The 16th round of the 2023 Chinese Super League season will be played on the 12th with 5 matches. Meizhou Hakka played 3 matches:First, beat Beijing Guoan. Shanghai Harbor continued to lead the table by beating Wuhan Sanzhen with the same score.
Meizhou Hakka hosted the veteran Beijing Guoan team. In the 19th minute, Meizhou Hakka's Conrad managed to beat the far corner in the penalty area to break the deadlock first. In the 31st minute, Ru Zinan skillfully returned the ball and Conrad vigorously shot the next city. In the first half of extra time, Rodriguez hit the goal from a small angle and was pounced on by Guoan goalkeeper Han Jiaqi into his own goal. Meizhou Hakka led the first half with 3 goals. In the second half, Beijing Guoan stabbed a late shot from the Prince's box to equalize.
Red cards became the key to sway the game in Shanghai Harbor's home match against Wuhan Sanzhen. In the last stage of the first half, Wuhan Sanzhen Renhang was sent off when he put down Kalon in defense, and two yellows turned into one red. Later, in extra time, Wuhan Sanzhen's Wei Shihao was dissatisfied with the penalty when warming up on the sidelines, and was also sent off with a red card.
In the second half, Wuhan Sanzhen had a problem with stamina as time went by with one man less. In the 62nd minute, Li Shuai crossed the ball in front of the goal, and Li Shenglong stepped forward to score a header, giving Shanghai Seaport a 1:0 lead. Less than 5 minutes later, Li Shuai crossed the center of the field and Wuhan Sanzhen's Gao Zhunyi cleared the kick into his own goal. Then, Wu Lei's penalty area formed a one-two punch to break the goal. Wuhan Sanzhen's Aziz snatched a goal back with a last-minute header, and Shanghai Seaports ended up with three goals. :1 win.
In the other three matches, Dalian People drew with Nantong Zhiyun 1:1, Qingdao Hainiu drew with Nantong Zhiyun 5. :0 beat Shenzhen, and Zhejiang drew with Changchun Yatai 2:2. (End)
