On July 28th, the 9th round of the Chinese Super League was in full swing, with Beijing Guoan and Shanghai Seaport facing off. In this match, Wang Shenchao made a brilliant breakthrough, while Yu Dabao's stunning strike revived the suspense of the game, and finally the two sides shook hands with a 1-1 draw, and Guoan has not won in the last three matches.
Looking back at the first seven rounds of the tournament, Shanghai Seaport is leading the Gusu Region with 15 points from four wins and three draws, while Beijing Guoan is in fifth place in the region with three wins, one draw and three losses. The two teams met in the second round of last season's Chinese Super League, with Shanghai Seaport defeating Guoan by a score of 3-1.
In the first half, Guoan launched a succession of passes on the left, Zhang Xizhe cleverly knocked back inside the penalty area, but Zhang Yuning's shot was blocked by a defender. Then, Guoan made a mistake at the back, and Oscar's long-distance shot was blocked. In the fierce confrontation, Li Lei was injured and left the field, but after a short treatment, he returned to the game. In the second half, Ji Zhongguo of Guoan received a yellow card for a pulling foul. Oscar and Housen of Harbor also had a great save each.
In extra time, Guoan Lopez was kicked down by Sosa in the penalty area, the referee ignored it and VAR did not intervene. The first half ended in a 0-0 draw.
In the second leg of the match, Ji Zhongguo of Guoan lifted the ball into the penalty area, and Gao Tianyi from the periphery fired a long-distance shot over the bar. Subsequently, Zhang Yuning's long shot from the left side of the perimeter was confiscated by Yan Junling. Seaport broke the deadlock in the 60th minute when Stanley Wong took a pass from a teammate and fired a powerful right-footed shot to give Seaport a 1-0 lead. In the 88th minute, Guoan's Yu Dabao leveled the score with a header.
Finally, the whole game, Guoan and seaport 1-1 handshake. In this match, the starting lineup of Guoan is: Hou Sen; Li Lei, Yu Yang, Yu Dabao, Wang Gang; Chi Zhongguo, Gao Tianyi, Sosa, Zhang Xunzhe; Zhang Yuning, Wang Ziming.
Harbour's starting lineup is: Yan Junling; Yu Hai, He Jiao, Wei Zhen, Wang Shenchao; Yang Shiyuan, Oscar, Zhang Huachen; Lopez, Li Shenglong.
