SHANGHAI. Shanghai Shenhua conquers Qingdao Hainiu 1-0 after Y. Cao scored a penalty (29′). Shanghai Shenhua made the most of its better ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Shanghai Stadium stadium in Shanghai on Saturday and it started at 7:35 pm local time. The referee was Ming Fu who was helped by Dexin Wang and Xing Liu. The 4th official was Caiwei Liang. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 24.22 degrees Celsius or 75.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 10 Total 11
- 2 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 90 Attack 111
- 41 Dangerous attack 34
- 77 Ball safe 75
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 16 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Shanghai Shenhua was in firm control of the ball 56% while Qingdao Hainiu was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Shanghai Shenhua was putting more pressure with 41 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Shanghai Shenhua won the match.
Shanghai Shenhua shot 10 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Qingdao Hainiu shot 11 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Shanghai Shenhua received 1 yellow card (Zhu Yue). On the opposite side, Qingdao Hainiu received 2 yellow cards (Yibo Sha and Liu Junshuai).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Shanghai Shenhua will have 48 points to remain in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Qingdao Hainiu will stay with 26 points to remain in the 13th 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 stats.
Qingdao Hainiu will play away agasint Cangzhou Mighty Lions on the 4th of November with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Shanghai Shenhua – Formation
Shanghai Shenhua
74'
87'
29'
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, Zexiang Yang , 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).
Substitutions
Shanghai Shenhua made 3 changes: Shunkai Jin for Yangyang Jin (74′), Yunding Cao for Longhai He (74′) and Hao Wang for Zexiang Yang (68′).
Best player: Aidi Fulang Xisi
The player that probably impressed the most for Shanghai Shenhua was Aidi Fulang Xisi even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 57 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.
Qingdao Hainiu – Formation
Qingdao Hainiu
Qingdao Hainiu started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Antonio Gómez-Carreño Escalona played with: Pengfei Mou , Geon-Myeong Wang , Liu Jiashen , Liu Junshuai , Yibo Sha , Wei Zhang , Chen Chunxin , Xingyu Ma , Elvis Sarić , Evans Kangwa and Felicio Brown Forbes .
They had on the bench: Weicheng Liu , Yang Xu , Fu Yuncheng, Hu Ming , Song Wenjie, Ning Jiang, Zhenli Liu, Dong Xu, Liu Jun, Chaoyang Liu and Marko Šarić .
Qingdao Hainiu could not rely on the presence of Hu Ming (injured), Weicheng Liu (injured) and Chaoyang Liu (injured).
Substitutions
Qingdao Hainiu made 4 changes: Geon-Myeong Wang for Yang Xu (81′), Felicio Brown Forbes for Marko Šarić (64′), Chen Chunxin for Hu Ming (64′) and Yibo Sha for Chaoyang Liu (46′).
Best player: Elvis Sarić
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Qingdao Hainiu was Elvis Sarić.
His rating is with 71 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. 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.
- Shanghai Shenhua – Qingdao Hainiu – 1-0
- Hangzhou – Henan Songshan Longmen – 3-0
- Beijing Guoan – Dalian Pro – 2-0
