As October 13th approaches, the annual
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The drums of the Cup are about to beat. Shanghai Harbour Team's debut in the first round has been finalized, they will face Xi'an Junwolf, a China B team, at the Dalian People's Youth Training Base on October 14th at 7:30 p.m. The match will undoubtedly be a battle of strengths between the two sides.
In order to minimize the impact on training and preparation, the Harbour Team chose to leave for Dalian immediately after the training on the same day to ensure continuity of preparation.
Captain Oscar, who unfortunately suffered a broken foot last month, revealed his recovery ahead of the trip: 'I'm recovering quite well from my toe, it's getting better every day and I hope to be back as soon as possible for the
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Cup out of power."
Talking about the shortening of the rehabilitation period from the originally expected six weeks to the current four weeks, Oscar said, "Thanks to the tireless efforts of the medical team, and my positive cooperation with the treatment, I believe I can be in
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Cup comeback."
Since the first round opponent is a Central B team and there are no foreigners available for the Harbour, Oscar has plenty of time to adjust his form and get ready for the second round on October 19th.
Oscar is confident in his Chinese teammates, "I believe we can play a great game, my teammates are doing quite well in their daily training. We have experienced veterans and young players and I am confident that they can play well in this game."
Oscar has also recently paid special attention to
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of the World Qualifying Tournament, "I've been in the
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Effective for five years in
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Have lots of friends and will certainly support them. Gladly.
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It was great to get our first win of the Round of 12 against Vietnam and also great to see Wu Lei and Wang Shenchao play well in the game."
Oscar revealed that such passes and assists from Stanley Wang are often practiced in the Harbour team's training, "In training and matches, I will often pass the ball like this to Stanley Wang to break the goal. So it's nice to be able to
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It's a joy to see goals scored in matches like this together."
"The match with Saudi Arabia was a great success for
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It's very difficult, but you have to win games like this if you want to reach the World Cup." Oscar is looking forward to
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Have a better performance, "Winning Vietnam is certainly pleasing, but to get a good result, it depends on the play against strong teams like Australia, Japan and Saudi Arabia."
It is worth mentioning that the trip to Dalian
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For the Cup, Harbour's 28-man roster includes five young players under the age of 20. These include three youngsters drawn from the club's U18 team, Zhang Huiyu, Chen Xuhuang and Lv Kun, as well as striker Liu Zhurun and substitute goalkeeper Guo Tong, who competed in the U20 men's soccer tournament at the National Games.
this season
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The first two rounds of the Cup are single game tie-breakers, and if Harbour make it through the first round, they will face the
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The winner of the match between Hebei and the Central League's Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic seeks to advance to the last eight.
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Cup Entries
Goalkeeper: Chen Wei (
), Dujia, Guo Tong (U20)
Defenders: Maistorovic (foreign aid), Wei Zhen, Yu Hai, He Jiao, Yu Rui, Fu Huan, Lu Wenjun, Li Shenyuan, Zhang Wei, Chen Binbin (
), Lu Kun (U18)
Midfield: Baiti Jiang, Yang Shiyuan, Cai Huikang, Zhang Yi, Zhang Huachen (
), Chen Chunxin, Gao Haisheng, Chen Xihuang (U18), Zhang Huiyu (U18)
Forwards: Li Shenglong, Oscar, Paulinho, Liu Zhuyun (U20), Hu Jinghang