In the second friendly of the year, Chinese Super League giants Shanghai Shenhua took on the extraordinary Brazilian powerhouse Santos in what was undoubtedly an evenly matched match.
Santos, one of Brazil's leading soccer teams, has won the Copa Libertadores three times, dominated the Brazilian Primera Division eight times, and won the Intercontinental Cup twice, which shows its strength. Shanghai Shenhua, on the other hand, has shown a remarkable athleticism by beating Qatari powerhouse Al Duhail in their last friendly match with a brilliant strike. Under the new Russian coach Slutsky's tutelage, Shanghai Shenhua's overall strength has been significantly improved. The arrival of this Russian coach has undoubtedly injected new vitality into the team. Facing the better Santos team, this game will be a great test for Shanghai Shenhua and an excellent opportunity to test the results of training.
It was in the 27th minute that Teixeira stepped up to break the deadlock with his first goal for Shanghai Shenhua.
Immediately after, in the 38th minute, Han Chao successfully passed the ball to Malelai from the left side of the field through an exquisite free kick tactic, and the latter scored with a header to further extend Shanghai Shenhua's lead. Hanchao had two consecutive matches, scoring the game-winning goal in the previous match and providing a precise assist in the current match.
Unfortunately, in the 40th minute, Malele was replaced by Xie Pengfei due to injury.
However, in the 45th minute, Santos' Patati broke through Shanghai Shenhua's goal with a stunning long-range shot.
But Shanghai Shenhua did not get discouraged and in the 88th minute, Luis helped his team equalize with a low shot from inside the penalty area.
Then, in the 88th minute, Dai Weijun helped Shanghai Shenhua seal the win with an explosive shot from the left side of the box.
In the end, Shanghai Shenhua toppled Santos with a win to make it two wins in a row this season.
