Trailing in the score, Cui Kangxi sent in almost all the attackers in his squad, and Shenhua did lay siege to the Harbour's goal, but with Yan Junling's outstanding performance, Shenhua was never able to penetrate the Harbour's goal, and lost 0:1 in the second round of the Derby of this season.
Before the derby, Shenhua made adjustments to their foreign aid, bringing in Dumbya and removing Kim Shin-wook. In the team's internal meeting, the club's general manager Zhou Jun explained this personnel adjustment, "I hope this adjustment gives you a signal. From now on, each one of us has to work hard to do well, and each one of us has to contribute more to the collective. If you don't meet the requirements of this collective, you may be eliminated. This is what we can do, and it's up to you guys to take over." Zhou Jun also emphasized that "the team's goal for this year will not change, the requirements for this year will not change."
In the starting lineup, Choi Kang-hee sent out two foreigners, Moreno and Jonic, with Adrian, Bassogo and newcomer Dumbya all sitting on the bench. Peng Xinli, who was seriously injured before, finally returned from injury after two to three months of rehabilitation.
Throughout the game, with the departure of Hulk, Arnau, Muy are unable to play, Shenhua's current overall strength is actually above the harbor, Choi Kang-hee's set of starting lineup, seems to be slightly conservative. In the second half, Cui Kangxi first replaced Bassogo, Dumbya and Yu Hanchao to strengthen the attack. After a delayed goal, he removed the two starting backs, Wu Xi and Peng Xinli, and replaced them with Adrian and Yang Xu to fight to the death. Although this kind of boat-breaking substitutions, so that Shenhua on the harbor to form a comprehensive suppression of the situation, but Yan Junling let Shenhua's attack are not scoring. Of course, in addition to Yan Junling's excellent play, Shenhua's offense itself also has certain problems. Although the team has a high point on the front line, but too many 45-degree angle passes, in fact, can not cause too much threat to the opponent's defense. In the offensive set, also need Cui Kangxi through the daily training for better polishing.
On the other hand, Seaport scored on a counterattack. Shenhua were attacking in Harbour's half, but Moreno didn't handle the ball cleanly, and Oscar broke the ball for a counterattack and eventually scored from a small angle by Li Shenglong.
