In yesterday's battle, Shandong Taishan defeated Henan 3-1 to advance to the quarterfinals. Chengdu Rongcheng also advanced with a narrow 2-1 win over Nanjing City. The top four teams in this season's F.A.C. Cup are Shanghai Harbor, Shanghai Shenhua, Chengdu Rongcheng and Shandong Taishan. With Nanjing City out of the competition, the journey of non-Chinese Super League teams in this year's F.A.C. Cup has come to an end.
The much-anticipated semi-finals will be held on September 25, when Shanghai Seaport will face Shanghai Shenhua and Shandong Taishan will face Chengdu Rongcheng. It is worth mentioning that both Shanghai Harbor and Shandong Taishan will have the advantage of home field. Currently, Wu Lei is leading the scorer's list with 3 goals, followed by Kazaishvili and Chen Pu of Shandong Taishan and Felipe of Chengdu Rongcheng with 2 goals, and they are all expected to compete for the Golden Boot award.
