Shanghai Seaport's substitutes were keeper Chen Wei (#12), goalkeeper Du Jia (#25), midfielder Cai Huikang (#6), defender Wei Zhen (#13), midfielder Yang Shiyuan (#20), defender Bao Shimeng (#31), midfielder Liu Zhurun (#33), defender Lai Deming (#38), and forward Liu Xiaolong (#45), all of whom were not included in the starting lineup.
The team's striker Wu Lei may continue to miss out in the upcoming AFC Elite League, while another foreign player, William Pope, will be given a chance to make his debut.
In the first round of the AFC East Asian Cup group stage, Shanghai Seaport drew 2-2 at home against Malaysian Premier League champions Johor Bahru. In the second round, they were challenged by South Korean K-League rivals Pohang Ironmen and suffered a 0-3 defeat away from home. In the third round, Shanghai Harbour fought back at home against Australian Premier League champions Central Coast Mariners 3-2. However, in the fourth round, they lost 1-3 away to Japanese J-League side Kawasaki Frontale.
The Ulsan HD team has six foreigners, including Bojanic, Salles and Ludvigson, and has also brought in Kim Young-kwon, who played for Guangzhou Evergrande (now renamed Guangzhou), and Dae-woo Kim, who played for Chengdu Rongcheng.
Ulsan Hyundai suffered four consecutive defeats in the group stage of the AFC East Asian Championship, losing 0-1 at home to Kawasaki Striker, 0-4 on the road to Yokohama Marinos, 0-2 at home to Kobe Victory Boat, and finally 0-3 on the road to Johor Bahru. They are at the bottom of the 12-team table, the only team with no points.
In the East Asia regional table, Shanghai Seaport is temporarily in tenth place, tied with Shandong Taishan, both with four points. Ulsan HD, on the other hand, is in last place with a losing record. According to the rules of the knockout round, only the top eight teams qualify for the next round.
So, how did Shanghai Seaport's away match against Ulsan HD turn out?
