As the first phase of the Chinese Super League (CSL) schedule comes to an end, the competition will usher in a new round of challenges in mid-July. In order to help players quickly adapt to the rhythm of the game and welcome the new start of the Chinese Super League, Shanghai Harbour Football Club played a warm-up match with Shandong Taishan at the Yuanshen Stadium this afternoon.
In this warm-up match, the main international players of both teams did not play, and the match started without spectators. In the 30th minute of the first half, Seaport player Chen Binbin took the lead with a precise shot. In the second half, Yang Shiyuan added another goal in the 53rd minute to lock the score at 2:0, and finally the Harbour Team defeated the opponent by 2:0.
It is worth mentioning that in the early stage of the new Chinese Super League season, the Harbour Team also had a warm-up match with Shandong Taishan at the Yuanshen Stadium, when the Harbour Team thrashed their opponents with a score of 5:0.
After the first five rounds of fierce competition, Shanghai Harbor and Shandong Taishan respectively with 3 wins and 2 draws, accumulating 11 points to lead their respective regions.
Shanghai Seaport, which is about to welcome the re-launch of the Chinese Super League, will have Wuhan as its next opponent. Wuhan reportedly announced today the signing of 27-year-old Brazilian center forward Anderson Lopes, a new foreigner who played for Hokkaido Gonzaga Sapporo in Japan's J-League, and is ranked second on the scorers' list after scoring 12 goals in the J-League this season.
Meanwhile, Seaport's foreign aid Muy will also return to the team in the near future after dealing with his personal affairs. As for the Austrian winger Arnautovic, who has been plagued by transfer rumors recently, Shanghai Harbour Club has made it clear that he is still a member of the team. According to the latest news from the Italian media, Bologna did not sign Arnautovic, and the transfer deal is stuck on the player's termination of contract with Shanghai Seaport Club.
