With the drums of war beating, Shanghai Shenhua launched a quick onslaught at home.
In the 7th minute, Xu Hao Yang skillfully passed the ball to the left, and Ngadeu managed to clear the ball in the nick of time.
However, in the 10th minute, a misplaced pass at the back post by Ngadeu led to Andre Luis taking a quick shot from long range, which was fortunately saved by Han Jiaqi who reacted quickly to parry the ball.
On eleven minutes, Fernando made a clever break upfield and Mamadou cleared in time.
In the 12th minute, Teixeira got away from Ji Zhongguo and fired a long-distance shot like a cannonball, giving Shanghai Shenhua a 1:0 lead over Beijing Guoan.
In the 15th minute, Beijing Guoan attacked, Fabio shot inside the box, Bao Yaxiong made a decisive save, Gonzalo added a shot, but it was still blocked by Bao Yaxiong.
Facing Guoan's continuous attack, in the 23rd minute, Teixeira committed a tactical foul and Ji Zhongguo was unfortunate to receive a yellow card.
In the 28th minute, Shanghai Shenhua's attack was hampered when Fernando took the ball at the front of the penalty area and his long-range shot was parried by Han Jiaqi, who wasted no time in crashing into the goalpost.
In the thirty-third minute, Wu Xi made a mistake in clearing the ball and Wang Ziming took a shot that was deflected by Bao Yaxiong's interference.
Ji Zhongguo took a long shot from outside the box but hit it high in the 36th minute.
Beijing Guoan won a free kick in front of the goal in the 43rd minute, Li Lei took the penalty and Ngaardew was fouled when he collided with the keeper.
In first-half stoppage time, Shanghai Shenhua made a mistake in clearing the ball and Gonzalo fired a shot into the air, but it went high.
In the 91st minute, Wang Gang missed a pass, Shanghai Shenhua counter-attacked, Luis passed accurately and Chen Jinyi scored with a shot, giving Shanghai Shenhua a 2:0 lead over Beijing Guoan.
In the 93rd minute, Cao Yongjing broke through on the right, passed underneath and Zhang Yuning scored, Beijing Guoan 1:2 Shanghai Shenhua.
In the end, Shanghai Shenhua beat Beijing Guoan 2-1 to advance to the semifinals of the FA Cup, and are about to face Shanghai Harbor in a Shanghai derby.
