CHENGDU. Shandong Luneng beat Hangzhou to win 2-1. It was Shandong Luneng to strike first with a goal of Moisés at the 26′. Then Guowen Sun scored again for Shandong Luneng in the 64′ minute. Eventually, Nyasha Mushekwi reduced the distance for Hangzhou (78′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Shandong Luneng capitalized on its superior ball possession (60%).
Xin Yue received a red card (19′). This red card was one of the reason why Hangzhou lost the match.
The match was played at the Chengdu Sports Center stadium in Chengdu on Tuesday and it started at 7:35 pm local time. The referee was Ning Ma with the support of Fei Zhou and Cheng Zhang. The 4th official was Bo Yu. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 14 Total 9
- 4 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 145 Attack 75
- 81 Dangerous attack 15
- 74 Ball safe 81
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
- 5 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 18
- 1 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Shandong Luneng had a strong ball possession 60% while Hangzhou was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Shandong Luneng was more pushing with 81 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Shandong Luneng won the match.
Shandong Luneng shot 14 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Hangzhou shot 9 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Shandong Luneng received 1 yellow card (Ke Shi). Regarding the opposition, Hangzhou received 5 yellow cards (Franko Andrijašević, Dongsheng Wang, Leung Nok Hang, Lucas Possignolo and Junsheng Yao).
Also, Hangzhou didn’t end the match with 11 players after Xin Yue (Hangzhou) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (19′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Shandong Luneng has 4 points to occupy the 9th place in the table. On the opposite side, Hangzhou stays with 0 points (16th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Shandong Luneng will host Henan Jianye on the 4th of November with a 15-8 head to head record in favor of Shandong Luneng (7 draws).
Hangzhou will play away agasint Shanghai Shenhua on the 4th of November with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Hangzhou (11 draws).
Shandong Luneng – Formation
Shandong Taishan
23'
75'
64'
Shandong Luneng adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Wei Hao decided to play with the following team: Dalei Wang , Tong Wang , Ke Shi , Zheng Zheng , Yang Liu , Yuanyi Li , Jun-ho Son , Zhang Chi , Moisés , Guowen Sun and Marouane Fellaini .
The home team had on the bench: Tianyu Guo, Binbin Liu , Chen Pu, Tong Lei, Fernandinho , Zhengyu Huang, Rongze Han, Long Song, Liuyu Duan, Hu Jinghang , Lisheng Liao and Xiang Ji.
Substitutions
Shandong Luneng made 4 changes: Chi Zhang for Yang Liu (55′), Yuanyi Li for Fernandinho (55′), Tong Wang for Hu Jinghang (75′) and Guowen Sun for Xiang Ji (83′).
Best player: Marouane Fellaini
The most impressive player for Shandong Luneng was Marouane Fellaini even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 33 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 17. He hit the woodwork once times.
Hangzhou – Formation
Hangzhou
19'
Also Hangzhou adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jordi Vinyals Martori played with: Bo Zhao , Dongsheng Wang , Nok Hang Leung , Lucas Possignolo , Yue Xin , Bin Gu , Jiaqi Zhang , Tixiang Li , Franko Andrijašević , Ulrich Ewolo and Nyasha Mushekwi .
These were the players on the bench: Wang Chang, Ji Shengpan, Bao Shengxin, Alexander N’Doumbou , Sun Zheng’ao, Junsheng Yao , Di Gao, Jinfeng Lai, Yu Dong and Jin Haoxiang.
Substitutions
Hangzhou made 3 changes: Tixiang Li for Alexander N’Doumbou (46′), Jiaqi Zhang for Sun Xuelong (65′) and Bin Gu for Sun Zheng’ao (90′).
Best player: Nyasha Mushekwi
The player that probably impressed the most for Hangzhou was Nyasha Mushekwi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (52% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 20.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Qingdao Jonoon – Beijing Guoan – 3-1
- Shandong Luneng – Hangzhou – 2-1
- Meizhou Hakka – Wuhan Three Towns – 1-2
