On December 12, Beijing time, the second stage of the 2021 Chinese Super League began to play, and today there was a competition for 4 games in the relegation group. After a fierce battle, Dalian people defeated Henan Songshan 1:0, Chongqing Liangjiang drew 1:1 with Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, Cangzhou Lions lost 2:4 to Wuhan, and Shanghai Shenhua defeated Qingdao 3:0.
The points of the first stage are directly brought into the second stage, so Shanghai Shenhua, who has 22 points in the death group but did not have the opportunity to compete for the championship group, has a great strength and point advantage, and this afternoon they played against Qingdao, one of the bottom teams, which can be fully seen. In the 26th minute, Dunbia snatched the point in front of the goal and was saved by goalkeeper Zhao Shi, the referee blew a penalty after a 4-minute VAR confirmation, Adrian took the penalty and Shanghai Shenhua opened the record 1:0. In the 35th minute, Qingdao midfielder made a mistake, Shenhua took the opportunity to play a quick counterattack, Dunbia followed up the top of the penalty area arc to get a one-handed opportunity, but he failed to seize the opportunity, pushing and shooting was blocked by the goalpost.
Yi Bian fought against Qingdao team to counterattack, but they were more than enough and insufficient strength to break through the Shenhua gate, in the 70th minute, Shenhua forced the ball to steal the ball from a high position in front of the field, Qian Jie gave the ball a wide range to the right, Adrian chest unloaded the ball to adjust a step and then shot vigorously, goalkeeper Zhao Shi struggled to save the ball, the ball just pounced on Liu Jiashen, Liu Jiashen was caught off guard and "passed" the ball to Dunbia, who laughed and pushed the ball into the empty goal, and Shenhua also took a 2:0 lead. Nine minutes later, Shenhua still launched an attack on the left side, hanging obliquely at a 45-degree angle in the Hanchao, and then Dunbia grabbed a nod and hammer to attack the goal twice, and Shanghai Shenhua locked up the victory 3:0.
Like the Qingdao team, Dalian, who only scored 7 points at the bottom of the first stage, played against Henan Songshan tonight, facing Henan Songshan, Dalian did not sink again, completely suppressed Henan in the whole game, and shooting 20:4 is a good embodiment. It's just that although the Dalian people's offensive is very fierce, it is also a delay in breaking the goal. Until the 82nd minute, Wang Shangyuan defensive foul gift, Dalian people got a very good free kick opportunity on the left side of the arc of the penalty area, Larson took the penalty to shoot vigorously, Kalanga jumped high in the wall, the ball hit his head to change direction, goalkeeper Wang Guoming had no time to react and could only watch the ball into the net, Dalian people 1:0 kill Henan Songshan.
In terms of standings, Shenhua, who had a great advantage in the first stage, extended his advantage with Henan Songshan, who was second in the relegation group, to 7 points after losing to Henan Songshan, and Wuhan still lagged Shenhua by as much as 11 points after winning today and ranked third. Chongqing was unable to win, and the less Wuhan team ranked 4th with 2 points. After Dalian won the game, the 2 goal difference advantages surpassed the Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, getting rid of the bottom.
In terms of top scorers, Negran and Axon, who has returned to Brazil, are ranked first with 11 goals, Fellaini is ranked 3rd with 9 goals, and Guo Tianyu is 4th with 8 goals. No one in Shanghai Shenhua can enter the top ten.