On December 26, Beijing time, the 19th round of the Chinese Super League began to compete, and in a match between the championship group in this round, Shanghai Harbor and Shenzhen met. After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, Shanghai Harbor won 3-1 against Shenzhen. After winning the game, the Harbors still retained the theoretical possibility of winning the title.
The Harbor team lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation for the match. The goalkeeper position is No. 1 Yan Junling, the four in the backcourt are No. 15 Li Shenyuan, No. 28 He Xi, No. 13 Wei Zhen and No. 21 Yu Hao, the double back is No. 19 Muyi and No. 4 Wang Shenchao, the three in the frontcourt are No. 11 Lu Wenjun, No. 9 Paulinho and No. 8 Oscar, and the front line is no. 33 Liu Zhurun.
The Shenzhen team lined up in a 4-4-2 formation. The goalkeeper position is No. 1 Zhang Lu, the backcourt four are No. 21 Jiang Zhipeng, No. 6 Pei Shuai, No. 26 Yuan Mincheng and No. 2 Ye Lijiang, the front four are No. 7 Achimpen, No. 14 Zhang Yuan, No. 28 Li Yuanyi and No. 16 Zheng Dalun, and No. 27 Kaldek partner No. 10 Quintero on the front line.
Just 3 minutes into the first half, Lu Wenjun received a cross from his teammate and headed the ball into the goal, and Zhang Lu struggled to defuse the ball. In the 8th minute, Shanghai Harbor took the lead, Liu Zhurun scored with a header, and the score became 1-0. In the 13th minute Kaldek's header went just over the bar. In the 17th minute, Achimpen scored from a tight angle and the score became 1-1. In the 44th minute, Oscar burst into the penalty area and fired a low shot that was slightly offside.
In the 56th minute, Quintero shot and the ball bounced off teammate Kaldek. In the 62nd minute, Oscar delivered a superb assist, Li Shenyuan stepped in front of the goal to win, and Shanghai Harbor team took a 2-1 lead again. In the 69th minute Paulinho was brought down inside the penalty area and Oscar scored a penalty to extend Harbour's 3-1 lead.
In the end, the 90-minute match was over, and the Shanghai Harbor team won 3-1 against Shenzhen. After winning the game, the Harbor team reached 38 points, temporarily 7 points behind the Taishan team who had one less game, and before the Taishan team played against Hebei team, the harbor team still retained the theoretical hope of winning the championship.