On September 16th, Shandong Taishan had an intense warm-up match with Wuhan at their home camp in preparation for the match. In the match, Delgado and Ji Xiang scored respectively, and Taishan won 2-1 against Wuhan, successfully taking the warm-up match. It is worth mentioning that foreign aid Moises made his season debut in this game. During this long break from the Chinese Super League, Taishan will focus on preparing for the AFC Cup in October and November. Players such as Jin Jingdao, Wu Xinghan, Liu Binbin, Xu Xin, Guo Tianyu and Wang Dalei, who have been selected for the national soccer team, are undergoing training in West Asia, and are therefore unable to take part in the AFC Cup, which has led to new adjustments to Taishan's lineup. Fortunately, foreigner Moises returned to the team, and he will have a chance to play in the F.A.C.A. Cup. In addition, Fellaini and Sun Junho have also arrived in China, and the two will return to training after completing their isolation, and will also be able to participate in the AFC Cup.
In the process of preparing for the AFC Cup, Taishan team actively seeks opportunities for warm-up matches, on the 16th and 19th to face Wuhan and Tianjin respectively. It is worth mentioning that Wuhan's manager Li Xiaopeng was once a decorated player of Taishan and also coached in Taishan for nearly 3 years. This season, Li Xiaopeng led the Wuhan team in the first phase of the Chinese Super League, achieved 1 win, 8 draws and 6 losses, failed to enter the championship group, and can only participate in the relegation group of the showdown. This season Taishan team and Wuhan team in the Super League failed to meet, can only be in the warm-up matches, before the two warm-up matches, Taishan team achieved a win and a draw.
In the third match of the warm-up, Taishan's lineup remained unstable. As for Wuhan, only goalkeeper Dong Chunyu and Artemisia Junmin were selected for the national soccer team and could not participate in the warm-up match. In this match, Taishan arranged young players to debut on the field, goalkeeper Li Guanxi, the back line Song Bowei, Liu Junshuai, Zhao Jianfei and Mustapa partner debut, of which Mustapa is a 2003-born player, the summer transfer period to supplement the first team. Center forward Hao Haiyi, Jia Special, Chen Zhechao, Tian Xin, Duan Liuyu and Delgado debut, of which Jia Special and Song Bowei are 2001-born players, Delgado is the only debut foreign aid. In the first half of the game, in the 13th minute, Taishan team launched a counterattack after a successful steal in front of the field, Tian Xin assisted Delgado broke the goal, Taishan team 1-0 lead. In the second half of the game, Taishan team replaced more experienced players, foreign aid Moises and Jadson came on the field, Moises returned to the team to complete the season warm-up debut. As a key player in Taishan's midfield, Moises' return was crucial for the team. In the second half of the competition, Huang Zichang equalized the score in the 50th minute. In the 65th minute, Ji Xiang's long-distance shot broke the goal, and finally Taishan successfully took the warm-up match with a 2-1 victory over Wuhan. It is reported that on September 19, Taishan team will also have a warm-up match with Tianjin Jinmen Tiger, and Hao Wei will further investigate the players to sharpen the lineup for the AFC Cup. According to the news, the FA Cup Organizing Committee examined the Jinan, Dalian, Changchun and Meizhou regions, Taishan team is expected to play at home in the FA Cup matches. The AFC Cup is expected to start in mid-October, and the 32-16 matches are divided into four regions. If Taishan can play in the AFC Cup at home, it will be good news for the fans. Taishan team has always attached great importance to the Cup, last year Hao Wei led the team to win the AFC Cup. This year, although the lineup is not complete, but the whole team still will not give up and try to play more games to get a good result.
