CCTV reported that on May 24, Beijing time, the 9th round of the 2023 Chinese Super League continued, Shanghai Seaport hosted Henan. Stanley Wang broke the opponent's goal in the first half, while Oscar scored with a penalty kick, and Feng Boyuan then equalized for his team. In the second half, Wu Lei scored again and Kovic also contributed a goal. In the end, Seaport narrowly beat Henan 3-2 at home, remaining undefeated for nine consecutive matches and leading the table.
In the 16th minute of the game, Henan foreigner Pina strained his right thigh without the ball and could not be replaced by Liu Jiahui. Henan could only fight in the full Chinese class.
In the 22nd minute, Oscar crossed a 45-degree pass from the left, and Wang previously inserted a header into the back of the net to give Seaport a 1-0 lead over Henan.
In the 38th minute, Chung Yi-Ho shanked Caron from behind after a lateral break in the box, but the referee didn't make any penalty. Then VAR intervened. Looking back, the referee blew for a foul on Zhong Yihao, and Port scored a penalty kick. Oscar took the penalty to give Port a 2-0 lead over Henan; in the fourth minute of extra time, after Feng Bo Yuan's penalty area, Henan equalized a city 1-2. The first half ended.
In the 49th minute, Wang Shenchao crossed from the right road and Wu Lei grabbed a header inside the box to give Seaport a 3-1 lead over Henan.
As the game progressed to the 69th minute, Huang Zichang made an unstoppable breakthrough on the right side of the box and crossed the ball, and Kovic took advantage of the opportunity to grab a shot on goal and managed to break through! Henan pulled back to within 2-3.
Shanghai Seaport won a close 3-2 victory in their home match against Henan, achieving a nine-round unbeaten record in the league.
