In the grand finale of the fourth round of the Chinese Super League, the former season's third place finisher Shanghai Seaport (SIPG) faced the newly promoted team Yatai. Despite their impressive performance last season, Shanghai Harbor started the new season with 7 points from 2 wins and 1 draw, while Yatai has 5 points from 1 win and 2 draws and remains undefeated. Yatai's rich experience in the Chinese Super League has raised expectations for their performance. With Shandong Taishan's victory this round and a 10-point lead, Hong Kong will have to beat Yatai if they want to keep their place in the standings.
In terms of the starting lineup, Shanghai Hong Kong head coach Leko put out the strongest lineup, Oscar joining hands with Arnautovic, Lopez, and Muy to lead the team, and the midfield strength is still strong. Facing the strength of the opponent, Yatai head coach Chen Yang did not choose to conservative defense, but put out a posture with Shanghai Hong Kong hard, showing the team's confidence in the game.
Only 4 minutes into the game, Oscar accurate direct, Muy back to the ball, flexible turn and shot, although the ball speed is not fast, but the angle is tricky, Shi Xiaotian failed to touch the ball, the ball scuffed the goal.
In the 17th minute, Eric shot vigorously inside the penalty area, the ball was extremely fast, the angle was just right, Yan Junling reacted quickly to solve the crisis.
In the 37th minute, Eric broke through with the ball, Wei Zhen stepped forward to shovel, the referee decisively showed a yellow card.
In the end, SIPG and Yatai played to a draw, with each side taking one point. SIPG won 2, drew 2 and accumulated 8 points, currently 2 points behind the top of the list of Luneng. Following a draw with Shenhua in the last round, Hong Kong again drew, such a result is obviously not able to meet the outside world's expectations. After all, Hong Kong's goal is to compete for the title, while Yatai, with 1 win, 3 draws and 6 points, is at least undefeated despite more draws. As a promoted horse, this result is enough for the outside world to recognize. With the deepening of the team's integration, Yatai's lineup will be more tacit understanding, and is expected to achieve better results in the future.
