At 17:30 on September 25, 2022, Shanghai Seaports welcomed Guangzhou City to the Dalian Sports Center Stadium for the 17th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) Supplementary Match. In this highlight matchup, Seaport broke the deadlock with a two-goal advantage, with Stanley Wang and N'Diaye scoring a goal each in the first half, and Vargas's goal in the second half was ruled out. Shanghai Seaport finally sealed the victory with a score of 2-0, and continued to maintain the momentum of consecutive victories.
[Match Express] As the Chinese Super League enters its second phase, Shanghai Harbour Team is back in form, with an undefeated record of 3 wins and 3 draws in their first 6 matches. Guangzhou City, under the leadership of new head coach Li Wei Feng, also achieved two consecutive victories, further proving the truth of the soccer "a change of manager is like a change of sword". However, from the past three seasons, Guangzhou City is clearly at a disadvantage in terms of their head-to-head record, with only 1 win, 1 draw and 4 losses in 6 matches.
In the starting lineup, Shanghai Harbour fielded three foreigners in Paulinho, N'Diaye and Vargas, while Wu Lei remained on the bench. Guangzhou City, on the other hand, are led by Caldona and Guilherme.
[Match Moment] Only 16 minutes into the match, Paulinho skillfully rolled a pass inside the penalty area, but Lu Wenjun's rushing attack went wide. In the 18th minute, Zhang Gong knocked down Paulinho and received his first yellow card. In the 22nd minute, Vargas took a long-distance shot that went wide of the goal. Shanghai Seaport broke the deadlock in the 32nd minute, Li Ang's cross was headed in by Wang Shenchao to make it 1-0! In the 42nd minute, N'Diaye scored from a small angle to extend the lead to 2-0.
At halftime, Shanghai Seaport led Guangzhou City 2-0. The match resumed in the 48th minute, Cai Huikang shoved down Guilherme and received a yellow card. In the 53rd minute, Paulinho's pass was missed by Lu Wenjun. In the 58th minute, Guangzhou City's rapid counterattack, Guilherme shot hit the goal frame and bounced out. In the 65th minute, Vargas shot in the air, but VAR ruled it offside and the goal was invalid.
In the 70th minute, Lu Wenjun was fouled and fell to the ground, the referee showed a yellow card. In the 73rd minute, Wu Lei came on for Vargas. In the 76th minute, Ndiaye was brought down when he pulled back to get the ball, the referee showed a yellow card. In the 86th minute, Li Ang passed the ball to Wu Lei, who shot high. In the end, Shanghai Seaport won 2-0 against Guangzhou City and achieved two consecutive victories.
[Both sides' lineups Shanghai Harbour start: 1-Yan Junling, 2-Li Ang, 3-Jiang Guangtai, 4-Wang Stanley Chiu, 13-Wei Zhen, 6-Cai Huikang, 16-Xu Xin, 24-Vargas, 9-Paulinho, 10-Ndiaye, 11-Lv Wenjun; Substitutes not playing: 12-Chen Wei, 15-Li Shenyuan, 21-Yu Hai, 22-Dujia, 26-Chen Chunxin, 32-Li Shuai, 34-Isa Kalon, 37-Chen Xu Huang, 39-Liu Baiyang.
Guangzhou City started: 22 - Han Jiaqi, 17 - Fu Yun Cheng, 18 - Eagle, 19 - Jiang Jihong, 35 - Liao Jiajun, 4 - Zhang Gong, 10 - Li Tixiang, 12 - Guilherme, 13 - Ning An, 38 - Li Yongjia, 7 - Caldona; Substitutes not playing: 1-Cheng Yuelei, 20-Tang Miao, 31-Zhang Jinliang, 41-Wu Junjie, 15-Wang Peng, 21-Chang Feiya, 33-Jin Bo, 37-Wen Yongjun, 39-Su Yuliang.
