February 25, China News Agency Shanghai (Reporter Miao Lu) 2024 China Football Association Super Cup (hereinafter referred to as "Super Cup") held in Shanghai Hongkou Stadium on the 25th, Shanghai Shenhua team 15 by virtue of the goal of Ma Lailai. Shanghai Shenhua team 15 with the goal of Malelai: 0 beat Shanghai Harbor team, won the Super Cup champion. Shanghai Shenhua also won the CFA Super Cup for the fourth time.
On February 25, 2024 CFA Super Cup was held at Shanghai Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai Shenhua beat Shanghai Harbor 1:0 to win the title. Photo by Miao Lu, China News Agency
On the same day, the match was played between 2023 Chinese Super League champions Shanghai Harbour and Chinese Football Association Cup winners Shanghai Shenhua, marking the first time a crosstown derby has been played in the history of the Super Cup.
At the beginning of the game, Shanghai Shenhua threatened the Harbor goal several times, but unfortunately, Malele and Luis had slightly worse shots. The first half ended evenly with no goals scored.
The second half was a change of sides, with the pace of confrontation increasing and fouls and yellow cards appearing frequently on the field. There was a turning point in the battle until the 55th minute, when Malelai helped Shanghai Shenhua take a one-goal lead.
Shanghai Harbour then launched a counterattack, but Wu Lei wasted a one-touch chance and the final attack failed. Shanghai Shenhua kept the 1:0 scoreline until the end to win the Super Cup.
Shanghai Shenhua head coach Slutsky noted after the match that the atmosphere at the match was outstanding, which gave us great encouragement. Shanghai Harbour head coach Muscat said that he was still drowning in the sorrow of the defeat and that he would take a moment to summarize and improve. (End)
