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"Five-Star Football" is not gone
After the 6-0 defeat to Shanghai Shenhua, a number of Shandong Taishan players apologized to their fans through their social media, and the club also issued a letter of apology yesterday morning.
Shandong Taishan, as an old powerhouse, has created many impressive and wonderful matchups with Shanghai's Chinese Super League teams over the years. Recently, their performance has fallen into a slump, and rumors about individual players and head coach Choi Kang-hee are also boiling. Walking out of the arena, many Shanghai fans also sent their blessings to this old opponent, hoping that they can find their form as soon as possible.
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For Shanghai Shenhua, this game is far more than just a big win. The performance of Shenhua's backline has set a new record in China's top professional league - so far, after 18 rounds, Shenhua has conceded just six goals, an average of 0.33 goals per game. The previous record holder was Shandong Luneng Taishan in the 1999 season when he conceded 13 goals in 26 rounds, with an average of 0.5 goals conceded per game. That season, Shandong Taishan finally won the league championship.
So far this season, the two teams in Shanghai have maintained their leading positions in the standings. The difference in points between the two teams has also made fans more and more excited about the Shencheng derby, which will be played in mid-August.
Shanghai Port's three points in the 18th round of the league were extremely difficult, and the Nautical Stadium, the home of Henan team, was severely flooded under the influence of continuous rainfall in Zhengzhou. Although the game was delayed by half an hour, the situation on the venue was still not optimistic. The players of both sides almost contributed to a game of "water polo".
In the end, thanks to Oscar's penalty shot, Harbour brought back three points from the away side. The win also extended the team's winning streak in the Chinese Super League to 11 games, further closing the record of 13 consecutive top-flight wins for Shandong Taishan and Guangzhou Evergrande.
In the next round, Harbour will return to their home stadium to face Beijing Guoan, while Shenhua will face Changchun Yatai's door-to-door challenge led by Xie Hui.
Women's Team Newspaper
With the arrival of the summer transfer window, the Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank women's football team has once again upgraded its squad. On July 5, the club officially announced that after friendly consultation and agreement with the player himself, Tu Linli officially joined Shanghai Shengli Football Club.
As a big center forward in the women's football field, the addition of Tu Linli will effectively enhance the team's forward strength and enrich the team's tactical options. After coming to the Shanghai women's football team, Tu Linli also accepted an interview with "Five Star Football", revealing her expectations for the new journey.
Although the first stage of the Women's Super League has come to an end, the girls of the Shanghai women's football team still kept going and boarded the flight to Dalian.
According to the arrangement of the event, the 2024 Chinese Women's Football Association Cup will start the first stage of the competition in Dalian. The Shanghai women's football team will play three games in the first stage of the tournament and then re-enter the next stage of the Women's Super League. At present, the team has arrived in Dalian to start training before the FA Cup.