#Headline Creation Challenge#The first round of the 2023 Chinese Super League season begins, with defending champions Wuhan Three Towns playing at home against veteran powerhouse Shanghai Port, which is the focus of this round of the Chinese Super League. In the end, Wuhan Three Towns lost 0-2 and suffered a black start. Wu Lei scored twice with an assist, and another international player Wei Shihao played in a slump and spit on the field!
Wuhan Three Towns performed remarkably last season, beating Taishan to win the league championship, not long ago in the Super Cup, Wuhan Three Towns won the championship again, the team continued to recruit in the offseason, although Malcom was released, but the addition of Wei Shihao, Aziz and others made the team's strength still strong. Shanghai Port's current lineup is equally strong, Oscar has started since the first round of the season, Wu Lei, Vargas, Xu Xin, Yan Junling, Jiang Guangtai, Zhang Linpeng all appeared in the starting lineup, the two teams can be said to be needle to needle against Mai Mang.
SIPG created a very good chance from the start of the first half of the match, Vargas sent in a brilliant straight and Pinko cut in and then his shot was blocked by the opposing goalkeeper. Eight minutes later, Deng Hanwen's shot in the box was saved by Yan Junling. Oscar then sent a wonderful pass and Vargas shot high from outside the box. In the 42nd minute, Wei Shihao broke through and also fired an anti-aircraft gun on the left side of the penalty area.
The second half had just begun, and Wuhan Three Towns player Wallace could not stick to the game and was carried off the field. In the 53rd minute of the game, Wei Shihao shot from distance outside the box, causing Yan Junling to lose his hand, and Davidson added a goal, but the linesman raised the flag to indicate that the offside was first, and the goal was invalidated. Although the three towns in Wuhan protested, the slow-motion playback showed that there was no problem with the penalty. In the 57th minute, Chua Huikang flew to tackle Stanciu and the referee showed the former a yellow card. Wuhan Three Towns took a free kick to the back post, and Yan Dinghao's cross was blocked from the bottom line and won a corner kick. Stanciu took a tactical corner kick and posed no threat.
As the game progressed, SIPG began to change horses, and the thickness of their lineup was actually stronger than that of Wuhan Three Towns. In the 62nd minute, a left-footed cross from Gao Junyi was blocked, and Stanciu fired a long-range shot from outside the box that was deflected. In the 64th minute, SIPG broke the deadlock, Wu Lei crossed on the right, and Paulinho, who had just appeared, scored in the penalty area, 1-0, SIPG's first goal of the season was born. In the 66th minute, SIPG almost scored again, and Oscar's shot hit the post and popped off, and he was unlucky.
In the 79th minute of the game, Wu Lei again gave a clever assist in the box, Paulinho outflanked the goal at the back post, 2-0, SIPG extended the lead, Wu Lei assisted twice, and Paulinho completed the goal. In the 82nd minute of the game, Wei Shihao secretly calculated the idea of Mei Tijiang, who fell to the ground, Zhang Lei blew a foul on Wei Shihao, who was dissatisfied and spat angrily. In the end, SIPG won.