On July 5, Beijing time, the 18th round of the Chinese Super League was contested, and the leader Shanghai Port played away against Henan Province, which ranked 8th. Wu Lei made a point, Oscar scored a decisive shot, and Harbour won 12 consecutive wins in all competitions to continue to lead.
Due to the delay in the game due to the influence of weather factors, and the water accumulation on the field is serious, which makes the flow of passing coordination face a lot of problems. In the opening stage, the two teams struggled to advance the attack, and they couldn't play a delicate pass at all, Harbour took the lead in the offensive, Oscar stopped the ball and then volleyed it was confiscated by the goalkeeper, and Wu Lei stepped forward into the penalty area and fell to the ground with a shovel kick high.
Not to be outdone, Henan organized attacks one after another, and the corner kick opportunity was passed to the goal to find Achimpeng to grab the point and the goal was defused by Yan Junling, and the referee signaled offside, and it was not easy for the team to form a substantial threat. In the 44th minute of the game, Wu Lei inserted the ball at high speed and burst into the penalty area and was knocked down by Wang Guoming, the referee signaled the foul point, Oscar hit the penalty steadily, and the harbor broke the deadlock to establish a one-goal advantage.
Entering the second half, the harbor continued to press, Xu Xin and Wu Lei's shots were blocked, and the two teams will maintain the intensity of the lineup with the transfer of troops over time, Kovic replaced Huang Zichang, Henan adjusted and strengthened the attack for the midfield, they tried to let go and turn the tide, but the situation showed no obvious signs of improvement, and it was extremely difficult to break through the opponent's defense.
In the 72nd minute of the game, Wu Lei was replaced by Feng Jin and went to rest, the team still led and played very patiently, and lost time on the ball without a chance. At the end of the game, Achimpeng got a single chance to break into the penalty area, but unfortunately it failed to play due to water accumulation on the field, and both teams did not achieve anything in the rest of the time, and Shanghai Port defeated Henan 1-0 at full-time to end the opponent's 4-game winning streak in all competitions.
So far this season, Harbour has 15 wins, 3 draws, 48 points and continues to remain unbeaten, and the first game is temporarily 5 points ahead of Shenhua, who is in second place, and they have slowly opened up the gap with the rest of the team.