On May 20, in the 8th round of the Chinese Super League, Shanghai Port away to Meizhou Hakka challenged. Wu Lei assisted, Lv Wenjun volleyed to break the deadlock, Wu Lei made Pan Ximing handball, the referee watched a 5-minute video replay, did not award a penalty, this is 1 misjudgment. In the 95th minute, Wu Lei single-handedly sealed the victory, and Harbour defeated his opponents 2-0 to reach the top of the Chinese Super League.
In the first 7 games of the Chinese Super League, Shanghai Port scored 17 points and remained undefeated. In the Chinese Super League last season, Harbour beat Meizhou Hakka 8-0 on aggregate in two games. In this game, SIPG discharged the attacking line of Wu Lei, Cuaron and Paulinho, with Oscar leading the midfield, and Vargas and Pinko sitting on the bench.
In the 26th minute, Shanghai Port broke the deadlock: Paulinho hoisted the ball into the box, Wu Lei headed back, Lv Wenjun volleyed into the wonderful world wave, and Harbor led 1-0!
Harbour's goal was played quite clearly and fluidly. Oscar, Caron's continuous transmission cooperation, Paulinho's wonderful pass, Wu Lei's running position and ball, Lv Wenjun's volley is quite pleasing to the eye. The 34-year-old Lu Wenjun scored his first goal in the Chinese Super League of the season.
In the 32nd minute, there was a controversial scene on the field: Wu Lei hit the goal in the penalty area, and Pan Ximing made a block. VAR intervened, and judging from the replay, the ball first hit Pan Ximing's thigh, and then rebounded to hit Pan Ximing's open arm. The referee watched the replay for nearly 5 minutes and still decided that there was no penalty.
For the referee's decision, Wu Lei knelt on the ground and held his head in disbelief.
Strictly in accordance with FIFA rules, the penalty for handball - the ball is directly from the refraction of the player's own head or body, if the hand or arm touches the ball and the arm causes the body to expand unnaturally, it is a handball foul. Combined with Pan Ximing's case, Pan Ximing's arms were obviously open, belonging to the "unnatural expansion of the body". So we think it should be a penalty and the referee misjudged.
In the 52nd minute, harbour manager Javier was so emotional that he was sent off the pitch with a red card by the referee.
In the 76th minute, Vargas and Pinko came on and removed Caron and Paulinho. Meizhou Hakka dominated the attack, while Harbour focused on counterattacks, leaving only Pingke and Wu Lei in the front.
In the 87th minute, Oscar passed straight and Wu Lei shot into the side net from a small angle. Wu Lei, who had been sprinting and running, was also so tired that he collapsed to the ground.
In the 4th minute of injury time, SIPG counterattacked, and Wu Lei single-handedly pushed Jiangong! Harbour defeated Meizhou Hakka 2-0, winning three consecutive Chinese Super League games and climbing to the top of the Chinese Super League with a record of 8 games and 20 points.