The battle was in full swing. In the 20th minute, Zou Zheng suffered a sudden pain in his left foot and was unable to support himself, so Zhu Ting stepped up and replaced him. Immediately after, in the 23rd minute, Yu Hanchao skillfully shook off the opponent, right foot precise pass, Dumbya high jump, header, Zhao Shi although try to intercept, but the ball is still across the goal line. In the 26th minute, Wen Jiabao's diagonal left-footed pass to the penalty area, Dumbya and Vukovic had a fierce battle for the ball, the ball bounced to the penalty area, Dumbya skillfully grabbed the ball before Zhao Shi, but Zhao Shi pounced on the ground. Referee Huang Yi initially failed to award the penalty, but after a long replay with the assistance of the video assistant referee, Huang Yi eventually converted the penalty. Adrian scored a brace to give Shenhua a 1-0 lead.
In the 35th minute, Yu Hanchao backfield long pass to the right, Vukovic miss, Zhu Baojie right cross center, Dumbya get half a one-touch chance, shot hit the right side of the post bounced, Wang Haijian followed up and shot but deflected. In the 36th minute, Zhu Ting shoveled the ball too hard and received a yellow card. In the 41st minute, Adrian left-footed shot from the corner of the penalty area, Zhao Shi pounced on the ball, Wang Yi bottom line pass, Wang Haijian and Qian Jie gave successive shots on goal, but was solved by Lv Peng. Dumbya grabbed the ball and scored, but was offside and the goal was invalid. Qingdao then replaced the injured Vukovic with Liu Jiaxun.
In the 45th minute, Shenhua's cross from the left was cleared by Qingdao's header, Adrian got the ball and shot, Zhao Shi fell to the ground to hold the ball. In the second minute of the first half, Qingdao's free kick to the penalty area, Shenhua destroyed the boundary, Adrian long pass to the right field, Zhu Baojie got the ball to pick the shot, but off target. The half ended with Shenhua leading 1-0.
Qingdao replaced Wang Wei with veteran Yang Yu. In the 52nd minute, Adrian played a ball to the right side of the box, and Dumbya shot from a small angle, but Zhao Shi pounced off the line. In the 54th minute, Wang Haijian and Qian Jie collided with each other in a scramble, Qingdao gained possession of the ball and Alessandrini's shot went wide. In the 56th minute, Alessandrini got rid of Shenhua's defense and knocked the ball into the penalty area, Zhou Junchen shot from the far corner of the goal and the ball passed through the goal, which was Qingdao's best chance of the campaign.
In the 66th minute, Qingdao won a free kick on the left, Alessandrini drove to the penalty area, Shenhua defenders header clearance, Lv Peng shot wide. In the 70th minute, Alessandrini's ball was intercepted by Qian Jie, the latter transferred to the right side of the penalty area, unguarded Adrian left-footed shot, Zhao Shi pounced on the ball across the body, Liu Jiaxun touched the ball, the ball fell to the feet of Dumbya, who broke the goal from a short distance, Shenhua 2-0 to extend the lead. In the 74th minute, Zhou Junchen cut inside from the left, Radonic shot from long range and Zeng Cheng confiscated it.
In the 79th minute, Yu Hanchao left pass, Dumbya header, Zhao Shi pounced on the ball, the ball hit the goal post and bounced out, assistant video referee confirmed that the ball has crossed the goal line, Shenhua 3-0 locked the win. In the 83rd minute, Gao Xiang transferred the ball to the left, Radonic cut inside and shot, Zeng Cheng pounced out. In the 87th minute, Wang Haijian shot to the far corner, Zhao Shi pounced out of the bottom line. Shenhua's corner kick, substitute Zhang Lu shot, Zhao Shi flew to put the ball over the crossbar. Finally, Shenhua won 3-0 against Qingdao.
(Yang Hee-hee)
Shanghai Shenhua (soccer team)
Starting XI (4231): 19 - Zeng Cheng; 38 - Wen Jiabao (
), 5-Ju Chenjie (
), 22-Jonic, 18-Wang Yi (
) (75'8-Zhang Lu); 33-Wang Haijian (
), 7 - Qian Jie to; 11 - Yu Hanchao, 9 - Adrian (85'25 - Peng Xinli), 21 - Zhu Baojie (87'2 - Aidi); 14 - Dumbya (85'3 - Bizinho);
Alternates: 27-Li Shuai, 2-Aidi, 3-Bi Jinhao, 8-Zhang Lu, 13-Zhao Mingjian, 15-Yang Xu, 16-Li Yunqiu, 23-Ba Jiajun, 25-Peng Xinli, 26-Qin Sheng, 28-Cao Yunding
