At 19:30 on the evening of August 21, the 14th round of the 2022 Chinese Super League (CSL) was in full swing, with Shanghai Shenhua facing Tianjin Jinmen Tigers at the Jinzhou Stadium in Dalian. In the first half of the match, Wang Haijian made a wonderful long-distance shot for Shenhua, while Jiang Shenglong was warned with a red card for a foul, which was later changed to a yellow card after VAR review; in the second half, Merida equalized the score through a free kick, and the two sides finally shook hands and made a draw 1-1.
[Tournament Overview]
In the battle of the standings, Shanghai Shenhua is in fifth place with 22 points after 12 rounds of matches with 6 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, while Tianjin Jinmen Tigers are in 10th place with 18 points after 13 rounds. In terms of starting lineups, Shanghai Shenhua only had one foreign aid player, Bassogo, in the match; Tianjin Jinmen Tigers had two foreign aid players, Beric and Merida, in the starting lineup, while veteran Bai Yuefeng made his 385th appearance in the top league, ranking fifth in the total appearances list.
[Highlights]
In the third minute of the match, Barton broke through on the right and crossed the ball to Wang Qiuming, whose header went just over the crossbar.
Shanghai Shenhua took the lead in the 15th minute! Basogo's cross from the right side of the field was misplaced by the Jinmen Tigers defense, Peng Xinli's header was swung across the goal, and Wang Haijian easily fired a low shot from the top of the arc to make it 1-0!
In the 23rd minute, Yang Xu was given a yellow card for a foul on Wang Jianan. In the 35th minute, Beric broke into the penalty area with the ball and made a return to Tian Yinong for a long-distance shot, but unfortunately it flew over.
In the 41st minute, Beric received the ball to form a one-two, Jiang Shenglong as the last defender pushed him down, the referee initially awarded a red card, but later changed it to a yellow card after VAR reconsideration, and Merida's set-piece goal was blocked.
In the first half of extra time, Tianjin Jinmenhu kicked a corner kick, Qian Jie gave a header to the goal nearly broke the goal, Zeng Cheng valiantly put the ball out. At the end of the half, Shanghai Shenhua led Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 1-0.
Both sides made personnel changes after the changeover. In the 51st minute, Jinmen Tigers got a free kick, Merida opened the ball and was cleared, Tian Yinong's long-distance shot from the outside was off.
In the 57th minute, Wang Jiannan was replaced by Zhao Yingjie due to injury. In the 60th minute, Wang Haijian was put down by Wang Zhenghao when he broke the ball in front of the field, and the referee showed a yellow card.
In the 64th minute, Jinmen Tigers launched an attack from the right side, Wang Zhenghao passed the ball to Barton, who burst into the penalty area and was brought down, the referee did not call a penalty.
In the 73rd minute, substitute Yu Hanchao crossed from the right and Yang Xu snatched a shot over the crossbar.
In the 77th minute, a free kick opportunity for the Zimmermann Tigers saw Merida shoot directly at the ball, which did not touch any player in the air and went straight into the net, 1-1!
As the match ended at full time, Shanghai Shenhua and Tianjin Jinmen Tigers played to a 1-1 draw.
[Both lineups]
Shanghai Shenhua start: 19-Zeng Cheng, 4-Jiang Shenglong (U23), 22-Jin Yangyang, 24-Xu Yougang (46'8-Zhang Lu), 23-Ba Jiajun, 7-Qian Jiezhi, 25-Peng Xinli (71'12-Wu Xi), 28-Cao Yunding (75'36-Liu Ruofan ( U23)), 33-Wang Haijian (U23), 9-Yang Xu, 17-Basogo (71'20-Yu Hanchao)
Substitutes not playing: 1-Ma Zhen, 2-Sun Qinhan (U23), 11-Bolaños, 21-Zhu Baojie, 26-Qin Sheng, 32-Aidi, 37-Sun Shilin, 38-Wen Jiabao (U23)
Tianjin Jinmen Tigers starting lineup: 26 - Xu Jiamin, 6 - Gao Jiarun, 19 - Bai Yuefeng (46'3 - Wang Zhenghao (U23)), 33 - Song Yue, 7 - Zhou Tong (71'11 - Xie Weijun), 20 - Wang Jannan (57'8 - Zhao Yingjie), 29 - Barton, 30 - Wang Qiuming , 31-Tian Yinong, 38-Merida, 9-Belich
Substitutes: 22-Fang Jingqi, 25-Yan Bingliang (U23), 5-Qiu Timyi, 23-Qian Yumiao, 14-Zu Pengchao, 17-Zhou Zheng, 24-Park Taoyu, 37-Sun Xuelong (U23), 40-Shi Yan (U23)
