In the early hours of April 28th, Shanghai Harbour beat Beijing Guoan 3-1 in a key match in the Chinese Super League (CSL), and their winning streak has seen them leap to the top of the table. In the two games, Shanghai Harbor scored 9 goals in total, a horrible strength that should not be underestimated, and the victory was well deserved. Facing Guangzhou Evergrande's sluggish performance this season, SIPG explained to the fans what is the real "luxury style" with one victory after another.
If the 6-goal win against Tianjin Jinmen Tiger in the last round was due to the opponent's poor strength, then facing the powerful Guoan in this round, Hong Kong won by a 3-goal margin, which fully demonstrated their profound strength. Only three minutes after the start of the two goals, although a small probability of events, but Hong Kong is in the flash of light between the two use of the Guoan back line mistakes to seize the opportunity to break the door, their game's offensive efficiency of the high, indeed breathtaking. In contrast, Guoan had a lot of chances to score in this game, but only got one goal in the end, which is a stark contrast with Shanghai Hong Kong.
After setting up a 2-0 lead in the opening half, Hong Kong looked passive for a while in the rest of the game, especially when Guoan pressed hard for an equalizer, leaving Hong Kong's backline in a state of panic. However, Hong Kong did not panic after Vieira's goal, and manager Leco quickly adjusted his tactics to utilize counter-attacks to battle Guoan.
In the 80th minute, Hong Kong's tactical adjustments finally paid off, Lu Wenjun scored the winning goal, relying on a brilliant counterattack planned by Oscar, the two wings of the players quickly flanked in place to complete this classic counterattack goal. And the whole game missed the good opportunity of Guoan, can only swallow the bitter fruit of three goals loss.
Throughout the game, although Hong Kong was once at a disadvantage on the field, but in fact firmly in control of the game's tempo and trend, so that the opponent is always in the momentum of the anxiety of not scoring; and Hong Kong is to use the limited time, with superb attacking efficiency on the national security caused by the impact of the three accurate. It can be said that this game fully demonstrated the advantages of Shanghai Hong Kong in terms of game control, offensive firepower, teamwork and the coach's insight into the game.
Meanwhile, compared to Guangzhou Evergrande, who is currently in a slump and playing without any rules, the defending champions, Shanghai Hong Kong, are clearly showing more of the temperament of the giants. After making the right reinforcements and a timely change of management during the winter break, SIPG has had a fantastic start to the season. For Evergrande, even though they had an advantage in the title race with Shanghai, the situation is very different now, and they should really learn how to run a team better from Shanghai.
