Hangzhou recovers a 0-1 deficit to defeat Shanghai Shenhua 2-1

SHANGHAI. Hangzhou managed to turn the tables against Shanghai Shenhua to win 2-1.

By
Luke Meyer
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Hangzhou recovers a 0-1 deficit to defeat Shanghai Shenhua 2-1

SHANGHAI. Hangzhou managed to reverse the scoreline against Shanghai Shenhua to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Shanghai Shenhua to strike first with a penalty of Cephas Malele at the 78′. Then it was a goal in the 82′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Leonardo gave the win to Hangzhou in the 86′ minute. Hangzhou took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Shanghai Stadium stadium in Shanghai on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Haixin Li with the support of Xiang Shi and Chengjun Hu. The 4th official was Wei Wang. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 25.51 degrees Celsius or 77.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Shanghai Shenhua

1 - 2

Team 1

Zhejiang

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 15 Total 10
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 58 Attack 85
  • 46 Dangerous attack 35
  • 75 Ball safe 72
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 6
  • 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 15
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Hangzhou had a strong ball possession 60% while Shanghai Shenhua was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Shanghai Shenhua was more pushing with 46 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, Hangzhou succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Shanghai Shenhua shot 15 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Hangzhou shot 10 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Shanghai Shenhua received 4 yellow cards (Lucas Possignolo, Aidi Fulang Xisi, Haijian Wang and Zexiang Yang). On the opposite side, Hangzhou received 5 yellow cards (Lucas Possignolo, Leonardo, Jiaqi Zhang, Jordi Vinyals Martori and Yue Xin).

Match Timeline

1'
Xin Yue- Yellow
Zexiang Yang- Yellow
30'
42'
Leonardo(VAR_CARD)
43'
Leonardo- Yellow
44'
Jiaqi Zhang- Yellow
Dai Wai-Tsun- sub ->Yunding Cao
59'
Wang Haijian- Yellow
59'
Aidi Fulangxisi- Yellow
59'
Zhu Yue- sub ->Macario Hing-Glover
59'
68'
Nyasha Mushekwi- sub ->Jean Evrard Kouassi
Cephas Malele(penalty)
78'
Xu Haoyang- sub ->Christian Bassogog
77'
79'
Lucas Possignolo- Yellow
80'
Bin Gu- sub ->Yue Xin
80'
Liu Haofan- sub ->Yu Dong
80'
Wang Yudong- sub ->Cheng Jin
82'
Nyasha Mushekwi(goal)Leonardo
86'
Leonardo(goal)Franko Andrijašević
Wang Haijian- sub ->Ibrahim Amadou
86'
Xu Yougang- sub ->Hanchao Yu
86'
89'
Yang Wang- sub ->Tixiang Li
90'
Lucas Possignolo- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Shanghai Port
63
30
Shandong Taishan
58
30
Zhejiang
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 match, Shanghai Shenhua will stay with 52 points to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Hangzhou will have 55 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

Shanghai Shenhua – Formation

Shanghai Shenhua
G
Yaxiong Bao 30.China
6.8
D
Macario Hing-Glover 2.United States
6.8
59'
D
Jiang Shenglong 4.China
7.0
D
Zexiang Yang 16.China
6.3
30'
D
Aidi Fulangxisi 32.China
6.3
59'
M
Ibrahim Amadou 6.France
7.0
86'
M
Xi Wu 15.China
7.1
M
Christian Bassogog 17.Cameroon
8.2
77'
M
Hanchao Yu 20.China
7.5
86'
F
Cephas Malele 11.Switzerland
6.8
Goals78'
F
Yunding Cao 28.China
6.8
59'
Substitutes
G
Zhen Ma 1.China
D
Jin Shunkai 3.China
D
Zhu Yue 19.China
6.4
59'
D
Yangyang Jin 22.China
D
Xu Yougang 24.China
6.4
86'
D
Wen Jiabao 38.China
M
Xu Haoyang 7.China
6.3
77'
M
Dai Wai-Tsun 9.Hong Kong
6.7
59'
M
João Carlos Teixeira 10.Portugal
M
Junchen Zhou 29.China
M
Wang Haijian 33.China
6.6
86' 59'
F
Zhang Wei 18.China

Shanghai Shenhua started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

The manager Jingui Wu decided to play with the following team: Yaxiong Bao (6.8), Macario Hing-Glover (6.8), Aidi Fulang Xisi (6.3), Shenglong Jiang (7.0), Zexiang Yang (6.3), Ibrahim Amadou (7.0), Christian Bassogog (8.2), Xi Wu (7.1), Hanchao Yu (7.5), Cephas Malele (6.8) and Yunding Cao (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Zhen Ma, Shunkai Jin, Haoyang Xu (6.3), Dai Wei Jun (6.7), João Carlos Teixeira, Zhang Wei, Zhu Yue (6.4), Yangyang Jin, Xu Yougang (6.4), Zhou Junchen, Haijian Wang (6.6) and Jiabao Wen.

Shanghai Shenhua could not rely on the presence of Haijian Wang (injured), Dai Wei Jun (injured) and Haoyang Xu (injured).

Substitutions

Shanghai Shenhua made 5 changes: Hanchao Yu for Xu Yougang (86′), Ibrahim Amadou for Haijian Wang (86′), Yunding Cao for Dai Wei Jun (59′), Christian Bassogog for Haoyang Xu (77′) and Macario Hing-Glover for Zhu Yue (59′).

Best player: Christian Bassogog​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Shanghai Shenhua was Christian Bassogog.

His rating is (8.2) with 21 passes (57% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.

Hangzhou – Formation

Zhejiang
G
Bo Zhao 33.China
7.3
D
Nok-Hang Leung  2.Hong Kong
6.8
D
Yu Dong 19.China
6.3
80'
D
Xin Yue 28.China
6.4
80' 1'
D
Lucas Possignolo 36.Brazil
7.0
90'
M
Tixiang Li 10.China
7.1
89'
M
Franko Andrijasevic  11.Croatia
6.7
M
Jean Evrard Kouassi 17.Ivory Coast
6.4
68'
M
Jin Cheng 22.China
6.7
80'
M
Jiaqi Zhang 29.China
6.3
44'
F
Leonardo 45.Brazil
8.5
43' Goals86'
Substitutes
G
Jinfeng Lai 12.China
G
Fan Jinming 38.China
D
Yang Wang 3.China
6.8
89'
D
Zheng'ao Sun  4.China
D
Liu Haofan 5.China
6.7
80'
D
Haoxiang Jin 15.China
M
Junsheng Yao 6.China
M
Shengpan Ji 21.China
M
J. Yin 26.China PR
M
Bin Gu 31.China
7.0
80'
F
Nyasha Mushekwi 30.Zimbabwe
7.3
68' Goals82'
F
Wang Yudong 39.China
6.8
80'

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

Jordi Vinyals Martori played with: Bo Zhao (7.3), Yu Dong (6.3), Nok Hang Leung (6.8), Lucas Possignolo (7.0), Yue Xin (6.4), Tixiang Li (7.1), Jiaqi Zhang (6.3), Cheng Jin (6.7), Franko Andrijašević (6.7), Jean Evrard Kouassi (6.4) and Leonardo (8.5).

They had on the bench: Wang Chang (6.8), Sun Zheng’ao, Liu Haofan (6.7), Junsheng Yao, Jinfeng Lai, Jin Haoxiang, Ji Shengpan, Yin Jie, Nyasha Mushekwi (7.3), Bin Gu (7.0), Fan Jinming and Wang Yudong (6.8).

Hangzhou could not rely on the presence of Nyasha Mushekwi (injured).

Substitutions

Hangzhou made 5 changes: Cheng Jin for Wang Yudong (80′), Jean Evrard Kouassi for Nyasha Mushekwi (68′), Yue Xin for Bin Gu (80′), Yu Dong for Liu Haofan (80′) and Tixiang Li for Wang Chang (89′).

Best player: Leonardo​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hangzhou was Leonardo.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 12 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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