As the night wore on and the clock struck 22:00, Beijing Guoan's flag flew in the wind for the fifth match of the AFC Champions League group stage. On the eve of this intense clash with FC United City of the Philippines, Guoan announced their starting lineup an hour before the match. Different from the strategy of rotating many players in the previous game, facing this mediocre team of the Philippines, Coach Yankovic decisively sent the strongest lineup, recalling a number of players such as Xu Dongdong, the main defender, Hu Jiaqi, the core of the midfield, as well as Shi Yu-cheng, all of which had been rotated before, to the starting lineup.
Tonight, the State lineup is as follows:
Goalkeeper: No. 25 Guo Quanbo
Backline: 64 Xu Dongdong, 36 Liang Shaowen, 38 Nguyen Chi Long, 63 Nai Bieu Giang, 35 Giang Van Hao
Midfield: No. 88 Shi Yu Cheng, No. 66 Hu Jiaqi, No. 71 Ma Yujun
Offensive line: No. 39 Xie Longfei, No. 61 Leng Jixuan
Standby on the bench: No. 31 Li Boshi, No. 40 Gao Jian, No. 62 Ling Zhongyang, No. 65 He Xiaoqiang, No. 68 Zhou Wenfeng, No. 69 Duan Dezhi, No. 76 Wu Xiaopeng, No. 77 Li Torch, No. 78 Chen Huaiyuan, No. 99 Chen Yanpu
