DALIAN. Shanghai SIPG snatched a late win Tianjin Teda 1-0 after H. Zhang scored just 1 goal (90′).
The match was played at the Dalian Sports Center stadium in Dalian on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Shunqi Tang assisted by Jingtao Guo and Meilin Zhang. The 4th official was Maimaitijiang Aihemaiti. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22 degrees Celsius or 71.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 11 Total 9
- 3 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 6
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 109 Attack 90
- 45 Dangerous attack 32
- 88 Ball safe 77
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 19
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Shanghai SIPG was in firm control of the ball 55% while Tianjin Teda was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Shanghai SIPG was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Shanghai SIPG won the match.
Shanghai SIPG shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Tianjin Teda shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Shanghai SIPG received 2 yellow cards (Zhang Linpeng and I. Kallon). On the other side, Tianjin Teda received 3 yellow cards (Wang Qiuming, Gao Jiarun and Ba Dun).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Shanghai SIPG will have 24 points like Chengdu Rongcheng to sit in the 5th place. On the other side, Tianjin Teda will stay with 19 points to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Shanghai SIPG will host Guangzhou R&F on the 9th of September with a 8-3 head to head statistic in favor of Shanghai SIPG (5 draws).
Tianjin Teda will play away agasint Guangzhou Evergrande on the 9th of September with a 16-3 head to head stats in favor of Guangzhou Evergrande (3 draws).
Shanghai SIPG – Formation
Shanghai Port
36'
72'
90'
Shanghai SIPG started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ivan Leko decided to play with the following team: Wei Chen , Shenyuan Li , Linpeng Zhang , Wei Zhen , Ang Li , Huikang Cai , Huachen Zhang , Jin Feng , Shenglong Li , Wenjun Lyu and Cherif Ndiaye .
The home team had on the bench: Jia Du, Chen Xuhuang, Issa Kallon , Xi Anjie, Mirahmetjan Muzepper, Liu Baiyang, Hai Yu, Guan He, Chen Chunxin and Shenchao Wang .
Substitutions
Shanghai SIPG made 2 changes: Li Ang for Wang Shenchao (72′) and Li Shenglong for I. Kallon (77′).
Best player: Huachen Zhang
The most impressive player for Shanghai SIPG was Huachen Zhang.
His rating is with 1 goal, 40 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
Tianjin Teda – Formation
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
Tianjin Teda started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
Genwei Yu played with: Jiamin Xu , Zhenghao Wang , Jiarun Gao , Song Yue , Yuefeng Bai , Dun Ba , Yinong Tian , Fran Mérida , Qiuming Wang , Tong Zhou and Robert Berić .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Zheng Zhou, Pengchao Zu, Qian Yumiao, Yuanjie Su , Zhang Xingliang, Sun Xuelong, Jingqi Fang, Yingjie Zhao , Tianyi Qiu, Xie Weijun , Li Yuefeng and Piao Taoyu .
Tianjin Teda could not rely on the presence of Zhao Yingjie (injured).
Substitutions
Tianjin Teda made 4 changes: Y. Song for Zhao Yingjie (19′), Z. Wang for Y. Su (58′), R. Beric for W. Xie (87′) and Zhou Tong for T. Piao (87′).
Best player: Fran Mérida
The most impressive player for Tianjin Teda was Fran Mérida.
His rating is with 52 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Wuhan Yangtze – Shandong Luneng – 1-2
- Shanghai SIPG – Tianjin Teda – 1-0
- Guangzhou R&F – Chengdu Rongcheng – 1-2
