In the 26th round of the Chinese Super League, the match one-star Turkish team Shanghai Seaport played away against the strong Chengdu Rongcheng. After a fierce battle, Shanghai Seaport lost 1-2 to Chengdu Rongcheng. Head coach Javier was once again disappointed with a very poor tactical arrangement. The strengths of Wu Lei, Oscar and Vargas were not well utilized. The likes of Joao and Pinko sat on the bench, greatly reducing the efficiency of the front line. Chengdu Rongcheng played with an overall advantage and won even with one less player. Gan Chao and Ackerson scored a goal each, and Hong Kong was broken by substitute Pinko.
Shanghai Port manager Javier used a 433 formation in this game, with Oscar, Wu Lei and Vargas at the top of the trio, Xu Xin, Yang Shiyuan and Buy Tijiang in the three midfielders, Lv Wenjun, Li Ang, Jiang Guangtou and Wang Shenchao making up the four defenders, and Yan Junling in goal. five substitutes appeared in Pinko, Zhang Linmiao, Ruiao, Li Shenglong and Liu Xiaolong. Hong Kong's starting lineup remains old-fashioned, with an average age of 30.7 years and a debut worth €17.2 million.
Chengdu Rongcheng's starting lineup was 433, led by Eckerson, Felipe, Andrigo, Gan Chao and Jin You. During the match, Chengdu Rongcheng had a strong overall performance and played to the strength of their home ground. In the third minute of the match, Chengdu Rongcheng attacked and Gan Chao broke out a world wave outside the penalty area, the ball hung directly in the dead center of the upper right corner, Shanghai Port 0-1 Chengdu Rongcheng. In the 30th minute of the match, Wu Lei got a single-handed opportunity and was destroyed by Richard with a foul. The referee showed a red card and sent Richard off, leaving Chengdu Rongcheng one man short.
In the 53rd minute of the match, Felipe broke through with the ball and created a foul in the penalty area, the referee awarded a penalty kick, and Eckerson hit the home goal with 0-2 Chengdu Rongcheng. In the 90+4th minute of the game, Shanghai Seaport finally seized the opportunity to complete the breakthrough and save some face, Oscar directly helped Pinko to complete the breakthrough. Finally, Shanghai Seaport defeated Chengdu Rongcheng 1-2.
Throughout the game, Shanghai Seaport had 58% of the possession, compared to Chengdu Rongcheng's shot percentage of 12-16, and a shot on goal ratio of 2-5, making it a 1-2 loss. Only Oscar, Vargas and Joao passed the match for Shanghai Seaport, while the rest of the team scored less than 7 points in the match. Chengdu Rongcheng did well overall, with Eckerson, Felipe, Andrigo, Jin You and Gan Chao all scoring 7 or more points.
After the loss, Shanghai Seaport achieved three major humiliations. Firstly, losing to Chengdu Rongcheng with one more player; secondly, being doubled by Chengdu Rongcheng this season, Seaport lost 0-1 to Chengdu Rongcheng in the first round of this season; thirdly, only 1 win, 1 draw and 4 losses in the last 6 games. Due to the recent 41 wins and 3 losses, according to this pattern, Shandong Taishan may win the championship. Currently, Shanghai Seaport's points stop at 56 points, temporarily ranking first. Second place Taishan has 58 points. In the next four rounds, if Seaport loses three more games, it may lose the championship directly. Taishan is in hot form lately, undefeated in 6 out of 7 consecutive matches.
