On June 9, the 12th round of the Chinese Super League was in full swing, with Shandong Taishan challenging Wuhan Sanzhen on the road. Before the match, the referee lineup was revealed, with Wang Di officiating and Zhang Long appearing as the video assistant referee.
A total of 23 players from the T&T squad are traveling with the team for this campaign. Foreigners Moises, Fellaini and Cressan are all eligible to play. Among the local players, Wang Tong is out due to injury, and Ji Xiang is expected to start at right back. Taishan have a bright record on the road this season, beating Hainiu 1-0 in their previous match to record their first away win. Wuhan Sanzhen's home performance this season is poor, three draws and one loss in the first four games, has not yet tasted the taste of home victory.
Chinese Super League officials revealed that Wang Di led the referee team, Zhou Fei and Zhang Zhe as assistant referees, and Zhang Long was responsible for video assistant referees. It is worth mentioning that among the four referees, Wang Di, Zhou Fei and Zhang Zhe are all Shanghai nationals, while Zhang Long is from Xi'an. Taishan will try to grab points on the road, while Wuhan Sanzhen will be eager to break the deadlock at home. The two teams are bound to have a lot of sparks in their encounter, and every referee's decision may become the turning point of the game.
Meanwhile, Tang Shunqi refereed the battle between Henan and Zhejiang respectively, Li Haixin blew the match between Seaport and Nantong Zhiyun, Xing Qi enforced the duel between Dalian Ren and Guoan, and Niu Minghui managed the match between Meizhou Hakka and Cangzhou Lions.
