On August 3, 2021, at 18:30 GMT, Changchun Yatai faced Shanghai Seaport in the 11th round of the Chinese Super League. Initially, both sides failed to score, with Tan Long's shot narrowly missing the net, but only hitting the post. Lv Wenjun broke the deadlock and Junior then scored twice to give Changchun Yatai a 2-1 victory over Shanghai Seaport.
Currently, Changchun Yatai is in the third place in Suzhou with 16 points from four wins, four draws and one loss, while Shanghai Seaport leads the table with an undefeated record of five wins and four draws. The two teams had a 0-0 handshake in the first four rounds of the competition. In this match, Changchun Yatai's Serginho, Erik and Okere played all three foreigners; Shanghai Seaport, Oscar, Lopez and new Paulinho led the debut.
At the beginning of the match, Oscar broke through to the top of the penalty area and his shot was deflected by goalkeeper Shi Xiaotian. Later, He Hubin sent an overhead kick from the right side of the field to the penalty area, and Chen Binbin swept his shot over the crossbar. In the 19th minute, Shanghai Seaport got a corner kick opportunity, Oscar's overhead kick was passed to the penalty area, and Li Ang's low shot from the outside was cleared off the line.
In the 26th minute, Paulinho sent a direct ball from the outside, Lopez received the ball with his back in the box and knocked it back, Paulinho followed up with a shot but missed. In the 30th minute, Changchun Yatai had a chance, Tan Long took a low shot from a small angle, the ball hit the far post and bounced out. The first half was tied at 0-0.
In the 54th minute, Shanghai Seaport broke the deadlock when Oscar crossed the ball from the right and Lv Wenjun scored with a header to give Seaport a 1-0 lead. Then, Dilimiti's long-distance shot went over the crossbar. In the 60th minute, Li Shenyuan received a yellow card for a foul. In the 61st minute, Yang Chaochao crossed the ball from the right side of the road, and Eric followed up with a shot that went wide. In the 66th minute, Yatai's midfield broke the ball, Eric followed up the goal was blocked by He Hubu out of the bottom line.
In the 80th minute, Changchun Yatai equalized the score, Cheng Changcheng's cross from the right road, Junior's header broke the goal, Yatai 1-1 seaport. In the 83rd minute, Shanghai Seaport broke the ball, the middle of the road shot was blocked by Shi Xiaotian. Subsequently, Oscar back to the ball was broken, Junior with the ball counterattack, hit the goal was Yan Junling pounced out.
In the 86th minute, Changchun Yatai reversed the score, Yang Chaosheng straight from the periphery, Junior pumped a shot from the left side of the goal, Yatai 2-1 lead. Finally, Changchun Yatai beat Shanghai Harbor 2-1.
Changchun Yatai starting lineup: 28-Shi Xiaotian, 4-Okere, 5-Sun Jie, 21-Cui Qi, 25-Wang Peng, 31-Rao Weihui, 10-Serginho, 11-Eric, 15-Diliyimiti (U23), 32-Li Guangwen, 29-Tan Long
Changchun Yatai substitutes: 23-Wu Yake, 6-Zhang Yu, 24-Yan Zhiyu, 30-Sun Qinhan (U23), 39-Mao Kaiyu, 16-Jiang Zhe, 17-Chen Boiliang, 20-Zhang Yufeng (U23), 26-Yang Songsong, 27-Zhang Li, 9-Junior, 13-Cheng Changcheng
Shanghai Harbor Starts: 1-Yan Junling, 2-Li Ang, 13-Wei Zhen, 15-Li Shenyuan, 17-Chen Binbin (U23), 20-Yang Shiyuan, 28-He Hubu, 8-Oscar, 9-Paulinho, 10-Lopez, 14-Li Shenglong
Shanghai Seaport Substitutes: 3-Yu Rui, 4-Wang Shenchao, 6-Cai Huikang, 11-Lv Wenjun, 12-Chen Wei (U23), 16-Zhang Huachen (U23), 21-Yu Hai, 25-Buytijiang, 26-Chen Chunxin, 27-Zhang Wei, 36-Abrahim (U23), 39-Hu Jinghang
