In the 2023 Chinese Football Association Cup, as of the evening of August 31, the 1/4 final fierce battle is over. The quarter-finals of the season were played over two matchdays, after Dalian Renren and Shanghai Shenhua passed first. This matchday was a two-game match, with Qingdao Manatee beating Nantong Zhiyun away and Shandong Taishan beating Beijing Guoan away on penalties. At this point, Dalian people, Shanghai Shenhua, Qingdao Manatee and Shandong Taishan have become the final four of this season's FA Cup.
Chongqing Tonglianglong 0 - 2 Shanghai Shenhua
Dalian people 2 - 0 Tianjin Jinmen Tigers
Beijing Guoan 1-1 Shandong Taishan [Penalty 4-5]
Beijing Guoan sits at the Beijing Workers' Stadium to face old rival Shandong Taishan, and this season's league has been played in 2 legs, Shandong Taishan 1 win and 1 draw dominant. The referee is Ma Ning from Jiangsu and the VAR referee is Du Jianxin from Gansu. First assistant referee Zhang Cheng, second assistant referee Zhou Fei, fourth official Xu Qiangqiang and VAR assistant referee Jin Jun, all four are from Shanghai. In addition, the referee supervision is Yang Zhiqiang from Chengdu.
Beijing Guoan is led by coach Ricardo Suarez, with 3 foreign helpers starting in this game, Abrewu single forward, Yang Liyu behind support, Jiang Xiangyou, Li Ke, Chi Zhongguo, Zhang Xizhe in the midfield, Wang Gang, Ngardewu, Zhang Chengdong and Li Lei as the defense, and Hou Sen as the goalkeeper. Shandong Taishan is led by coach Cui Kangxi, this game sent out 3 foreign aid starters, Fellaini single forward, Chen Pu, Moisés and Cressan behind support, Liao Lisheng and Li Yuanyi as a double back, Liu Yang, Zheng Zheng, Shi Ke and Tong Lei as the defense, Wang Dalei as the goalkeeper.
In the opening 10th minute, Shandong Taishan won a set-piece opportunity in front, hit the post and bounced Li Yuan's goal, Chen Pu inserted a header in time to score, Shandong Taishan led 1-0 away. In the 19th minute, Jiang Xiangyou got a single chance, dribbled into the box to face the goalkeeper calmly, pierced through two goals in a row to score the ball, Beijing Guoan equalized. However, the goal almost caused a conflict when Beijing Guoan head coach ran to the visiting bench to celebrate.
In the second half, the two sides competed fiercely, although they did not score, but there were really a lot of dramas in the game, and referee Ma Ning frequently snatched the scene and became a card master again. The regular time was 1-1 draw, and the two sides fought for extra time, but there were still no goals in extra time, and the victory would be decided by penalties. The first half of the game was okay, the second half and extra time were fragmented, referee Ma Ning completely became the protagonist of the game, showing 10 yellow cards in the game alone, and there were cards for the coach's dugout, and Shandong Taishan assistant coach was also directly invited to the stands by the red card.
Coming to the penalty shootout, Beijing Guoan qualified for the first penalty, Ngardeu scored smoothly, and Cressan scored a 1-1 draw. Zhang Chengdong scored in the second round, and Moises hit to make it 2-2. In the third round, Wang Ziming scored, and Pato scored to make it 3-3. In the fourth round, Fernando scored to make it 4-4. In the fifth round, Jiang Xiangyou kicked a penalty, Fellaini successfully scored to kill the game, and Shandong Taishan won 5-4 on penalties.
In the end, Shandong Taishan defeated Beijing Guoan 6-5 on aggregate and advanced to the semifinals of the FA Cup. Shandong Taishan then competed with Dalian for a place in the final, with Dalian Ren finishing 11th in the Chinese Super League last season and Shandong Taishan ranking 2nd in the Chinese Super League. Therefore, the priority of the semi-final home stadium belongs to the Dalian team.
Nantong Zhiyun 0-3 Qingdao Manatee
In this round, Nantong Zhiyun sat in the Rugao Olympic Sports Center Stadium and competed with Qingdao Manatee from the Chinese League One to the Chinese Super League, and now they meet in the FA Cup. The referee was Tang Shunqi from Chengdu and the VAR referee was Liu Wei from Shenyang. The first assistant referee is Cao Yi from Henan, the second assistant referee is Liu Xing from Henan, the fourth official is Wan Tao from Jiangxi, and the VAR assistant referee is Yang Delin from Henan. In addition, the referee supervision is Su Jige in Beijing.
Nantong Zhiyun is led by coach Gabri, and 4 foreign helpers are sent out to start, Balder, Castillo partner double forward, Moreirato, Wang Song, Yang Mingyang and Zheng Haoqian partner in midfield, Ye Lijiang, Bressan, Wei Lai and Liu Huan form the defense, Xue Qinghao as the goalkeeper. Qingdao Manatee is led by coach Antonio Gomez, with 3 foreign starters in this game, Forbes and Song Wenjie partnering the striker, Chen Chunxin, Zheng Long, Saric and Ma Xingyu partnering in midfield, Liu Junshuai, Andreevich, Sha Yibo and Zhang Wei forming the defense, and Mou Pengfei as the goalkeeper.
The two sides exchanged white rolls in the first half, and Nantong Zhiyun, who played at home, got more opportunities, but unfortunately failed to score. In the 66th minute, Ma Xingyu scored with a powerful shot from outside the box, giving Qingdao Manatee the away lead. After that, Nantong Zhiyun's all-out attack led to an empty rear, and in the 84th minute, Shariqi deftly pushed into the net, and Qingdao Manatee extended its advantage. In the 89th minute, Sharic turned and shot in one fell swoop, giving Aingdao Manatee a three-goal lead to seal the victory.
After fierce competition, Qingdao Manatee beat Nantong Zhiyun away to advance to the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Qingdao Manatee will next face Shanghai Shenhua, and the two sides will compete for the final qualification. Since Qingdao Manatee was the runner-up in the Central League last season and Shanghai Shenhua was the Chinese Super League team, the priority of the semi-final home game belongs to Qingdao Manatee.
Semi-final matchups
Dalian Renren VS Shandong Taishan【September 26】
Qingdao Manatee VS Shanghai Shenhua【September 27】