In the late afternoon of December 27, the 33rd round of the 2022 Chinese Super League "Beijing-Shanghai Showdown" between Beijing Guoan and Shanghai Seaport, originally scheduled to be held at the Rizhao International Football Center Stadium in Beijing, was put on hold for some reason. But in the early morning of the previous day, the Guoan team only 7 players reached the standard, including 3 goalkeepers. In the face of such a situation, Guoan club had no choice but to make the decision to abandon the game. In accordance with the provisions of the Chinese Super League, Guoan team was sentenced to 0-3 negative, the relevant materials have been submitted to the CFA Disciplinary Committee review.
Although Guoan manager Stanley and player Hu Jiaqi attended the press conference as usual the day before the match, Stanley's words revealed helplessness: "As we all know, many players in our team are unable to participate for some reasons, which has caused a lot of trouble to the team's preparation."
In fact, due to the attack of disease, many players could not insist on training yesterday. However, Guoan Club, adhering to the philosophy of "not giving up until the last minute", tried their best to help the players to recover. However, by the morning of the 27th, the shortage of personnel was still a serious problem, and the team was unable to face the harbor team with an 11-player lineup.
Guoan FC then released an official statement on social media, "Since the end of the 31st round of the Chinese Super League, some of our club's first-team players have experienced symptoms. After 21 ladder players, we relied on only 9 classic players to complete the 32nd round. After the match, in order to ensure the smooth running of the subsequent matches, we have taken a variety of measures to do our best to protect and restore the health of our players. The club, the coaching staff and all the players wanted to finish all the matches. However, as of this morning, our club's first team, U21 ladder and U totaled more than 50 ladder players registered for the match, of which only 7 were eligible (including 3 goalkeepers) and could not complete the 33rd round of the tournament. In this regard, my club regrets our inability to participate."
