In the 17th round of the 2024 Chinese Super League, a key battle started, and Shanghai Shenhua challenged the west coast of Qingdao as a guest. Since the start of the new season of the Chinese Super League, there are still 2 teams unbeaten, one of which is the current top of the list, Harbour, with 14 wins, 3 draws, 45 points, and 53 goals. The other team is Shenhua, who have won 12 and drawn 4 in 16 rounds, and are currently five points behind Harbour in second place. Obviously, in the face of a fierce opponent in the same city, Shenhua must take all three points if they want to keep their hopes of winning the championship. Promoted Qingdao West Coast is regarded as a point boy, they are currently in the bottom 1 of the standings with 13 points from 3 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses. The two teams met in the first leg this season, with Shenhua winning 2-0.
After the opening, Shenhua took the initiative with the advantage of overall strength, and the counterattack on the west coast could also create a threat. In the first minute, Shenhua created a chance to score, Malele took the ball on the right side of the field and burst into the penalty area, and then the shot from a small angle was blocked by the goalkeeper; In the 6th minute, the west coast counterattacked, Alan shot from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area, and the ball was saved by Bao Yaxiong;
In the 19th minute, the West Coast had another good chance when Nelson headed in front of the goalkeeper in half-air, but unfortunately it was high. Against a strong team, it is punishable to easily waste such an opportunity; In the 21st minute, Gao Tianyi shot from outside the penalty area, and Shi Xiaotian pounced on the ball. Malele scored in front of goal, but it was clearly offside; In the 24th minute, Nelson got another chance to head the goal in front of the goal, but unfortunately it was off again;
In the 36th minute, Shenhua also missed a good opportunity, Manafa transferred in the midfield, Luis crossed from the right, Teixeira stopped the ball at the back point unmarked, and Shi Xiaotian saved to resolve the danger! In the 39th minute, Gao Tianyi stepped forward to the left side of the penalty area to get the ball, and then hit the side net with a shot from a small angle; At half-time, the two teams were tied 0-0; In the half, Shenhua had the advantage, possession was as high as 63%, and 3 shots on target from 11 shots, but 4 missed great chances, which is a pity!
Yibian fought again, Shenhua took the lead in making substitution adjustments, Xie Pengfei replaced Andre Luiz; In the 46th minute, the West Coast had a counter-attack opportunity, and Nelson's shot from the right side of the box was deflected; In the 48th minute, Xie Pengfei grabbed a point in front of the goal, but the ball had been out of bounds before the goal was invalid; In the 61st minute, Xie Pengfei stepped forward to the goal and volleyed, and the ball hit high; In the 68th minute, Malele hit the goal with a header in front of the goal, and Shi Xiaotian fell to confiscate the ball;
In the 69th minute, the West Coast played a sharp counterattack, Duan Liu Yu volleyed back, and Bao Yaxiong struggled to save the ball! In the 80th minute, Xie Pengfei took a corner kick from the right side, shot low in front of Hanchao's goal, and Shi Xiaotian confiscated the ball; In the 93rd minute, Wu Xi scored with a header from a corner kick from his teammates, 1-0, this goal was killed! Neither side was able to change the scoreline after that, and it was 1-0 until the final whistle. In this game, Malele had 8 shots on goal, 3 on target, and missed 5 great chances, and scored a game-low 5.6 after the game.