In the 7th round of the Chinese Super League, Shanghai Port challenged Meizhou Hakka away, the two teams drew 0:0 in the first half, in the second half of the game, first Chitadini controversial goal broke the deadlock, and then Wu Lei's header extended the lead, Kosovic pulled back a goal, Shanghai Port defeated Meizhou Hakka 2:1, after a wave of eight consecutive wins, broke the longest winning streak in team history, and the standings also surpassed Shenhua, and the two-point advantage became the halfway champion, Meizhou Hakka two goals were blown and three clean sheets were terminated, still ranked 12th.
Meizhou Hakka 1:2 Shanghai Port
Meizhou Hakka has not conceded a goal in three games, of course, the number of goals is also very small, only one goal has been scored in the last three games, the state of the harbor is also hot, the latest wave of seven consecutive wins, seven games scored 30 goals, the offensive firepower is very strong, this game can also be seen as a contradictory battle.
Both teams chose four foreign players to start, Harbour dominated the possession, Gustavo and Wei Zhen's shots in the penalty area were missed, Wu Lei made the ball selflessly in the penalty area, and Oscar's push shot in the middle was blocked by the defender, missing the best opportunity after the opening. In the next game, the harbor missed the goal with several consecutive shots, Gustavo's outflanking shot hit the crossbar and popped up, Meizhou counterattacked the opportunity, Konrad scored with a single goal, but the offside was first, the goal was blown invalid, and at halftime, the two teams drew 0:0.
In the second half, Oscar assisted from a corner kick, Chitadini scored in front of the goal, and Harbour broke the deadlock on the field 1:0, the goal was suspected of handball, and the VAR reviewed it for nearly 6 minutes and ruled that the goal was valid.
Then Oscar took a free kick and provided another assist, and Wu Lei scored with a header in the penalty area, and Harbour extended its lead 2:0. Meizhou Hakka assistant coach protested and was sent off with a red card, Shi Liang and Kosovic also received yellow cards, after Ye Chugui fouled, two yellows turned into one red and was also sent off, Meizhou Hakka team's mentality collapsed, and the game entered a rhythm that could not be played.
Chen Zhechao pulled back a goal with a single shot, and was blown off again because of offside, which was the second goal that Meizhou Hakka was blown off in this game. Before the end of the game, Yang ultrasound crossed from the right, and Kosovic volleyed a goal back in the penalty area, and Meizhou Hakka fell behind 1:2.
After 15 minutes of extra time, the game was over, with the Harbour team having 65% possession and 18 shots on goal with 9 on target, while Meizhou Hakka had only 7 shots on goal and 1 on target, but two goals were blown.