On the night of May 5th, a highly anticipated Chinese Super League match - the Shanghai Derby - was staged as scheduled, which was not only highly anticipated, but also known as "the first big battle". Shanghai Harbour took the lead with a goal by Muy, but substitute Baitijiang was sent off with a red card, and then gave a penalty in stoppage time to Shanghai Shenhua to equalize the score to 1-1. After the game, Shanghai Shenhua head coach Cui Kangxi attended the post-match press conference and answered questions about the game in detail.
Choi Kang-hee expressed his regret at the beginning of the match: "It's really a pity that the players have tried their best, but we couldn't win in the end. The opponent's back line of three center backs is very good, we achieved zero in the first half by virtue of solid defense, and in the second half after the loss of the ball through personnel adjustments in an attempt to reverse the situation, but also gained a lot of good opportunities, but ultimately failed to grasp, failed to win the game, the draw for both sides is a pity."
In the subsequent reporter's question session, Cui Kangxi once again emphasized the regret of failing to win: "The excellent performance of Moreno and others in the first half consumed a lot of physical strength of the back line of the Shanghai Hong Kong team, and the entrance of Cao Yunding and Bassogo managed to reverse the rhythm of the game."
