JI’NAN. Shandong Taishan bested Wuhan Three Towns to win 2-1. A goal from Aziz was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Shandong Taishan to strike first with a goal of Marouane Fellaini at the 49′. Then Jadson scored again for Shandong Taishan in the 84′ minute. Eventually, Aziz reduced the distance for Wuhan Three Towns (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Wuhan Three Towns was decisively better in terms of ball possession (64%).​

The match was played at the Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium stadium in Ji’nan on Friday and it started at 7:35 pm local time. The referee was Ning Ma with the collaboration of Fei Zhou and Cheng Zhang. The 4th official was Tao Wan. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.32 degrees Celsius or 70.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Shandong Taishan

2 - 1

Wuhan Three Towns

  • ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
  • 10 Total 19
  • 4 On Target 10
  • 4 Off Target 7
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 67 Attack 113
  • 33 Dangerous attack 36
  • 92 Ball safe 93
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 21 Total 14
  • 5 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Wuhan Three Towns had a superior ball possession 64% while Shandong Taishan was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wuhan Three Towns had a more offensive attitude with 36 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 10 were on target. Notwithstanding, Shandong Taishan managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Shandong Taishan shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Wuhan Three Towns shot 19 times, 10 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Shandong Taishan received 6 yellow cards (Dalei Wang, Abdurasul Abudulam, Long Song, Marouane Fellaini, Xie Wenneng and Jianfei Zhao). Talking about the opposition, Wuhan Three Towns received 1 yellow card (Zhunyi Gao).

Match Timeline

Long Song- Yellow
27'
Marouane Fellaini- Yellow
35'
Wenneng Xie- Yellow
39'
Abudulam Abdurasul- Yellow
43'
Cryzan- sub ->Matheus Pato
46'
Lisheng Liao- sub ->Zhengyu Huang
46'
Tong Wang- sub ->Xie Wenneng
46'
Yuanyi Li- sub ->Abdurasul Abudulam
46'
Marouane Fellaini(goal)Cryzan
49'
Zhunyi Gao- Yellow
59'
64'
Zhipeng Jiang- sub ->Xiaobing Zhang
77'
77'
Yiming Liu- sub ->Dinghao Yan
Jadson(goal)Cryzan
84'
Chi Zhang- sub ->Tong Wang
83'
85'
Dalei Wang- Yellow
90'
90'
Jianfei Zhao- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Shanghai Port
63
30
Shandong Taishan
58
30
Hangzhou
55
30
Chengdu Rongcheng
53
30
Shanghai Shenhua
52
30
Beijing Guoan
51
30
Wuhan Three Towns
51
30
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
48
30
Changchun Yatai
39
30
Henan Songshan Longmen
36
30
Meizhou Hakka
34
30
Cangzhou
31
30
Qingdao Hainiu
28
30
Nantong Zhiyun
22
30
Dalian Pro
20
30
Shenzhen
12
30

After this encounter, Shandong Taishan will have 51 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Wuhan Three Towns will stay with 42 points like Beijing Guoan to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Shandong Taishan will host Henan Jianye on the 4th of November with a 16-8 head to head statistic in favor of Shandong Taishan (7 draws).

Wuhan Three Towns will play away agasint Dalian Pro on the 20th of October with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Wuhan Three Towns (1 draw).

Shandong Taishan – Formation

Shandong Taishan
G
Dalei Wang 14.China
8.5
90'
D
Jadson 4.Brazil
8.1
84'
D
Hailong Li 16.China
6.4
D
Jianfei Zhao 31.China
6.8
90'
D
Long Song 39.China
7.0
27'
M
Matheus Pato 8.Brazil
6.4
46'
M
Marouane Fellaini 25.Belgium
7.7
35' 49'
M
Pu Chen 29.China
6.8
M
Abudulam Abdurasul 30.China
6.4
46' 43'
M
Zhengyu Huang 35.China
6.3
46'
M
Wenneng Xie 38.China
6.7
46' 39'
Substitutes
G
Rongze Han 18.China
G
Shibo Liu 26.China
D
Tong Wang 6.China
7.0
46'
D
Ke Shi 27.China
D
Xiang Ji 37.China
M
Chi Zhang 13.China
6.6
83'
M
Lisheng Liao 20.China
7.0
46'
M
Yuanyi Li 22.China
6.3
46'
M
Jia Feifan 34.China
F
Cryzan 9.Brazil
8.4
46'
F
Jinghang Hu 24.China
F
Fernandinho 32.Brazil

Shandong Taishan started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Kang-Hee Choi decided to play with the following team: Dalei Wang (8.5), Hailong Li (6.4), Jadson (8.1), Jianfei Zhao (6.8), Long Song (7.0), Zhengyu Huang (6.3), Abdurasul Abudulam (6.4), Xie Wenneng (6.7), Marouane Fellaini (7.7), Chen Pu (6.8) and Matheus Pato (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Tong Wang (7.0), Cryzan (8.4), Zhang Chi (6.6), Rongze Han, Lisheng Liao (7.0), Yuanyi Li (6.3), Hu Jinghang, Shibo Liu, Ke Shi, Fernandinho, Feifan Jia and Xiang Ji.

Shandong Taishan could not rely on the presence of Cryzan (injured) and Zhang Chi (injured).

Substitutions

Shandong Taishan made 5 changes: Xie Wenneng for Tong Wang (46′), Zhengyu Huang for Lisheng Liao (46′), Abdurasul Abudulam for Yuanyi Li (46′), Matheus Pato for Cryzan (46′) and Tong Wang for Zhang Chi (83′).

Best player: Dalei Wang​

The player that probably impressed the most for Shandong Taishan was the goalkeeper: Dalei Wang. His rating is 8.47. He performed 9 saves.

Wuhan Three Towns – Formation

Wuhan Three Towns
G
Dianzuo Liu 22.China
6.6
D
Zhunyi Gao 20.China
7.5
59'
D
Hang Ren 23.China
6.8
85'
D
Guan He 26.China
7.0
77'
M
Shihao Wei 4.China
7.1
M
Yan Dinghao 8.China
6.6
77'
M
Xiaobin Zhang 12.China
7.1
64'
M
Hanwen Deng 25.China
7.0
F
Aziz 9.Ghana
7.5
90'
F
Davidson 11.Brazil
7.3
F
Pengfei Xie 30.China
7.3
Substitutes
G
Jiayu Guo 31.China
G
Zhouxin Huang 45.China
D
Yang Li 2.China
6.6
77'
D
Zhipeng Jiang 15.China
6.3
64'
D
Kuo Yang 16.China
D
Chen Yuhao 17.China
D
Yiming Liu 18.China
6.4
77'
D
WenTao Zhang 19.China
6.8
85'
D
Denny Wang 28.Italy
D
Lu Haidong 32.China
F
Luo Jing 14.China

Wuhan Three Towns started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Tsutomu Takahata played with: Dianzuo Liu (6.6), Guan He (7.0), Hang Ren (6.8), Zhunyi Gao (7.5), Hanwen Deng (7.0), Dinghao Yan (6.6), Xiaobing Zhang (7.1), Shihao Wei (7.1), Pengfei Xie (7.3), Aziz (7.5) and Davidson (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Li Yang (6.6), Luo Jing, Zhipeng Jiang (6.3), Kuo Yang, Chen Yuhao, Yiming Liu (6.4), WenTao Zhang (6.8), Denny Wang Yi, Guo Jiayu, Lu Haidong and Zhouxin Huang.

Wuhan Three Towns could not rely on the presence of WenTao Zhang (injured) and Zhipeng Jiang (injured).

Substitutions

Wuhan Three Towns made 4 changes: Guan He for Li Yang (77′), Dinghao Yan for Yiming Liu (77′), Hang Ren for WenTao Zhang (85′) and Xiaobing Zhang for Zhipeng Jiang (64′).

Best player: Aziz​

The most impressive player for Wuhan Three Towns was Aziz.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 22 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Super League.​