On National Day, Shanghai Port was embarrassed in the AFC Champions League! In a match in the second round of the just-concluded AFC Champions League Classic, SIPG, a guest of Korea, finally lost 0-3 to Pohang Steelers, eating the first tragedy of this season's AFC Champions League Chinese Super League team. SIPG is the defending champion of the Chinese Super League, wearing the highlight of the first place in the Chinese Super League standings, but when it reached the AFC Champions League, it had 2 games, 1 draw and 1 loss, which really humiliated the reputation of the Chinese Super League champion. Are you giving gifts to the National Day like this?
In the first half, the two sides played back and forth, and the game was 0-0. However, in the second half, the game took a sharp turn. From the 50th minute, Pohang Steelers destroyed SIPG's defense in one fell swoop, scoring three goals in 20 minutes. Rewrite the score to 3-0! In the next game, although SIPG tried very hard to chase, it was difficult to score a goal, and it was still the same until the final whistle, and he was completely shaved by the opponent.
Being kicked by Pohang Steelers Iron and helpless is not only a shame for SIPG, but also a shame for the Chinese Super League champions. You know, in the last round, Shanghai Shenhua also defeated this opponent 4-1 at home. Now the opponent has beaten SIPG 3-0. This time, in the foreign war with Shenhua, SIPG was defeated.
Although SIPG has been performing well in the AFC Champions League before 2019, since 2020, SIPG's AFC Champions League has been very incomprehensible - the withdrawal and qualifying rounds were eliminated by Southeast Asian teams twice, and finally they can participate in the AFC Champions League this year, and it is difficult to find a win in the first 2 rounds.
This kind of performance does not match the strength of the Super League champion at all! You must know that even if it is Shandong Taishan or Shanghai Shenhua, this year's results are at least better than SIPG's so far, and everyone has won the first round.
What's even more embarrassing is that if you don't win or score, it's just that. After being poured 3 goals in a row by the opponent, he was annoyed and angry and retaliated against people, causing conflicts on the field. Rusa raised his elbow directly under his opponent's neck, and the referee first gave him a yellow card, and then the VAR video assistant referee reminded him to go to the sidelines to watch the replay, and finally gave him a red card.
In the 79th minute of the game, SIPG was 3 goals behind and 1 man less, so it was difficult to play. Rusa took the initiative to apply for a red card and was also forced to be in a hurry, and it was difficult for the backward SIPG to grab the opponent's ball, and the player was anxious and put people down in a fit of anger.
This game is the epitome of SIPG's sharp decline after the peak of their form in recent times. In the last game against the west coast of Qingdao, they had already reached the end of their strong crossbow, and now this point has just been amplified in the AFC Champions League. This team also responds to the consistent view of fans - intimidating inside and outside, scoring points at home, but becoming a point boy abroad.