On the night of May 5th, the Chinese Super League ushered in a much-anticipated showdown - the Shanghai Derby, which has been hailed as the first big game of the year. Although Shanghai Harbour took the lead with Muy's first goal, substitute Baitijiang was sent off and then fouled in stoppage time to give away a penalty, which Shanghai Shenhua used to equalize the score to 1-1. After the match, Shanghai Shenhua's head coach Cui Kangxi answered questions about the match in detail at the press conference.
Choi Kang-hee expressed his deep regret at the beginning of the match: "It's a great pity that the players gave their best but failed to win. The opponent's backline of three center backs is extremely well organized, we achieved zero goals in the first half through strong defense, and in the second half, despite the loss of the ball through substitutions and adjustments to create a number of chances, but failed to grasp, failed to win the game, such a draw for both teams are quite regrettable."
In the subsequent question and answer session with reporters, Choi Kang-hee re-emphasized his regret for failing to win: "The performance of Moreno and others in the first half greatly depleted the physical energy of the Harbour team's backline, and the debuts of Cao Yunding and Bassogo managed to reverse the tempo of the game."
