The Cangzhou Lions, ranked 14th before the match, ushered in the third round of the Chinese Super League, and the Cangzhou Lions sat in their home PK pre-match ranked 2nd Chinese Super League champion Shanghai Port.
In the first 2 rounds, Cangzhou Lions have not won 1 draw and 1 loss, while Shanghai Port has won 2 consecutive games in the first 2 rounds, which shows that Shanghai Port is in much better shape than Cangzhou Lions, and Shanghai Port is also considered to be one of the biggest favorites to win the Super League this season. Shanghai Port has the upper hand with 2 wins and 1 draw in the last three meetings between the two sides, so less than 35% of fans before the game believed that the Cangzhou Lions, who played at home, could beat Shanghai Port in a big upset.
The Cangzhou Lions team playing at home was started by Zhukov together with Yang Yun, Liu Yang, Zhao Hongluo, Ao Wusu and other titans, and the visiting Shanghai Port team was started by Oscar and Wu Lei, Feng Jin, Pingke, Cai Huikang, Lv Wenjun and other titans.
In the 13th minute, Mo Xuchen hit the goal to create a handball foul for Oscar, and at first the referee awarded a penalty, but VAR intervened and canceled the penalty, which means that Oscar has no problem defending this time, not a handball foul.
In the 45th minute, Yang Yun missed the corner and sent an own goal, and Wu Lei seized the opportunity to meet the ball in the middle of the box and volleyed to help the visiting team take the lead.
In the end, the visiting Shanghai Port team defeated the Cangzhou Lions without suspense, won a wave of three consecutive league wins, and the Shanghai Port team accumulated 9 points after the game and surpassed Changchun Yatai team to rise to the first place.