Nicolae Stanciu is closing in on the Chinese title with Wuhan Three Towns, and the Romanian scored a new gem for his team against Shandong Taishan (2-0).

Mykola StanchuPhoto: INQUAM Photos / Octav Ganea

Nikolay Stanchiu is unstoppable in the Chinese Super League

After 33 matches, Wuhan Three Towns sit first in the Chinese Super League, level on points with Shandong Taishan (75 points) but with a better goal difference.

Romanian player Nicolae Stanciu opened the scoring in Tuesday’s match against “Zhejiang Professional” (45+4), executing a skillfully performed free kick. The goalkeeper of the opponent did not react to the perfect shot of the Romanian midfielder, who achieved 10 successes in the current championship. In addition to scoring 10 goals, Stanchu also provided 11 decisive assists.

Nicolae Stanchiu was rated 7.6 by SofaScore.

In the next game, Wuhan Three Towns will face Tianjin Jinmen Tiger, a team ranked 8th in the Chinese Super League.

The reaction of the Chinese commentators to the goal of Nikolay Stanchu

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Posted by Wuhan Three Towns FC (@wuhanthreetownsfc)