Amid crisis, Chengdu Rongcheng eliminated Qingdao Hainiu in the 1/4 finals of the 2025 Chinese FA Cup. In the first half, both sides were down to 10 men as Luo Senwen and Delgado were both sent off. In the second half, Yahav Gurfinkel and Wei Shihao linked up twice to score, before Didier Lamkel Zé pulled one back for the hosts.