On the afternoon of December 9, the second leg of the promotion play-off in the Chinese Second Division, Zibo Keju drew 0-0 with Nanjing Fengfan, and won 2-0 in the first leg, thus successfully advancing to the Middle Division with a two-legged aggregate score of 2-0 victory over Nanjing Fengfan. Zibo Keju team has 13 Luneng youth players, is a standard "Luneng second team", this game has 11 people into the big list, of which 6 won the start, so Zibo Keju can rush the armor, fully demonstrating the level of Luneng youth players.
Zibo Keju team is the runner-up of Haigeng Division, achieving a record of 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the group stage, while Nanjing Fengfan Team is the champion of Luxi Division, and has not lost in the group stage with 8 wins and 1 draw. On December 5, the first leg of the two teams met, Luneng two youth players Xie Wenneng and Zhang Fengyu scored one goal each, while another player produced by Luneng, Wang Boren, sent an assist, and the three players joined forces to threaten, helping Luneng's "second team" to occupy the first opportunity to rush the first division.
This afternoon, the two teams competed in the second leg, and 6 Luneng youth players, including No. 17 Cao Sheng, No. 19 captain Zhang Fengyu, No. 25 Wang Boren, No. 29 Du Yuxin, No. 33 Li Zhuangfei, No. 21 Xie Wenneng, etc., won the starting lineup. In the first half, Zibo Keju Menyang missed the opportunity to score in front of the goal, and Nanjing Fengfan's Huang Cong also repeatedly created threats; in the second half, Nanjing Fengfan Han Xu and Yang Hao tried to hit the goal higher than the crossbar, and in the last moment, Zibo Keju's Ma Dongliang was sent off for disrespecting the referee's words, but Zibo Keju still tried to save the goal.
In addition to the 6 Luneng youth players starting, the 5-Guo Mingyue, 41-Ji Shengpan, 55-Xie Jixi, 56-Liu Changqi, 59-Commander He on the bench and other 5 people are also from Luneng Football School. Zibo Keju's Sun Yi and Jia Feifan, two U21 players, are also from Luneng Football School, and they did not enter the big list in this game. Zibo Keju has a total of 28 players, of which 13 players are from Luneng, which can be said to occupy half of the country, while the starting 6 players are famous in Luneng Football School and will also compete for the main position in the Chinese League A next season.
Cao Sheng, born on 26 February 1995, is a midfielder with a height of 1.72 meters and a weight of 62 kg, who can play both sides and play as a striker. Cao Sheng is from Hubei, and Luneng captain Arthur Junmin is a fellow countryman, from the Luneng Football School, the ball style is fierce, the physical fitness is excellent, and Jin Jingdao is short, fast, can grab the side of the road flying wing. On June 21, 2017, Cao Sheng entered the Luneng first team and made 6 appearances for Luneng, including 1 start. Joined Zibo Keju this season.
Zhang Fengyu, born on May 10, 1989, is a native of Zibo, with a height of 1.83 meters and a defender. Zhang Fengyu is full of hard work on the field, the style of the ball is tough, and the vision is relatively broad, with good organizational skills and scoring ability, and is an indispensable member of the Luneng 89 age group. Zhang Fengyu failed to enter the Luneng first team, joined Qingdao Zhongneng at the end of 2009, and was also loaned to Hebei Zhongji and Shandong Tengding, but later retired due to the dissolution of Shandong Tengding. In the 2017 season, Zhang Fengyu helped Zibo team rush to the Chinese Second League to make a comeback, ushering in the second spring of his career.
Wang Boren, born on May 18, 1991, his hometown is Zhucheng, Weifang, with a height of 1.77 meters, he plays as a left defender. Wang Boren has a clear mind, strong assist ability, excellent free kick skills, and strong scoring ability. Wang Boren was recruited by then Luneng coach Tubakovic in 2008 and officially entered the Luneng first team squad in 2011, but unfortunately did not play for the Luneng first team. In January 2012, Wang Boren transferred to Heilongjiang FC and helped the team successfully promote to the Chinese First Division. This season, Wang Boren joined Zibo Keju and once again helped the team to successfully break through the first division.
Du Yuxin (born 7 January 1993) is a 1.75 m tall man who plays as a full-back. Du Yuxin's characteristics are outstanding, fast, good physical fitness, good at shooting inside, and strong ability to seize opportunities. In the 2011 and 2012 seasons, Luneng 93 grouped a team to participate in the second division, And Du Yuxin and Wu Xinghan's two-wing flying tactic once killed all four sides, making a total of 30 appearances and scoring 9 goals. In 2013, Du Yuxin entered the Luneng first team, but did not get a chance to play. In February 2015, Du Yuxin joined The League One side Dalian Albin and scored goals. In February 2018, Du Yuxin joined Zibo Keju and has been the team's main scorer in recent seasons.
Li Zhuangfei, born on January 24, 1988, entered Luneng Football School in 1999. Li Zhuangfei was once the main centre-back and captain of the national youth team, leading the national youth team to reach the quarter-finals of the Under-17 World Youth Football Championship held in Peru. Because luneng first team did not get the opportunity to play, in 2006, Li Zhuangfei was loaned to join the Xiamen Blue Lions, and won the opportunity to try out nancy in France and Larissa in Greece. After returning to China, Li Zhuangfei successively played for Wuhan Optics Valley, Jiangsu Sainty, Qingdao Zhongneng, Lijiang Feihu and other teams, and in March 2018, he joined the Chinese Second Division team Zibo Keju and became the main center-back of the team.
Xie Wenneng, born on February 6, 2001, is a 1.74m tall midfielder. Xie Wenneng has excellent skills under his feet, is good at breaking through people, and is known for his speed and explosiveness. Xie Wenneng joined Luneng Football School from his hometown meizhou at the age of 10, and soon emerged as the offensive core of Luneng's peer echelon. He represented the Luneng echelon in the Junior FA Cup and the Youth Super League, both of which won the championship and became the team's top scorer many times. Because of his outstanding performance, Xie Wenneng has also been selected for the national junior team and the national youth team many times, and was once one of the candidates for the 2017 China Golden Boy Award. Joined Zibo Keju this summer.