On the evening of October 18, Beijing time, the 28th round of the 2024 Chinese Super League kicked off, and 4 games were contested last night. After a fierce battle, Shanghai Shenhua reversed the Henan team 2-1 at home, Shanghai Port lost to Chengdu Rongcheng 1-3 away, Shandong Taishan defeated Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 4-1 at home, and Zhejiang team defeated Wuhan Three Towns 2-0 away.
The Shanghai duo can be said to have gone away this season, leaving the other teams far behind, and the defending champions Shanghai Port took the lead by five points over Shenhua for a long time, but after losing to Shenhua in the derby, SIPG began to feel a lot of pressure. Last night, Shenhua won the game with a comeback, but SIPG collapsed in the final stage of the season, the most crucial game. In view of the fact that the opponent in the last 2 rounds is not strong, last night away against Chengdu Rongcheng, if it can win, SIPG will basically lock the championship, and then Chengdu Rongcheng is not willing to let SIPG do it at their home stadium. After the opening, Chengdu Rongcheng and Shanghai Port launched an attack, in the 20th minute, Chengdu Rongcheng advanced on the left side, Luo Muluo penalty area corner strategy to receive the ball after a slight adjustment of the left foot accurately over the top oblique hanging, Tang Chuang small penalty area front dive fish leap head hammer attack, the ball into the net, Chengdu Rongcheng 1-0 first score.
Only 7 minutes later, Chengdu Rongcheng came again, this time they switched to the right side to advance, Palacios shook off the corner of the penalty area to defend the left foot in front of the goal, the unguarded Zhou Dingyang grabbed the point at the front of the small penalty area and half-turned sideways to volley, the ball went straight into the lower right corner of the goal, Chengdu Rongcheng scored 2 goals in 7 minutes to lead 2-0. In the 30th minute, Shanghai Port left corner kick opportunity, Oscar took the penalty to the back point, Vargas inverted triangle to head the ball back, Palacios penalty spot clearance is not decisive, Rusa cut off the ball after the left foot volley, the ball went straight into the bottom left corner of the goal, Shanghai Port 1-2 pulled back a goal.
Rongcheng gave a gift here, SIPG was also polite, in the 42nd minute they also returned a gift, Wei Zhen did not catch the ball at the top of the arc of the circle, and it was very slow to turn around and chase the ball, Tang Chuang actively grabbed the ball and cut it off, and then Tang Chuang squeezed Wei Zhen forward to the top of the arc of the penalty area and pushed the ball vigorously with a single knife, the goalkeeper Yan Junling struggled to block it, the ball still slowly rolled into the lower right corner of the goal, Tang Chuang scored twice, Chengdu Rongcheng 3-1 again took a 2-goal lead. Shanghai Port, which was 2 goals behind in the rematch, made substitution adjustments, and Wu Lei came on as a substitute. In the 67th minute, SIPG advanced rapidly, Wu Lei responded to the ball on the right side of the penalty area, Vargas followed up with a small angle shot, and BOOM's ball was blocked by the goalpost, and Chengdu Rongcheng escaped. Eight minutes later, it was Vargas again, this time with a powerful volley from the top of the box, the ball deflected straight into the bottom right corner of the goal, and the goalkeeper Jian Tao bravely saved the ball from the bottom line. In the 82nd minute, SIPG quickly counterattacked, Wu Lei advanced with the ball and got a super single chance, but his empty goal was outrageous and directly high. After that, SIPG had 2 more chances, but Gustavo and Wu Lei's shots were also saved by Jian Tao, and in the end, SIPG was unable to turn the tables, losing 1-3 away to Chengdu Rongcheng and suffering the second defeat of the season.
In terms of standings, with Shanghai Shenhua winning the reversal and losing to the dark horse, the top of the list has changed, and Shenhua has overtaken SIPG to the top by 1 point, and SIPG, which has been leading for most of the season, is about to collapse at the last moment. Of course, the suspense of the championship is not over, SIPG is not this loss will lead most of the season in vain, to see the last round, Shanghai Shenhua will also play away against Chengdu Rongcheng, they can't win Chengdu Rongcheng, the champion may still have to "return" SIPG.
In terms of the scorer list, although Wu Lei, who scored 31 goals, "locked" the Golden Boot, he habitually lost a single knife last night, and may have to lose the championship of SIPG. After scoring one goal last night, Leonardo surpassed Gustavo by one goal to be in second place, and Gustavo scored 20 goals for third. Enrique, Fabio 12 goals just squeezed into the top 10.