On the evening of May 24, Beijing time, the curtain fell on the ninth round of the 2023 Chinese Super League season's finale, with four key battles fiercely staged. Tianjin Jinmen Tigers shook hands with Meizhou Hakka on the road, with the score fixed at 1:1; Shandong Taishan won 3:0 against Shenzhen at home; Zhejiang reversed Dalian People 2:1 on the road; Shanghai Harbor won 3:2 against Henan Songshan at home. The situation on the field was unpredictable, Shanghai Seaport ushered in three consecutive rounds of challenges to the dark horse test, this time against the poor performance of Henan Songshan, they did not let go of the opportunity to widen the gap. At the beginning of the match, Shanghai Seaport launched a fierce attack. In the 22nd minute, Oscar delivered a precise cross and Stanley Wang grabbed a header in front of the goal to give Shanghai Seaport a 1:0 lead. Later, Zhong Yihao was knocked down in the penalty area, the referee awarded a penalty kick through VAR replay, and Oscar scored a goal to extend the score to 2:0. In the second half, Henan Songshan counterattacked and Feng Boyuan swept the ball into the net to make the score 1:2. Only 3 minutes after the break, Shanghai Seaport attacked again, and Stanley Wang scored with a header to make the score 3:1. In the 68th minute, Huang Zichang scored with a header from Henan Songshan to make the score 2:3. Nevertheless, Shanghai Seaport narrowly won the game 3:2, and ushered in the fourth consecutive victory. Meanwhile, Shandong Taishan won 3:0 against Tianjin Jinmen Tigers with Klaisan's second goal, ending an embarrassing five-round winless streak. Yang Boyu scored an own goal in the third minute to give Shandong a dream start. Klassen then made it 2-0 with a header in the 58th minute, before breaking the deadlock again late in the game to seal the win. At the top of the table, Shanghai Seaport's gap with second-placed Shenhua widened to five points after four consecutive wins. Tianjin Jinmen Tigers are undefeated but have drawn too many games and are only one point ahead of Wuhan Sanzhen in fifth place. Shandong Taishan stopped their decline and followed Beijing Guoan, three points adrift of eighth place. Wu Lei scored one more goal and tied with Leonardo at the top of the scoring charts. Mu Xiekui scored twice to tie for third with Kim Shin-wook, Ackerson, Barton and Mallet. Claesson scored a goal in each of his two games and is tied for tenth with players like Fellaini.
