Shanghai SIPG defeats Guangzhou R&F 2-1 with A. Mooy scoring a double

CANTON. Shanghai SIPG bested Guangzhou R&F to win 2-1. A. Mooy was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals.

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Shanghai SIPG defeats Guangzhou R&F 2-1 with A. Mooy scoring a double

CANTON. Shanghai SIPG bested Guangzhou R&F to win 2-1. A. Mooy was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Shanghai SIPG to strike first with a goal of A. Mooy at the 15′. Then A. Mooy scored again for Shanghai SIPG in the 45′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, Song Wenjie reduced the distance for Guangzhou R&F (59′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Shanghai SIPG made the most of its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Yuexiushan Stadium stadium in Canton on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Long Zhang with the support of Ji Ma and Xingfeng Li. The 4th official was Jingyuan Jin. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13 degrees Celsius or 55.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Guangzhou R&F

1 - 2

Team 1

Shanghai Port

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 8 Total 23
  • 3 On Target 8
  • 5 Off Target 15
  • 2 Shots blocked 10
  • 106 Attack 143
  • 29 Dangerous attack 108
  • 97 Ball safe 65
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 12
Fouls
  • 10 Total 16
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Shanghai SIPG had a strong ball possession 57% while Guangzhou R&F was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Shanghai SIPG had a more offensive attitude with 108 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Shanghai SIPG won the match.​

Guangzhou R&F shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Shanghai SIPG shot 23 times, 8 on target, 15 off target.

Cards

Guangzhou R&F received 1 yellow card (Yi Teng). Regarding the opposition, Shanghai SIPG received 1 yellow card (Hu Jinghang).

Match Timeline

15'
45'
46'
59'
71'
71'
Yongjun Wen- sub ->Wang Huapeng
74'
75'
76'
76'
83'
Shenglong Li- sub ->Hu Jinghang

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Shandong Taishan
51
8
Shanghai Shenhua
37
8
Henan Songshan Longmen
30
8
Shanghai Port
45
8
Guangzhou Evergrande
44
8
Cangzhou
24
8
Changchun Yatai
39
8
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
21
8
Beijing Guoan
33
8
Wuhan Yangtze
20
8
Shenzhen
32
8
Chongqing Dangdai Lifan
20
8
Guangzhou R&F
29
8
Dalian Pro
19
8
Qingdao Hainiu
11
8
Hebei CFFC
25
8

After playing this match, Guangzhou R&F will stay with 25 points like Hebei CFFC to sit in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Shanghai SIPG will have 41 points like Guangzhou Evergrande to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Guangzhou R&F will host Hebei CFFC on the 4th of January with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Hebei CFFC (4 draws).

Shanghai SIPG will host Guangzhou Evergrande on the 4th of January with a 7-2 head to head record in favor of Guangzhou Evergrande (6 draws).

Guangzhou R&F – Formation

Guangzhou R&F
G
Han Jiaqi 22.China
8.1
D
J. Jiang 19.China PR
6.9
D
Teng Yi 18.China
7.3
76'
D
Zhengyu Huang 36.China
7.0
M
Xiaotian Yang 27.China
6.7
M
H. Wang 35.China PR
7.7
74'
M
Tixiang Li 10.China
6.6
46'
M
Y. Fan 6.China PR
7.3
71'
F
Z. Chen 32.China PR
6.4
75'
F
J. Cardona Agudelo 7.Colombia
6.7
F
Wenjie Song 29.China
7.2
Goals59'
Substitutes
G
Yuelei Cheng 1.China
G
W. Long 26.China PR
D
Ruibao Hu 5.China
6.8
46'
D
Liangkuan Jin 25.China
D
Pengfei Han 15.China
6.7
71'
M
Y. Wen 37.China PR
6.1
74'
F
Y. Su 39.China PR
F
Tiago 9.Brazil
6.6
75'

Guangzhou R&F started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Jean-Paul van Gastel decided to play with the following team: Jiaqi Han (8.1), Jihong Jiang (6.9), Zhengyu Huang (7.0), Teng Yi (7.3), Wang Huapeng (7.7), Yunlong Fan (7.3), Tixiang Li (6.6), Xiaotian Yang (6.7), Zhizhao Chen (6.4), Song Wenjie (7.2) and Jown Cardona (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Ruibao Hu (6.8), Yuelei Cheng, Wenhao Long, Su Yuliang, Liangkuan Jin, Pengfei Han (6.7), Tiago Leonço (6.6) and Wen Yongjun (6.1).

Guangzhou R&F could not rely on the presence of T. Leonco (injured).

Substitutions

Guangzhou R&F made 4 changes: Li Tixiang for R. Hu (46′), Fan Yunlong for Han Pengfei (71′), Wang Huapeng for Y. Wen (74′) and Chen Zhizhao for T. Leonco (75′).

Best player: Jiaqi Han​

The most impressive player for Guangzhou R&F was the goalkeeper: Jiaqi Han. His rating is 8.14. He performed 8 saves.

Shanghai SIPG – Formation

Shanghai Port
G
Junling Yan 1.China
6.8
D
Hai Yu 21.China
7.5
D
Shenchao Wang 4.China
6.9
D
Guan He 28.China
6.8
M
Shenyuan Li 15.China
7.5
M
Murahmetjan Muzepper 25.China
7.1
M
Wenjun Lü 11.China
7.0
M
Jinghang Hu 39.China
7.1
83' 76'
F
Oscar  8.Brazil
9.0
F
Aaron Mooy 19.Australia
9.6
Goals15', 45'
F
Liu Zhurun 33.China
6.8
71'
Substitutes
G
Tong Guo 35.China
G
Wei Chen 12.China
D
Zhang Wei 27.China
M
Ablahan Haliq 36.China
M
Huikang Cai 6.China
M
Huachen Zhang 16.China
7.0
71'
M
Y. Zhang 18.China PR
M
Chunxin Chen 26.China
F
Shenglong Li 14.China
6.6
83'
F
M. Nie 29.China PR

Shanghai SIPG started with a 3-3-3-1 line-up (3-3-3-1).

Ivan Leko played with: Junling Yan (6.8), Shenchao Wang (6.9), Guan He (6.8), Hai Yu (7.5), Shenyuan Li (7.5), Mirahmetjan Muzepper (7.1), Wenjun Lyu (7.0), Aaron Mooy (9.6), Hu Jinghang (7.1), Oscar (9.0) and Liu Zhurun (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Guo Tong, Abraham Halik, Wei Chen, Wei Zhang, Shenglong Li (6.6), Huikang Cai, Huachen Zhang (7.0), Yi Zhang, Meng Nie and Chen Chunxin.

Substitutions

Shanghai SIPG made 2 changes: Z. Liu for H. Zhang (71′) and Hu Jinghang for Li Shenglong (83′).

Best player: Aaron Mooy​

The most impressive player for Shanghai SIPG was Aaron Mooy.

His rating is (9.6) with 2 goals, 76 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 16. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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