ZHENGZHOU. Henan Songshan Longmen beat Shanghai Port 3-1 thanks to N. Čović who scored in the 44th and 89th minute. Henan Songshan Longmen got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Nemanja Čović (44′) and Đorđe Denić (63′). Shanghai Port tried to recover with a goal from Lucas João (72′). Notwithstanding, the contest was closed by a goal (89′) scored by Nemanja Čović for Henan Songshan Longmen. Henan Songshan Longmen capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium stadium in Zhengzhou on Friday and it started at 7:35 pm local time. The referee was Li Ma with the help of Dexin Wang and Zheng Luo. The 4th official was Bo Yu. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was hot at 28.8 degrees Celsius or 83.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 8 Total 9
- 4 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 79 Attack 88
- 23 Dangerous attack 47
- 69 Ball safe 83
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 13 Total 12
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Henan Songshan Longmen was in firm control of the ball 56% while Shanghai Port was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Shanghai Port was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Henan Songshan Longmen succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Henan Songshan Longmen shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Shanghai Port shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Henan Songshan Longmen received 4 yellow cards (Adrian Mierzejewski, Gouming Wang, Yuhao Zhao and Zhao Ke). On the opposite side, Shanghai Port received 2 yellow cards (Tyias Browning and Francisco Javier Pereira Mejía).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Henan Songshan Longmen will have 28 points to remain in the 11th place. On the other side, Shanghai Port will stay with 53 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Henan Songshan Longmen will play away with Shandong Luneng on the 4th of November with a 16-8 head to head statistic in favor of Shandong Luneng (7 draws).
Shanghai Port will play away agasint Dalian Professional on the 4th of November with a 7-1 head to head in favor of Shanghai Port (5 draws).
Henan Songshan Longmen – Formation
Henan Songshan Longmen
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Henan Songshan Longmen started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Sergio Zarco Diaz decided to play with the following team: Gouming Wang , Dilmurat Mawlanyaz , Toni Šunjić , Cao Gu , Zhao Ke , Zichang Huang , Shangyuan Wang , Đorđe Denić , Hildeberto Pereira , Feng Boyuan and Nemanja Čović .
The home team had on the bench: Yixin Liu, Shuai Yang, Xin Luo , Adrian Mierzejewski , Peng Peng, Gao Tianyu, Dilyimit Tudi, Yuhao Zhao , Chen Keqiang, Songyi Li, Yihao Zhong and Tenglong Li.
Henan Songshan Longmen could not rely on the presence of Yuhao Zhao (injured) and Xin Luo (injured).
Substitutions
Henan Songshan Longmen made 5 changes: Hildeberto Pereira for Adrian Mierzejewski (68′), Zichang Huang for Yihao Zhong (68′), Feng Boyuan for Yuhao Zhao (46′), Dilmurat Mawlanyaz for Xin Luo (75′) and Zhao Ke for Songyi Li (80′).
Best player: Nemanja Čović
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Henan Songshan Longmen was Nemanja Čović.
His rating is with 2 goals, 16 passes (47% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 13.
Shanghai Port – Formation
Shanghai Port
Shanghai Port started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Francisco Javier Pereira Mejía played with: Junling Yan , Shenchao Wang , Tyias Browning , Linpeng Zhang , Shuai Li , Oscar , Huikang Cai , Issa Kallon , Matías Vargas , Wenjun Lyu and Lucas João .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ang Li, Wu Lei , Markus Pink , Wei Chen, Zhen Wei, Shenglong Li, Shenyuan Li, Xin Xu , Hai Yu, Mirahmetjan Muzepper, Huachen Zhang and Liu Xiaolong.
Shanghai Port could not rely on the presence of Wu Lei (injured).
Substitutions
Shanghai Port made 5 changes: Issa Kallon for Wu Lei (46′), Wenjun Lyu for Markus Pink (69′), Huikang Cai for Xin Xu (65′), Tyias Browning for Ang Li (88′) and Shenchao Wang for Liu Xiaolong (88′).
Best player: Oscar
The player that probably impressed the most for Shanghai Port was Oscar.
His rating is with 53 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
