They played against Shenzhen Dongxin Jixiang in May, eventually advancing with a narrow victory over their opponents. Then, they played against Super League powerhouse Qingdao Hainiu and won by two goals. Of course, the other team put more effort into relegation and gave up the AFC Cup early, so their victory came relatively easily. However, when facing Chengdu Rongcheng, they lost, which reflects the power gap between the two sides, so it's not appropriate to be too harsh on them. After all, it is not easy for one team to get to this stage when they are a Central League team and the other is a Chinese Super League powerhouse.
When Huang Qiang talked about sports, he mentioned that the AFC Cup has produced the top 8 teams, 7 of which are Super League powerhouses, while the other team from the Central League, Nanjing City, was a bit of a surprise. It's not really surprising, as they showed themselves to be better by beating Shenzhen Dongxin Jixiang. As for the match against Qingdao Hainiu, although Nanjing City is not necessarily better than the other team, Qingdao Hainiu's strategic choice is to give up, they need to focus on relegation and there is no need to spend too much time on the F.A.C. Cup. As a result, there was a certain amount of luck involved in Nanjing City's exit. Their loss against Chengdu Rongcheng was also justified, after all, there is a big gap between the strength of these two teams, it is impossible not to lose. Judging from the performance on the field, Nanjing City was not bad, and they achieved what they wanted through the game exercise.
