SHANGHAI. Shanghai Shenhua overcomes Cangzhou with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Malele (26′) and a penalty scored by I. Amadou (52′). Shanghai Shenhua was definitely better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Shanghai Stadium stadium in Shanghai on Friday and it started at 7:35 pm local time. The referee was Wei Liu with the collaboration of Xihong Wang and Xiaofei Su. The 4th official was Yunkun Ma. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 20.66 degrees Celsius or 69.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 9 Total 7
- 3 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 126 Attack 88
- 45 Dangerous attack 41
- 75 Ball safe 69
- 1 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 7
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Shanghai Shenhua had a strong ball possession 61% while Cangzhou was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Shanghai Shenhua was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Shanghai Shenhua won the match.
Shanghai Shenhua shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cangzhou shot 7 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Also, Cangzhou didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Yun Yang (Cangzhou) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (78′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Shanghai Shenhua will have 45 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Cangzhou will stay with 30 points to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Shanghai Shenhua will host Hangzhou on the 4th of November with a 6-6 head to head statistic.
Cangzhou will host Qingdao Jonoon on the 4th of November with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Shanghai Shenhua – Formation
Shanghai Shenhua
62'
52'
Shanghai Shenhua started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Jingui Wu decided to play with the following team: Yaxiong Bao , Zhu Yue , Aidi Fulang Xisi , Shunkai Jin , Macario Hing-Glover , Hao Wang , Ibrahim Amadou , Xi Wu , Hanchao Yu , Yunding Cao and Cephas Malele .
The home team had on the bench: Zhen Ma, Yangyang Jin , Xu Yougang, Zhou Junchen, Longhai He, Fei Ernanduo , Jiabao Wen, Zhengkai Zhou and Junqiang Wang.
Shanghai Shenhua could not rely on the presence of Yangyang Jin (injured) and Zhou Junchen (injured).
Substitutions
Shanghai Shenhua made 3 changes: Shunkai Jin for Yangyang Jin (62′), Yunding Cao for Fei Ernanduo (77′) and Hao Wang for Zhou Junchen (90′).
Best player: Ibrahim Amadou
The most impressive player for Shanghai Shenhua was Ibrahim Amadou.
His rating is with 1 goal, 124 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.
Cangzhou – Formation
Cangzhou
78'
Cangzhou started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Junzhe Zhao played with: Puliang Shao , Piao Shihao , Yun Yang , Kaimu Zheng , Peng Wang , Zihao Yan , Fuyu Ma , Zhang Xiangshuo , Mile Škorić , Deabeas Owusu-Sekyere and Oscar Taty Maritu .
They had on the bench: Peng Li, Honglüe Zhao , Chuangyi Lin , Xuchen Yao, Georgy Zhukov , Xinyu Liu, Wu Wei, He Youzu , Guo Yunqi, Xiaotian Yang , Feng Han and Zhou Jianyi.
Cangzhou could not rely on the presence of Georgy Zhukov (injured) and Chuangyi Lin (injured).
Substitutions
Cangzhou made 4 changes: Mile Škorić for Georgy Zhukov (42′), Fuyu Ma for He Youzu (70′), Zhang Xiangshuo for Chuangyi Lin (70′) and Zihao Yan for Honglüe Zhao (70′).
Best player: Oscar Taty Maritu
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cangzhou was Oscar Taty Maritu.
His rating is with 15 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
