On the evening of September 21st, the 26th round of the Chinese Super League ushered in a fierce duel, with Changchun Yatai hosting the leader Shanghai Harbor. The two sides were evenly matched and staged a goal battle. In the end, Seaport won 4-3 against Yatai with Wu Lei's strike and Tan Long's three-minute goal, continuing to consolidate their position at the top of the table.
The first half of the match was a fierce battle between the two sides. Shortly after the start, a mistake in the back line of the Atay team led to an accidental goal by Su Zu, which gave the Harbour Team an unexpected lead. However, Ateneo did not get discouraged, they quickly adjusted and started a fierce attack. Gustavo took advantage of a corner kick opportunity and scored a header to equalize the score for Ateneo. Then, Beric also showed good form, he first scored a goal to help the team overtake, but unfortunately, due to offside, the goal was invalidated. However, Beric soon found another good opportunity to put the ball into the goal of Harbour, making the score 2-1.
However, the Harbor team's offensive firepower is equally fierce. Towards the end of the first half, Wu Lei broke into the penalty area with his individual ability and calmly shot the ball into the goal, which not only helped the team to equalize the score, but also collected his 30th goal of the season, which broke the single-season scoring record of the Chinese Super League.
The game got even more intense when 36 year old Tan Long suddenly exploded into action, scoring two goals in just three minutes to help Ateneo once again take the lead to 3-2, but Harbour didn't give up, and continued to attack in search of an equalizer or even a chance to take the lead. Finally, in the final stage of the game, Wu Lei once again stepped up, he took a pass from a teammate, calmly dribbled past the defenders, and sent the ball into the goal, helping Harbour Team to a 4-3 victory over Yatai.
After this game, Harbour's lead in the table has been further extended, and they will continue to push for the goal of the Super League title. On the other hand, Ateneo will need to summarize the lessons learned in time and adjust their form to achieve better results in the coming matches.
