SUZHOU. Shanghai Shenhua tops Qingdao Hainiu 1-0 after Z. Mingjian scored just 1 goal (28′). Shanghai Shenhua was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium stadium in Suzhou. The referee was Zhenlu Shi with the help of Chao Tang and Wei Zhao. The 4th official was . The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 0.5 degrees Celsius or 32.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.
Match Statistics
- ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
- 1 Total 12
- 0 On Target 5
- 1 Off Target 7
- 1 Shots blocked 5
- 74 Attack 151
- 24 Dangerous attack 74
- 91 Ball safe 104
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 23
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Shanghai Shenhua had a superior ball possession 63% while Qingdao Hainiu was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Shanghai Shenhua was putting more pressure with 74 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Shanghai Shenhua won the match.
Qingdao Hainiu shot 1 times, 0 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Shanghai Shenhua shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Qingdao Hainiu will stay with 10 points to remain in the 15th place. On the other side, Shanghai Shenhua will have 32 points like Changchun Yatai to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Qingdao Hainiu will play away against Wuhan Zall on the 28th of December with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Wuhan Zall (0 draws).
Shanghai Shenhua will host Shijiazhuang Ever Bright on the 28th of December with a 1-1 head to head.
Qingdao Hainiu – Formation
Qingdao Hainiu
66'
Qingdao Hainiu adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Weijian Yang decided to play with the following team: Li Zhizhao , Ting Zhu , Liu Jiashen , Jian Liu , Zheng Zou , Ji Xiaoxuan , Peng Lü , Ruan Zhexiang , Runtong Song , Hao Wang and Emmanuel Badu .
The home team had on the bench: Xiang Gao, Memet-Abdulla Ezmat, Yang Likai, Jiang Weipeng, Peng Li, Yu Yang, Hu Jiali, Zhenli Liu, Fei Wang, Fang Xinfeng , Zhang Haochen and Zhou Junchen .
Substitutions
Qingdao Hainiu made 2 changes: Wang Hao for Zhou Junchen (46′) and Song Runtong for Fang Xinfeng (66′).
Best player: Liu Jiashen
The most impressive player for Qingdao Hainiu was Liu Jiashen.
His rating is with 33 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.
Shanghai Shenhua – Formation
Shanghai Shenhua
28'
Also Shanghai Shenhua adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Mao Yijun played with: Zhen Ma , Yunqiu Li , Jinhao Bi , Chenjie Zhu , Jiabao Wen , Mingjian Zhao , Alexander N’Doumbou , Haijian Wang , Yunding Cao , Longhai He and Xu Yang .
These were the players on the bench: Xue Qinghao, Aidi Fulang Xisi, Lu Zhang, Hanchao Yu, Xinli Peng, Jiajun Bai, Xi Wu, Baojie Zhu , Denny Wang Yi , Xiaoting Feng, Sheng Qin and Shilin Sun.
Shanghai Shenhua could not rely on the presence of D. Wang Yi (injured).
Substitutions
Shanghai Shenhua made 3 changes: He Longhai for Zhu Baojie (64′), Li Yunqiu for D. Wang Yi (71′) and Zhao Mingjian for Zhang Lu (90′).
Best player: Alexander N’Doumbou
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Shanghai Shenhua was Alexander N’Doumbou even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 80 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 17. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Henan Jianye – Dalian Professional – 1-0
- Chongqing Dangdai Lifan – Tianjin Teda – 0-1
- Qingdao Hainiu – Shanghai Shenhua – 0-1
- Shijiazhuang Ever Bright – Wuhan Zall – 2-0
