January 4
China Super League (soccer league)
In the final match of the second stage of the league's championship group, Shenzhen lost 0-1 to Beijing at the Guangzhou University Town Center Stadium.
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The team ended the season in sixth place in the league.
Shenzhen's acting manager Zhang Xiaorui made a four-player rotation in the starting lineup for this match after the team achieved an opening victory in its first match in office. The two foreign aiders, Jintro and Caldecott, were put on the bench, while the left and right gates were replaced by Jiang Zhipeng and Ye Lijiang in place of Zheng Dalun and Mi Haolun, and veteran Gao Lin was given the starting nod.
Before the game, a heartwarming scene was staged in which all the players of the Shenzhen team pulled up a banner with the slogan "Go Xi'an, Chang'an Yong'an" to show solidarity with the people of Xi'an in their fight against the epidemic and to cheer for Xi'an.
Shenzhen's reinforcements were not small this season, but eventually missed out on a spot in next season's AFC Champions League ahead of schedule. Offensive trident Caldecott, Jintero and Achim Pen led the attack line firepower, defense has become a gap between the Shenzhen football and traditional strong team. And the battle started, this season has been dragging the foot of the deep football defense once again continuous mistakes. In the second minute, the center back Zhou Xin put down Beijing in the penalty area.
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The team's striker Cao Yongjing, who took the penalty himself, hit the goal post and bounced out, SZF escaped with a bullet.
But 8 minutes later, Shenzhen football backline again committed low-level mistakes, four defenders failed to stare at foreign aid Anderson Silva, after the release of the error, so that Cao Yongjing back row inserted to complete the self-redemption. In the second half, Shenzhen team frantic counterattack, although the field superiority, but always unable to equalize the score, the opposing defender YuDaBao nearly self-wrong dragon, ZhangYuan and SunKe header missed the opportunity.
Acting head coach Zhang Xiaorui took the initiative to assume responsibility for the loss after the game, but satisfied with the team's mental outlook, but also thanked the fans for the support of the deep football, "from the club's pre-season goals, in such a difficult period, I think the sixth place is still acceptable". For the two foreign aid Caldecott and Jintero's snow, Zhang Xiurui said Caldecott because of gastroenteritis, the physical state can not meet the requirements of the field, Jintero is the same physical conditions do not meet the standard.
For the rumor that Li Zhangsu may coach Shenzhen Football, Zhang Xiurui did not respond directly, but said, "A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, thank you to the club for giving me the opportunity to practice and perform myself, as I am already very familiar with the players and the club environment, I am also confident that I will be able to lead the team to fight in the league in the future, and of course, no matter whether I am a skipper or not, I will fully cooperate with the club's work."
