Midfield storm: Huang Zichang (Henan Songshan Longmen)
Huang Zichang, who had been awarded the best new star of the Chinese Super League, shone again in this round of the tournament and brought surprises to the fans. Only in the 5th minute, he skillfully broke through with the ball on the left road, and then accurately passed across the field, foreign aid Dorado followed up and shot the ball inside the arc, the ball was refracted through the legs of the defenders and then into the net, Songshan Dragons took the lead with a fantastic start. In the 44th minute, Henan Songshan Dragons launched a counterattack after a successful steal in the midfield, Huang Zichang took a teammate's diagonal pass in the left gap, cleverly inverted triangular pass, Adrian easily pushed the ball near the penalty spot, the ball flew into the net along the lower edge of the crossbar, the 3-1 score basically locks the win. As long as he keeps up this heroics, a return to the national team is just around the corner.
Midfield Focus: Cao Yunding (Shanghai Shenhua)
In the first half of the Shanghai derby, both sides had chances to break through, but the pace of the game was relatively slow. In the second half, Harbour's Liu Zhurun missed a great one-two chance, followed by Cao Yunding's consecutive assists to Bassogo and Yang Xu, the perfect gift for his 300th Shenhua game. Cao Yunding once again proved himself to be one of the best in the Shenhua team and a constant winner in derby matches. In the end, Shanghai Shenhua won the Shanghai derby for the first time since 2016 with a 2-0 victory over Shanghai Harbour.
Midfield Rookie: Dai Weijun (Shenzhen)
The outside world originally predicted that the Jinmen Tigers, despite the introduction of a number of strong reinforcements, would not be too far from the performance of SZF. However, it actually took only 4 minutes for SZF to seal the victory. Shenzhen's hero was youngster Dai Weijun, who scored a goal and an assist and hit the goalpost between the 57th and 68th minutes, helping his team accomplish a feat that had not been achieved in 18 years - a win over Tianjin. It was the first time in his career that Dai Weijun had made a pass and a shot; his world wave was so impressive that he was named in the Best XI for the first time in a row.
Midfield Superstar: Stancho (Wuhan Sanzhen)
Facing Guangzhou, Wuhan Sanzhen got a free kick in front of the top of the arc in the 11th minute, and Stanciu took the free kick directly into the goal, which was also his first goal in the Chinese Super League this season. He was outstanding in both offense and defense. In the 73rd minute, Sanzhen got a free kick on the left side in front of the penalty area line, and Stanchou took the penalty again, and the ball flew over the side of the wall and went to the right corner of the goal, and his performance almost made people think that he was kicking a penalty kick. Stanciu's performance was undisputed as he was selected as the best team for two consecutive rounds.
Midfield Tough Guy: Yan Xiangguan (Dalian)
Dalian people against Guangzhou City's first game, only 5 minutes by Yan Xiangguan assist Sun Guowen completed inside cut world wave, this is thanks to Yan Xiangguan and Lin Liangming tacit understanding of cooperation, successfully get rid of the defense players. Then Tong Lei direct pass, Yan Xiangguan breakthrough shot, Dalian people quickly to 2-0 lead.
Striker Killer: Forbes (Wuhan Changjiang)
After joining Wuhan Changjiang, Forbes was questioned by fans after he missed consecutive solo shots in the first game. But in the second game, he answered the skepticism with a strike. In the match against Hebei, Liu Yun won a penalty kick for Wuhan Changjiang in the 37th minute, and Forbes hit a low shot to make it 1-0. In the second half, Hebei equalized, but in the 90th minute, substitute Kajevic sent a wonderful pass to Forbes, who turned around in the penalty area and fired a hard left-footed shot, which was drilled into the net, giving Wuhan Changjiang a 2-1 reversal victory.
Forward sharpshooter: Karanga (Longmen, Songshan, Henan)