With the remaining matches in the first phase of the Chinese Super League expected to be rekindled in mid-July, Shanghai Harbour Team has arranged a special preparation match against Shandong Taishan in anticipation of the league's resurgence. The warm-up match started this afternoon at the Yuanshen Stadium.
It is worth mentioning that the main international players of both sides did not play in this match, and the match was played without spectators. Shanghai Harbor broke the deadlock with a goal from midfielder Chen Binbin in the 30th minute. Yang Shiyuan added the icing on the cake in the 53rd minute to seal a 2:0 victory over Shandong Taishan.
After the first five rounds of the Chinese Super League, Shanghai Seaport and Shandong Taishan are leading the Suzhou and Guangzhou divisions with 11 points with three wins and two draws respectively.
Shanghai Harbour Team will welcome Wuhan in their first match after the re-launch of the Chinese Super League. And Wuhan announced today that 27-year-old Brazilian center forward Anderson Lopes has officially joined the team.
Anderson Lopez, who previously played for Hokkaido Gonzaga Sapporo in Japan's J-League, is second on the scorer's list after scoring 12 goals in 14 appearances in the J-League this season.
