In a key battle of the Equality Cup that ended in the early morning of February 5, Beijing time, the Chinese Super League giant Shanghai Shenhua defeated the Brazilian giants Santos 4-1. Won 2 consecutive pre-season warm-up matches. In the last game, Shenhua defeated Qatari giants Al-Duhail 1-0. Former international Yu Hanchao scored the winning goal.
In the face of the Brazilian giants in this battle, Shenhua still sent the main force to play. In the 27th minute of the opening game, Shenhua played a smooth combination, Teixeira's shot was blocked, and then the follow-up shot broke the goal, and Shenhua took the lead to break the deadlock.
In the 37th minute, Yu Hanchao took a free kick, and Malele scored with a header to help Shenhua expand the score to 2-0.
In the 45th minute, Santos relied on Patati to blast a world wave to pull one back.
After half-time, Shenhua temporarily led Santos 2-1. In the second half, both sides made massive substitutions. At the end of the game, Shenhua once again set off an offensive climax. In the 84th minute, Shenhua counterattacked, Xie Pengfei sent an assist, and the newly signed foreign aid scorer Luis calmly pushed the goal after adjustment, helping Shenhua extend the advantage to 3-1.
In the 88th minute, Dai Weijun, an international player who returned from the Asian Cup, scored a goal in the penalty area to help Shenhua lock the score at 4-1.
Four days later, Shenhua will play a warm-up match against Russian Premier League giants Zenit. On the 25th of this month, Shenhua will usher in the Super Cup and Shanghai Port.