The key moment
At 15:30 Beijing time on January 4, the 22nd round of the second stage of the Chinese Super League, Shanghai Harbor defeated Guangzhou 1-0. Liu Zhurun scored the only goal of the game and was injured by the opponent, Zhang Linpeng missed a penalty in stoppage time, Shanghai Harbor won the second place in the Chinese Super League, and Guangzhou team won the third place.
Competition focus
After winning the battle, Shanghai Harbor surpassed Guangzhou with 45 points to win the second place in the Chinese Super League this season, and Guangzhou ranked third with 44 points.
Since losing to Tarzan in the 17th round, Harbor has remained unbeaten in the last 5 matches, with a record of 3 wins and 2 draws. After the end of the Chinese Super League matches, Harbor will play Shandong Taishan in the FA Cup final.
After losing to the harbour, Guangzhou's record of three consecutive wins and five unbeaten games was broken. In the previous 5 rounds of the Chinese Super League, Guangzhou had never conceded a goal, creating the longest clean sheet record in the history of the league team, and Liu Zhurun's goal broke this record for Guangzhou.
In the 28th minute, Liu Zhurun faced the goalkeeper who attacked and stabbed the goal, 1-0!
Moments of excitement
In the 6th minute, Hou Yu pierced through the crotch, and Deng Hanwen burst into the penalty area against the offside and crossed the goalkeeper's small angle shot that was blocked by Yu Hai.
In the 9th minute, Yan Dinghao's long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area was deflected wide.
In the 25th minute, Guangzhou quickly counterattacked, Hou Yu was straight in front of the penalty area, Ling Jie swung past Yan Junling who attacked and returned the bottom line, hou Yu's strong shot was blocked by the defender.
In the 28th minute, Oscar scored, Lu Wenjun crossed diagonally on the left, and Liu Zhurun stabbed the goalkeeper in the face of the attacking goalkeeper, 1-0!
In the 32nd minute, Yu Hai made a mistake and Ling Jie headed the ball high over the top.
In the 43rd minute, Lu Wenjun crossed from the left, and Hu Jinghang's turn in the middle of the penalty area was confiscated by Liu Shibo.
In the 58th minute, Yan Dinghao's unguarded header from the middle of the penalty area rushed high over the top.
In the 64th minute, Liu Zhurun was knocked down by Zhong Yihao when he was scrambling for the header, and Liu Zhurun, who could not hold on, was immediately picked up by an ambulance.
In the 71st minute, Wu Shaocong was warned for a yellow card when he charged Zhang Wei.
In the 81st minute, Liao Lisheng took a free kick on the left side of the diagonal pass, and Zhang Linqian's header was blocked by Yu Hai.
In the 91st minute, Zhang Xiuwei was warned for a yellow card for shoveling Li Shenglong.
In the 94th minute, Yu Hai held a handball in the penalty area, the referee awarded a penalty, and Zhang Linpeng took the penalty with his right foot and shot it out.
Statistics
Player ratings
Yu Hai scored a high of 7.5 points in this campaign, and Liu Zhurun scored 7.3 points.
Appearances line-up
Shanghai Seaport (433): 1-Yan Junling, 15-Li Shenyuan, 21-Yu Hai, 28-He Xi, 11-Lü Wenjun, 8-Oscar, 25-Matijiang, 19-Mui (81 min. 20-Yang Shiyuan), 16-Zhang Huachen (58 min. 27-Zhang Wei), 33-Liu Zhurun (68 min. 36-Abra Khan), 39-Hu Jinghang (81 min. 14-Li Shenglong)
Guangzhou (451): 1-Liu Shibo, 25-Deng Hanwen (46 min. 20-Wang Shilong), 5-Zhang Linpeng, 27-Wu Shaocong (U23), 35-Li Xuepeng (59 min. 39-Tan Kaiyuan), 34-Hou Yu (46 min. 33-Zhong Yihao), 6-Liao Lisheng, 15-Yan Dinghao (U23), 22-Zhang Xiuwei, 17-Yang Liyu, 28-Ling Jie (U23)