Shandong Taishan unsteady, foreign aid shortage becomes key
Shandong Taishan's recent performance has been unstable, with the lack of foreign aid becoming a key factor affecting the results. In a recent game, for example, there were only two foreign aiders in the starting lineup, and with Delgado on the bench, the total number of foreign aiders was only three. In contrast, Shanghai Seaport, Shanghai Shenhua and Chengdu Rongcheng have long been able to send five foreign aiders to the starting lineup, with plenty of reserves on the bench.
Changchun Yatai played in a 4141 formation with Beric as the striker, Tan Long, Zui, Zhang Yufeng and Serginho in the midfield, Wang Yu as the defensive midfielder, Li Shenyuan, Rosic, Yuan Mincheng and Abdukhemiti in the backline, and Wu Yaxe defending the goal. The total value of the starting lineup is 4.65 million euros.
Changchun Yatai's starting lineup included four foreign players. In the 10th minute of the game, Yatai launched a counterattack, Tan Long launched an attack on the left side, Beric crossed the ball inside the penalty area, Serginho quickly followed up and scored easily, Yatai temporarily led Shandong Taishan by 1:0. Taishan's defense did seem to be struggling a bit due to the absence of their international starters.
In the 26th minute, Taishan team opened a corner kick, after several headers, the ball to the feet of Kazayishvili, the Georgian international left-footed shot scored, the two sides played 1:1. 44 minutes, Wu Xinghan broke the ball in the midfield, advancing to the right side of the front field with the ball, Pang Xinli header broke through the goal, Taishan team once again ahead.
In the 68th minute, Beric was shoveled down by Zheng Zheng in the penalty area, the referee awarded a penalty kick, Serginho hit the penalty kick, Taishan suffered the opponent's tie.
In the other match, Chengdu Rongcheng beat Qingdao Hainiu 5-1 on the road. As of now, Shandong Taishan has 30 points, two points behind third-place Chengdu Rongcheng. Later on the same day, Beijing Guoan beat Cangzhou Lions 4-0 at home, and with 31 points after 16 rounds of matches, Shandong Taishan slipped to fifth place in the Chinese Super League standings.
