At 15:30 beijing time on January 8, the first leg of the 2021 Super League Relegation Play-off, Qingdao team played against Zhejiang team. The starting and substitute lists of both sides are announced before the match.
Qingdao is the 16th place in the 2021 Chinese Super League, while Zhejiang is the 3rd place in the Chinese First League this season, and the two sides will meet for two legs, the winner will qualify for the 2022 Chinese Super League, and the loser will participate in the 2022 Season of the Chinese League. The last three meetings between the two teams have been in the Chinese League One, with Qingdao remaining unbeaten with 2 wins and 1 draw. In this promotion and relegation life and death battle, the victory or defeat of the first leg is very important, and both teams cannot afford to lose.
Starting list of both sides:
Qingdao team (3-5-2):
Goalkeeper: 1 - Lee Chi Chiu (U23);
Defenders: 21-Wang Wei, 23-Liu Jiashen, 25-Zou Zheng;
Midfielders: 19-Zhu Ting, 29-Ruan Zhexiang, 28-Badu, 31-Liu Jian, 16-Lü Peng;
Forwards: 17- Zhou Junchen (U23), 4- Wang Hao;
Substitutes: 18-Zhao Shi; 2-Jiang Weipeng, 3-Fang Xinfeng (U23), 5-Li Peng, 10-Alessandrini, 14-Song Runtong (U23), 24-Hu Jiajia (U23), 26-Wukovic, 27-Zhu Jianrong, 30-Maimaiti Abdullah-Azimati, 32-Yang Yu, 33-Ji Xiaoxuan
Zhejiang team (4-4-2):
Goalkeeper: 1-Gu Chao;
Defenders: 28-Yue Xin, 2-Liang Nuoheng, 4-Sun Zheng'ao, 26-Gao Tianyu (U23);
Midfielders: 22-Cheng Jin, 7-Frank, 8-Zhong Haoran, 10-Gu Bin;
Forwards: 9-Gaudí, 44-Matthews;
Substitutes: 33-Zhao Bo, 3-Wang Zhen, 6-Long Wei, 13-Shao Renzhe (U23), 16-Yao Junsheng, 18-Tan Yang, 19-Dong Yu, 20-Wang Dongsheng, 23-Xu Xiaolong, 29-YiXianlong (U23), 30-Mu Xiekui, 37-Aishajiang-Kurban (U23)