On November 3rd, as night fell, the Chinese team and the Shenzhen Football Club team started an intense warm-up match in the Shanghai Houpaier Base. In the end, after a fierce battle, the Chinese team successfully defeated the Shenzhen team with a score of 3-0, winning the first warm-up match. Goalscorers Zhang Yuning, Luo Guofu and Alan all scored.
According to the established plan, the Chinese team arranged two warm-up matches in the afternoon of the 3rd, in addition to the showdown with Shenzhen, the team will also welcome the match with Zhejiang Greentown. Currently, 31 players are divided into two batches for preparation. A surprising variable in the match against Shenzhen is the debut of Xu Xin, who had not previously featured in any of the four group matches of the national soccer team in West Asia and was widely believed to be a possible candidate for the cut.
China's starting lineup featured a relatively solid backline, with Yan Junling in goal, Stanley Wang, Jiang Guangtai and Zhu Chenjie making up the center back line, and Zhang Linpeng in charge of the right side of the defense. In the midfield, Wu Xi and Xu Xin were paired together at the back. Up front, Luo Guofu and Liu Binbin are on the wings, while Zhang Yuning and Alan form the attacking duo.
As for Shenzhen, they also fielded a combination of starters and substitutes. In the first half, China took a 2-0 lead with goals from Luo Guofu and Zhang Yuning. In the second half, both sides rotated their personnel and Alan scored another goal to seal a 3-0 victory and a successful conclusion to the first warm-up match.
