At 18:00 Beijing time on December 16, the match between Guangzhou and Hebei in the 16th round of the Chinese Super League was played at the Tianhe Sports Center. And the starting lineup for this game has also been released.
Appearances line-up
Guangzhou starters (4-4-2)
Goalkeeper: 32 - Liu Dianzuo
Defenders: 2-Jiang Guangtai, 5-Zhang Linpeng, 25-Deng Hanwen, 27-Wu Shaocong (U23)
Midfielders: 6-Liao Lisheng, 15-Yan Dinghao (U23), 22-Zhang Xiuwei, 33-Zhong Yihao
Forwards: 7- Wei Shihao, 17 - Yang Liyu
Substitutes: 1- Liu Shibo, 13-Liu Weiguo, 20-Wang Shilong (U23), 35-Li Xuepeng, 10-Zheng Zhi, 16-Huang Bowen, 28-Ling Jie (U23), 30-Yang Dejiang (U23), 34-Hou Yu (U23), 36-He Chao, 44-Wu Junhao (U23), 39-Tan Kaiyuan (U23)
Hebei starters (4-5-1)
Goalkeeper: 30-Bao Yaxiong
Defenders: 5-Memišević, 21-Cui Lin, 32-Ding Haifeng, 38-Zhang Wei (U23),
Midfielders: 36-Yao Daogang, 15-Wang Qiuming, 39-Mo Xuchen (U23), 40-Zhang Hui (U23), 45-Leonardo
Forward: 23-Silva
Substitutes: 7-Xu Tianyuan, 9-Gong Qiule (U23), 11-Hu Rentian, 14-Feng Gang, 16-Chen Yunhua (U23), 17-Song Xintao (U23), 18-Gao Huaze, 22-Chi Wenyi (GK), 24-Zhang Yu (U23), 25-Liao Wei (U23), 26-Jiang Wenjun, 35-Jin Qiang
In the standings, Guangzhou team temporarily ranked 4th with 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses accumulating 30 points. Hebei team accumulated 23 points with 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses, temporarily ranking 7th. In the first round of the second stage of the Chinese Super League, Guangzhou lost 0-1 to Guoan, and Hebei lost 0-5 to Shandong. Both teams lost in the first round of the second stage, so the main goal of this campaign was to strive for the first victory.