The third stage of the U21 League came to a close with many young talents making their debut, including Shanghai Shenhua star Liu Chengyu, who took 14 goals in three consecutive matches to become the leader of the scorer's list.
The August fixtures saw the U19 national team take on Iran U19, finishing with a 2-0 win in one match and a sorry 0-2 defeat in the other.
The U19 National Youth Team has made its first appearance with the release of its 27-man roster (Note: the following information is for reference only).
The midfielders in the lineup are No. 7 Mao Weijie (Dalian Yingbo), No. 17 Wang Yifan (Shanghai Shenhua), No. 11 Wang Yudong (Zhejiang), Wang Haobin (Shandong Taishan), Yan Yihan (Shanghai Shenhua), Min Zixi (Wuhan Sancheng), Kui Jifen (Shanghai Port), Bai Yutao (Guangzhou), No. 18 Yimulan Baimaiti (Shandong Taishan), Zhang Zhixiong (Guangzhou), No. 6 Qu Geping (Dalian Yingbo), No. 8 Chen Zeshi (Shandong Taishan).
The goalkeeper lineup includes Liu Tiwei (Shandong Taishan), No. 1 Yao Hao Yang (Yunnan Yukun), No. 22 Xu Zhenyao (Zhejiang), and Zhang Haoran (Tianjin Jinmen Tiger).
In the backline, Li Wenle (Zhejiang), Huang Kaijun (Hubei Youth Star), No. 4 Shi Songchen (Shandong Taishan), No. 30 He Yiran (Changchun Yatai), No. 5 Peng Xiao (Shandong Taishan), No. 21 Zhang Aihui (Zhejiang), No. 3 Xu Junchi (Shijiazhuang Kungfu), and No. 25 Huang Ming (Shanghai Shenhua) are each displaying their heroics.
In order to make an impact on the China First Division and China Second Division, the players actively communicated with each other, and many of the main players were able to stay in the team, such as Zhu Pengyu of Dalian Yingbo and Yao Hao Yang of Yunnan Yukun. Mao Weijie of Dalian Yingbo chose to join the National Youth Football League after accumulating four yellow cards.
With Mao Weijie and Qu Geping's performances in the youth ranks under scrutiny, will the U19s be able to make a go of it in the upcoming matches?
