With a strong wind blowing in the Chinese Super League on April 28, Shanghai Seaport beat Beijing Guoan 3-1 in a marquee match, with two consecutive victories jumping them to the top of the table. Harbour scored a total of nine goals in the two matches, showing an amazing attacking power that has been duly recognized. Facing Guangzhou Evergrande's sluggish performance this season, Seaport showed their fans what a real "luxury style" is.
If the 6-goal win against Tianjin Jinmen Tigers in the last round was due to the weak opponent, the 3-goal win against Guoan in this round demonstrated Seaport's profound strength. Two goals in three minutes at the beginning of the game is a small probability, but the seaport was able to catch Guoan's defense mistakes twice in a flash, showing a very high offensive efficiency. Compared to Seaport, Guoan had a lot of chances to score in this game, but only scored 1 goal, so the comparison between the two is obvious.
After setting up a 2-0 advantage in the opening match, Seaport was once passive in the following match, especially when Guoan went all out to equalize the score, Seaport's back line was exposed to the wind, and eventually Vieira scored a goal. However, Seaport didn't panic after losing the ball, and manager Leko quickly adjusted his tactics to counterattack with Guoan.
In the 80th minute, Seaport's tactical adjustments came into play as Lu Wenjun scored the winning goal, thanks to a brilliant counterattack initiated by Oscar and a quick parry by players on both flanks. Guoan, who missed good opportunities throughout the match, could only swallow the bitter fruit of a three-goal defeat.
Throughout the game, although the seaport was once in a disadvantageous position, it actually controlled the rhythm and trend of the game, so that Guoan was always in the agitation of not scoring; while the seaport made use of the limited time to create three fatal impacts on Guoan with amazing offensive efficiency. It can be said that this game fully demonstrated Seaport's control of the game, powerful offensive firepower, tacit cooperation and the head coach's keen insight into the game.
In contrast, Guangzhou Evergrande's current performance can almost be described as "bad", playing without any rules. On the other hand, Seaport, also the defending champion, has shown more of the style of a luxury club. Thanks to the precise reinforcements during the winter break and a timely change of management, Harbor has had a fantastic start to the season. For Evergrande, although they have been dominating the title race with Harbour in the past, the situation has changed and they should really learn from Harbour how to run a team better.
