At 19:30 Beijing time on January 3, the 22nd round of the relegation group of the second stage of the Chinese Super League began on time, and Shanghai Shenhua played against Henan Songshan Longmen. In the first half, neither team achieved anything; in the second half, Wang Haijian doubled and Cao Yunding exploded into the world wave. In the end, Shanghai Shenhua defeated Henan Songshan Longmen 3-0. In this way, Shenhua also avenged the defeat in the first round.
In the 9th minute, Ke Zhao made a mistake in breaking the siege, Li Yunqiu got the ball and knocked the ball back to the top of the arc of the penalty area, Sun Shilin followed the trend and passed directly, and Wu Xi half turned and rubbed the shot high over the crossbar.
In the 21st minute, Chen Pu's cross from the right was met by Qin Sheng in the middle of the penalty area, and the ball accidentally hit the far post.
In the 24th minute, Yu Hanchao broke through with the ball and crossed obliquely, Yang Xu shook off the close defense, shot low in the gap, and the ball slid through the goal.
In the 29th minute, Yu Hanchao opened a corner kick on the right side, the Shenhua team won the top in a row, Qin Sheng's low cross from the right side of the penalty area, the ball was released, and Wu Xi volleyed out.
In the 30th minute, Sun Shilin's long pass, Yang Xu stopped the ball with his back in the penalty area, and the right foot shot from the angle of the inside was high above the goal.
In the 51st minute, Yu Hanchao's heels brushed the defense, and then split the ball to the left, Wen Jiabao inserted a direct cross, Sun Shilin nodded forward to attack the goal, and Wang Guoming flew to save the ball.
In the 59th minute, Wang Haijian slammed the ball on his heel, Yu Hanchao knocked on the trend, and Wu Xi broke through the two defenders to shoot low from close range, deflecting out of the far post.
In the 63rd minute, Henan team pressed forward, Ma Xingyu created a ball conversion, Ke Zhao directly kicked the goal nearly 40 meters from the goal, and the ball failed to hit the goal frame.
In the 71st minute, Yu Hanchao received a long pass directly to his teammates, Wen Jiabao shot from the outside of his foot, Wang Guoming saved his hand, and Wang Haijian made up for the goal! Shanghai Shenhua leads 1-0! After VAR intervened, the referee determined that there was no offside when Yu Han was inserted in front of the advance, and the goal was valid.
In the 83rd minute, Wang Haoran made a mistake on the line of the penalty area, and Cao Yunding cut a step with his right foot to hang straight into the absolute dead corner, and Wang Guoming did not react! Shanghai Shenhua leads 2-0!
In the 87th minute, Sun Shilin's long pass was accurately guided by a long pass from the back, Wang Haijian successfully countered the offside, and the goalkeeper in the penalty area calmly attacked the goal! Shanghai Shenhua leads 3-0!
In the end, with the perfect performance of the 00-year youngster and former international, Shanghai Shenhua defeated Henan Songshan Longmen 3-0. This is the only game in this round of relegation that does not involve the "fate of the team", so both teams have sent an all-Chinese squad, but Shenhua is still skilled.
In the end, Shanghai Shenhua ended with a perfect end of 37 points. Looking at the entire Chinese Super League, this achievement can be ranked 5th, surpassing the four teams in the championship group, including Shenzhen, Beijing Guoan, Guangzhou City and Hebei. Unfortunately, they did not seize the opportunity in the first stage and lost the qualification for the championship group.