On June 5, Taishan and Wuhan played a fierce friendly match on the green field in Jinan. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, with 24-year-old midfielder Zhang Yuanshu scoring a crucial goal for Taishan. Fellaini and Leonardo made their debuts in the match, while a number of substitutes also got a chance to appear.
During this break, Taishan had a number of players called up by the national team, including foreigner Son Junho, who was selected for the South Korean national team and will be playing in the World Qualifiers. Artemisia Junmin, Jin Jingdao and a host of other international players traveled with the team to the United Arab Emirates to prepare for the next three matches. In addition, Guo Tianyu was selected for the U22 national football team and is currently training in Dalian. However, the absence of as many as nine players poses a major impact on Taishan's squad.
In order to adjust the players' status and investigate the replacement players, Taishan team arranged two warm-up matches, respectively on June 5 against Wuhan team and on June 9 against Tianjin Jinmen Tiger. Currently, Taishan has an undefeated record of 3 wins and 2 draws in the first five rounds of the league, with a stable overall performance, and the performance of the national players is particularly good. Wuhan, on the other hand, has only two points with two draws and three losses. Li Xiaopeng's coaching seems to be in trouble, but the team management still has full confidence in him.
Wuhan arrived in Jinan on the 4th, and the warm-up match between the two teams started on the afternoon of the 5th. In this match, Taishan's starting lineup was led by Fellaini and Leonardo, with goalkeeper Han Rongze guarding the goal, and Shi Ke, Zhao Jianfei, Song Long, and Wang Tong all appearing in the starting lineup. It is worth mentioning that Wang Tong missed four rounds of matches after he was injured in the first round of the league, and his debut in the warm-up match also shows that he has recovered well from his injury. Up front, Duan Liuyu, Zhang Qi, Fellaini, Leonardo, Xu Xin and Qi Tianyu played together, and Leonardo is gradually adjusting his form.
In the first half, in the 30th minute, Zhang Qi crossed the ball from the side, and Leonardo's header in the penalty area was deflected by the goalkeeper. In the second half, Taishan made several substitutions, and players such as Delgado and Zhang Yuanshu were given the opportunity to play. In the 71st minute, Zhang Yuanshu took the ball in front of the field and broke through to the front of the penalty area, and fired a long-distance shot to give Taishan the lead. Wuhan then equalized near the end of the game, and the two teams finally shook hands 1-1.
This game, Taishan team mainly to investigate the lineup mainly, at the same time mobilize the physical condition of the players. 9, Taishan team will also play with Tianjin team warm-up game, when Taishan team lineup is still not neat enough, more substitutes will have the opportunity to play. For the Taishan team, the current stage of the personnel is not complete may affect the lineup of integration, but the replacement players should also seize the opportunity to prove themselves. It is reported that the next phase of the Chinese Super League was originally scheduled to start on June 21, but now it is likely to be postponed, and the exact time of the match is yet to be determined.
