Today, Beijing Guoan suffered two consecutive defeats to start the season after losing to Shenhua in the first round and then being beaten by Shanghai SIPG 1:3. This result is also the worst start in the history of Guoan in the Chinese Super League, second only to the first two rounds of 2016, only 1 point.
Shanghai Harbour's starting lineup is as follows: Yan Junling; Li Ang, Wei Zhen, He Jiao, Lu Wenjun; Stanley Wang, Abraham Halek; Muy, Oscar, Ricardo Lopez; Arnautovic.
Substitutes not playing: Chen Wei, Yu Rui, Yu Hai, Li Shenyuan, Cai Huikang, Zhang Huachen, Yang Shiyuan, Chen Chunxin, Jia Bo Yan.
Beijing Guoan starting lineup: Housen; Li Lei, Yu Dabao, Yu Yang, Kim Minya; Wang Gang, Ji Zhongguo, Bieira; Gao Tianyi, Zhang Yuning, Baqanbu.
Substitutes not playing: Zou Dehai, Jin Pengxiang, Yang Fan, Bo Yang, Jin Taiyan, Li Ke, Zhang Xunzhe, Li Boshi.
Although the statistics showed that Seaport lagged behind Guoan in terms of ball possession, shots and passes, they ended up winning by two goals. Guoan had 19 shots, 6 on target and 614 passes, a success rate of 90%, but Shanghai Seaport was better at seizing chances.
Post-match scoring saw Ricardo Lopez of Shanghai Hong Kong get the highest score of the match with 8.1, while Guoan goalkeeper Housen got the lowest score of the match.
It is worth mentioning that among the top four in the league last season, Shanghai SIPG was the most stable, while Jiangsu Suning won the title, Guangzhou Evergrande (now Guangzhou) drew 1, lost 1 and accumulated 1 point, and Beijing Guoan lost both matches and did not score any points.
Despite Guangzhou's loss yesterday, there is no need to be too upset as Beijing Guoan also suffered two consecutive losses. The league has just begun, so I hope that all the Chinese Super League giants can adjust their form, present exciting matches to their fans, and develop more outstanding players!
