At 20:00 on June 25, Beijing time, in the 16th round of the 2024 Chinese Super League, Wuhan Three Towns sat at home against Shanghai Port. After a stunner, Shanghai Port defeated Wuhan Three Towns 2-0 to win 9 consecutive league wins and continue to lead.
In the 5th minute of the campaign, Wuhan Three Towns instigated a counterattack, Deng Hanwen got the ball outside the penalty area and immediately got rid of the defense with the ball and shot with his left foot, Yan Jun Ling flew to the side to block the ball out of the bottom line.
In the 11th minute, Rusa received the ball in the middle of the midfield and sent it straight away, Gustavo stepped forward against offside and burst into the penalty area along the left side and then pulled out his foot and shot hard, and the ball hit the side netting.
In the 14th minute, Jiang Zhipeng made a mistake in the backfield, Rusa cut the ball in front of him and then sent it straight out, and Oscar hit a right-footed volley from the arc of the penalty area, 1-0, and the harbor opened the scoring.
In the 23rd minute, Wu Lei received a pass from his teammates and dribbled the ball along the left side into the penalty area and crossed, Gustavo stepped forward to the back of the goal to grab the top point, and the ball was slightly above the crossbar. Immediately afterwards, Harbour instigated a counterattack, Vargas burst into the box along the left side and then cut inside to shoot, Liu Dianzuo saved the ball.
In the 36th minute, Oscar received the ball on the right side of the front field and picked up the arc of the penalty area, Deng Hanwen made a mistake in grabbing and clearing the ball and leaked the ball, Gustavo leaned on Ren Hang's instep and flicked it, Vargas met the ball with his right foot and hit the goal, and the harbor won 2-0.
In the 38th minute, Wuhan Three Towns counterattacked, Deng Hanwen received the ball on the right side and crossed the arc of the penalty area, Tao Qianglong met the ball and swept the shot, the linesman raised the flag for the first time to signal Tao Qianglong offside, and the referee then confirmed by VAR that the offside was first, and the goal was invalid.
In the 45th minute, Jiang Zhipeng took the ball along the left side and crossed the bottom, Li Shuai fought for the top in front of the goal, Romario stopped the ball outside the penalty area and then volleyed, the ball was slightly off the post and hit the side net.
At half-time, Shanghai Port 2-0 Wuhan Three Towns.
In the 54th minute of Yibian's rematch, the harbor front court instigated an offensive, Wu Lei received the ball on the edge of the penalty area and then picked up the pass in front of the goal, Chitadini stepped forward to grab the point, and Liu Dianzuo held the ball.
In the 60th minute, Wuhan Three Towns instigated a counterattack, Mendes burst into the penalty area along the left side with the ball and then volleyed, the ball deflected off the goal post, and missed a good chance to score.
In the ensuing period, both sides exchanged attacks and defensiveness, but neither created a real threat of shooting.
In the 88th minute, the harbor front court instigated an offensive, Feng Jin received Wang Shenchao's knock back on the edge of the penalty area and immediately shot with his left foot, but Wang Shenchao was ahead of the curve and the goal was invalid.
In the end, Shanghai Port defeated Wuhan Three Towns 2-0 to win 9 consecutive league games and continue to lead the league standings.
Lineups on both sides
Wuhan Three Towns starting lineup: 32-Liu Dianzuo; 4-Jiang Zhipeng, 5-Park Zhizhu, 23-Ren Hang, 25-Deng Hanwen; 21-He Chao, 12-Zhang Xiaobin, 37-Mendes (84 mins, 10-Rosenwen); 11-Romario (84 mins, 19-Liu Yue), 7-Tao Qianglong (72 mins, 20-Eiffelding), 9-Enrique;
Shanghai Port starting lineup: 1-Yan Junling; 32-Li Shuai, 13-Wei Zhen, 3-Jiang Guangtai, 19-Wang Zhenao (64 mins, 4-Wang Shenchao); 22-Rusa (75 mins, 16-Xu Xin), 18-Chitadini (86 mins, 33-Liu Zhurun), 8-Oscar; 7-Wu Lei (75 mins, 27-Feng Jin), 9-Gustavo (86 mins, 11-Lu Wenjun), 10-Vargas;