It's worth noting that Shanghai Seaport's current head coach, Javier Pereira, was the head coach of Henan last season. Henan's current head coach is Sarko Diaz, head coach of Kunshan FC, which was disbanded last season after the Chinese First Division champions finished beyond. They are both Spanish.
Let's take a look at the starting lineups for both sides.
Shanghai Seaport started with a 433 formation, with Wu Lei forming a front three with Pinko and Kalon, midfielders Oscar, Cai Huikang and Paulinho, four defenders Lv Wenjun, Li Ang, Jiang Guangtai, Wang Sunchao and goalkeeper Yan Junling. The starting 11 is worth a total of 15.25 million euros.
Henan started with 442 forwards, Huang Zichang and Feng Bo Yuan, midfielders Chen Keqiang, Diliyimiti, Pina, Gao Tianyi, four defenders Zhong Yihao, Li Songyi, Gu Chao, Ying Luo, and goalkeeper Wang Guoming. The total value is 225,000 euros.
The game started with both offenses and defenses.
In the 23rd minute, Shanghai Harbor broke the deadlock on the field, Oscar crossed from the left, and Stanley Wang plugged the attack and scored! Shanghai Harbor leads Henan 1:0.
In the 39th minute, Caron was shoveled down by Zhong Yihao in the penalty area, verified by VAR, the referee awarded a penalty kick, and Oscar hit the penalty kick. Shanghai Port 2:0 Henan.
In the first half of extra time, Feng Boyuan broke the goal with a shovel in the penalty area. Henan 1:2 Shanghai Harbor.
In the 50th minute, Wang Shenchao crossed the ball from the right road and Wu Lei scored a header. Shanghai Harbor 3:1 Henan.
Sixty-nine minutes, Huang Zichang passes well and Kovic scores a goal. Henan 2:3 Shanghai Harbor.
After that, the score was never rewritten, and finally, with goals from Stanley Wang, Oscar and Wu Lei, Shanghai Harbor scored 3 points at home. : 2 close win over Henan. After the battle, Shanghai Seaport continued to lead the Chinese Super League standings with 7 wins, 2 draws and 23 points in 9 matches, 5 points ahead of Shanghai Shenhua.
Wu Lei is also tied with Leonardo for first place in the Chinese Super League's top scorers list with seven goals.
