SHIJIAZHUANG. Shanghai Port had a astounding comeback against Dalian Pro. Shanghai Port was decisively better in terms of ball possession (72%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Borislav Tsonev didn’t convert a decisive penalty (85′). That would have allowed Dalian Pro to draw the match.
The match was played at the Yutong International Sports Center stadium in Shijiazhuang on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Zhenlu Shi who was helped by Kai Sun and Xihong Wang. The 4th official was Shengyu Sun. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 14.16 degrees Celsius or 57.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.
Match Statistics
- ! 28 Ball Possession 72
Shots
- 19 Total 10
- 5 On Target 4
- 10 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 88 Attack 113
- 39 Dangerous attack 54
- 75 Ball safe 113
- 2 Penalties 1
- 6 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Shanghai Port had a strong ball possession 72% while Dalian Pro was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Shanghai Port was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Shanghai Port won the encounter.
Dalian Pro shot 19 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Shanghai Port shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Dalian Pro will stay with 20 points to remain in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Shanghai Port will have 63 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
Dalian Pro – Formation
Dalian Pro started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Hui Xie decided to play with the following team: Yan Wu
, Rong Chen , Yaopeng Wang , Xianjun Wang , Zhenao Wang , Yu Fei , Peng Lü , Nemanja Bosančić , Borislav Tsonev , Yan Xiangchuang and Manzoki Lobi .The home team had on the bench: Chong Zhang, Longchang Lin, Lilley Nunez Vasudeva Das, Wei Wu, Liangming Lin, Huanhuan Shan, Jiahui Huang, Zhao Jianbo
, Le Liu, Yin Shang , Ming’an Cui and Wang Yu.Substitutions
Dalian Pro made 2 changes: Rong Chen for Zhao Jianbo (88′) and Peng Lü for Yin Shang (88′).
Best player: Yan Xiangchuang
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Dalian Pro was Yan Xiangchuang.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 8 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.Shanghai Port – Formation
Shanghai Port started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Francisco Javier Pereira Mejía played with: Wei Chen
, Shenchao Wang , Zhen Wei , Ang Li , Shenyuan Li , Shiyuan Yang , Xin Xu , Oscar , Mirahmetjan Muzepper , Liu Xiaolong and Shenglong Li .These were the players on the bench: Junling Yan, Wu Lei
, Markus Pink, Hai Yu , Huachen Zhang , Issa Kallon, Abraham Halik , Liang Kun and Yiwei Wang.Substitutions
Shanghai Port made 4 changes: Shenyuan Li for Hai Yu (46′), Shiyuan Yang for Abraham Halik (46′), Liu Xiaolong for Wu Lei (77′) and Mirahmetjan Muzepper for Huachen Zhang (86′).
Best player: Wu Lei
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Shanghai Port was Wu Lei.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 7 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 77′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Nantong Zhiyun – Tianjin Jinmen Tiger – 1-2
- Cangzhou – Qingdao Hainiu – 0-0
- Dalian Pro – Shanghai Port – 2-3
- Shanghai Shenhua – Hangzhou – 1-2
- Chengdu Rongcheng – Meizhou Hakka – 3-0
- Shandong Taishan – Henan Songshan Longmen – 5-1
- Shenzhen – Beijing Guoan – 0-3
- Changchun Yatai – Wuhan Three Towns – 3-4