong Chunyu; 25 Mi Haolun, 6 Pei Shuai, 26 Yuan Mincheng, 2 Ye Lijiang (U23); 21 Jiang Zhipeng, 8 Dai Weijun, 28 Li Yuanyi, 16 Zheng Dalun; 7 Achimpen, 29 Gao Lin
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