On the 8th, the first four games of the 21st round of the 2023 season of the Chinese Super League, the focus of the battle, Shanghai seaport 5:0 victory over Qingdao Hainiu, continue to lead the table with six consecutive wins in the league; Shandong Taishan 0:1 defeat Chengdu Rongcheng, ranking dropped to the third in the league.
In this round of away match against Sea Cow, Harbor team was on fire. In the 23rd minute, after Oscar's pass from the right side of the field, he stopped the ball in Wu Lei's penalty area and shot from a small angle. Manatee's Ma Xingyu made a mistake in clearing the ball and accidentally shoveled it into his own goal. Seaport ended the half with a one-goal lead.
In the second half of the match, the Harbour team set up a goal climax. 66 minutes, substitute Vargas broke the ball in front of the field and sent a straight, Wu Lei one-touch goal. In the 71st minute, Wu Lei scored in a high-speed forward assist to Caron's attack. In the 87th minute, Caron sent a wonderful pass from the right side of the penalty area, and Wu Lei inserted an open goal in the back. In extra time, Caron scored again to help seal the victory.
Tarzan hosted Hibiscus, previously ranked second. Taesan continued to apply pressure in the opening half, but with little success. After holding off the home team's offense, Sungtown was able to score the only goal of the match in the 37th minute by Kim Young-woo. Taesan's three-game winning streak in various matches came to an end.
In the other two matches, Meizhou Hakka hosted 4. :2 to beat Changchun Yatai and Zhejiang drew 1:1 at home with Nantong Zhiyun.
