On the evening of January 9, 2022, Beijing time, the final of the 2021 FA Cup began, Shandong Taishan vs Shanghai Harbor. As a result, the Tarzan team led Judsson's skyfall and finally defeated Harbor 1-0 to win the 2021 FA Cup. It is worth mentioning that even more beautiful than this game is this football stadium, and I really hope that when the Chinese Super League can open the fan stands, it will be very spectacular.
In the previous 12 meetings between the two teams, Shandong Taishan had a slight advantage with 4 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, but in the history of the FA Cup, Shandong Taishan defeated Harbor 2-0 in the 2019 season, but it was not the final, but the semi-final. This season, Shandong Taishan has won 12 consecutive games in the Chinese Super League and the FA Cup, while Shanghai Harbor has maintained an unbeaten record of 6 wins, 4 wins and 2 draws. It should be said that both teams are still in good shape.
There are still several very interesting points to watch in this game, first, this is a first and second national goal battle, because between Wang Dalei and Yan Junling, who can become the goalkeeper of the first national brand has always been the focus of debate among the media and fans; second, whether Shandong Taishan can win the double this season is also another big point of view, they have previously won the double in the 1999 and 2006 seasons. Third, if Shandong can win the championship, it will also achieve the record of defending the FA Cup for the first time in the history of the team.
Looking at the starting lineup of the two teams, Shandong Taishan sent a 343 formation, goalkeeper Wang Dalei, in the three-guard system, Shi Ke in the center, Jia Desong and Zheng Zheng on the left and one right; 4 midfielders are Ji Xiang, Fellaini, Sun Zhunhao and Liu Yang; 3 forwards are Xu Xin, Guo Tianyu and Moises. The total value of shandong Taishan's lineup is 12.85 million euros, with an average age of 29.5 years.
The Shanghai Harbour team sent a 4141 formation, goalkeeper Yan Junling, 4 defenders are Lu Wenjun, Yu Hai, He Xi and Li Shenyuan; the single back is played by Wang Shenchao, and the forward line, Mu Rehemai Tijiang, Oscar, Mu Yi and Zhang Huachen, Hu Jinghang as the forward.
After the game began, Shandong Taishan took the lead in attacking, Wang Shenchao's return pass was broken, and Guo Tianyu's one-on-one shot in the penalty area was defused by Yan Junling. In the 16th minute, a very quality cross from Harbourfield foreign aid Oscar was cleared by Fellaini, which was very critical. A minute later, Yu Hai's powerful shot inside the penalty area was saved by Wang Dalei, and the ball was still very threatening. In the opening stages, the goalkeepers of both teams played well.
In the 23rd minute, the harbor team changed personnel, Yu Hai was injured in a scramble, but shandong Taishan team did not pay attention, but chose to continue to attack, for which the two teams also had some quarrels. After 3 minutes, Yu Hai finally could no longer hold on to the game and was replaced by Li Ang. In the first half, the two teams drew 0-0.
In the 46th minute of the second half, Hu Jinghang fell to the ground in the penalty area in an attack, but the referee did not say that from the slow motion point of view, Hu Jinghang's fake fall was very suspicious. In the 52nd minute, Zheng Zheng fired a long-range shot from outside the penalty area that was slightly off target.
In the 70th minute of the game, the number of mistakes made by both teams in midfield began to increase, mainly due to the decline in physical fitness of both sides.
In the 82nd minute, Shandong Taishan won a free kick, this time the goalpost helped once, but Judsson's supplementary shot was a stone break, he was a standard knife defender, Harbor was 0-1 behind.
In the end, Shandong Taishan defeated Shanghai Harbor 1-0 to win the FA Cup. This victory, the Tarzan team deserved it. According to the statistics after the game, Shandong Taishan team has 56% of the possession rate, 6 shots and 1 shot on target, while the Harbor team only has 44% of the possession rate, 3 shots and 0 shots on target.
This game also set 3 major records in succession. First, The Taishan team achieved the seventh time in the history of the team to win the FA Cup, and it was also the first time to successfully defend the FA Cup, creating a miracle in the history of the team for 30 years; second, Shandong Taishan achieved a complete victory in the FA Cup in 90 minutes; third, Shandong Taishan achieved the third double in the history of the team, which was the third time in the 1999 and 2006 seasons.