The fifth round of the China Women's Super League was held in Haikou on April 20 in the capital city, and the highlight of the day was the clash between the table leaders Wuhan Chegu Jiang and Shandong Bodycolor. At the end of the first half, Wuhan Chegu Jiang opened the door to victory with a free kick from Han Peng. At the end of the match, the Shandong team's defender Zhang Chengxue was fouled in the penalty area, and Wuhan's Yao Lingwei scored from the penalty kick to extend the lead. Although Shandong missed many chances to counterattack, they finally lost 0-2.
In the first four rounds of the league, Wuhan Chegu Jiang accumulated 12 points with a full win to secure the top spot in the standings, while Shandong Bodycolor ranked seventh with one win, one draw and two losses. However, with the drums of war beating, Wuhan's expectations were not fully realized as Shandong looked for counterattack opportunities with solid defense.
In the 30th minute of the first half, Wuhan's No. 33 Liu Sanshan was fouled in the left backfield, and Shandong was given a free kick opportunity. No. 11 Li Yanfei drove the ball to the penalty area, but no one was able to touch it, and the ball flew out of the bottom line by rubbing against the goal post. Immediately after that, Wuhan team continued to exert pressure, and repeatedly obtained the opportunity of the positioning ball. In the 43rd minute, Wuhan's No. 11 Tabitha created a free kick in front of the opponent's penalty area, and No. 28 Han Peng took the penalty, and the ball went over the wall and into the corner of the net, giving Wuhan a 1-0 lead over Shandong. In the first half of extra time, Tabitha got the ball from the left road to break into the penalty area, the ball grazed the post and went out. At the end of the half, Wuhan Women's Football Team led Shandong Women's Football Team by one goal.
In the second half, both teams made substitutions, Wuhan replaced Yao Lingwei and Zhai Qingwei, replacing Gu Yasha and Liu Sanshan. Shandong changed their goalkeeper, No. 22 Wang Ting replaced No. 1 Zhou Li. In the 53rd minute, Wuhan's No. 15 Liu Yanqiu passed the ball to Wang Xiaoxue, who half-turned and shot the ball slightly out of the goal. In the 55th minute, Wuhan's No. 11 Tabitha broke through Zhang Chengxue on the right and was pulled down, the referee decided to call a foul. Substitute No. 8 Yao Lingwei hit the penalty kick, Wuhan led Shandong 2-0.
In the 60th minute, Wuhan's No. 15 Liu Yanqiu crossed the ball from the left side of the road, Shandong's goalkeeper Wang Ting made a mistake in picking up the ball, but fortunately his teammates poked the ball out of the bottom line in time. In the 65th minute, No. 6 Temva took the ball long-distance running past two defenders and shot, the ball was attacked by Wang Ting pounced out. In the 83rd minute, Shandong sent a ball from the center of the field, No. 11 Li Yanfei quickly inserted a shot, the ball over the crossbar. In the 88th minute, Wuhan scored a goal, but it was invalid due to offside. In the end, Wuhan Chegu Jiang team won 2-0 against Shandong Sports Color team.
