On the 17th, the Chinese Super League played the last three matches of the 17th round. Shanghai Shenhua and Chengdu Rongcheng, ranked second and third, were both strong and weak, but with different results. Shenhua beat Meizhou Hakka 2:1 and Rongcheng lost to Cangzhou Lions 1:1. The confrontation between Henan and Qingdao Hainiu ended in Henan's defeat.
The home and stronger Shenhua team was very passive in the first 15 minutes of the game. Meizhou Hakka's Kosovic and Rodrigo hit the opponent's defense many times and almost broke the goal twice. From then on, Shenhua gradually controlled the tempo. Malele was knocked down by an opponent before the end of the first half. The referee awarded a penalty kick, which Basogo hit. However, Meizhou Hakka immediately equalized in the first half's extra time. Rodriguez's shot broke through ten fingers of Ma Zhen after consecutive breakthroughs in the midfield.
In the second half, Shenhua broke through with Han Chao's header to seal the win 2:1. With a current record of 10 wins, 4 draws, 3 losses and 34 points, Shenhua continues to rank second in the table.
Chengdu Rongcheng, who visited Cangzhou, got off to a bad start, conceding just five minutes into the game. Owusu's successful cut inside from the left helped Cangzhou Lions take an early lead. Felipe's header equalized Chengdu Rongcheng's score in the first half. However, Chengdu Rongcheng repeated the same mistake at the start of the second half and quickly conceded the goal. This time, Cangzhou Lions' Lokadi scored. From then on, neither side was able to rewrite the score. With the loss, Chengdu Rongcheng still maintains the third position in the table.
In the other match of the day, Qingdao Sea Cowboys jumped from 14th to 11th place in the table with goals from Saric and Forbes, who made it 2 games :0 to beat Henan.
On the 21st, the Chinese Super League will usher in the 18th round of matches, in which the top-ranked Shanghai seaport will host the Cangzhou Lions, and Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, who have just suffered their first loss of the season, will face the Shenzhen team.
