At 20 o'clock on April 5, Beijing time, in the latest match on the second match day of the fourth round of the 2024 Chinese Super League, Nantong Zhiyun played against Meizhou Hakka. In the 71st minute of the second half, Luo Xin's cross from the left side created chaos, and Cao Kang outside the penalty area met the ball and scored angrily to help Nantong Zhiyun team win the first victory of the season. At the end of this campaign, Nantong Zhiyun scored 4 points in the first 4 rounds and rose to 10th in the rankings. After the Meizhou Hakka team lost in this round, it was difficult to find a win in the first 4 rounds, and currently only 1 point has slipped to the penultimate place.
The most high-profile game in this round is, of course, the "Beijing-Shanghai Battle" between Beijing Guoan and Shanghai SIPG. A total of 53,898 people poured into the new Gongti to watch the game, setting a record for the attendance of the Chinese Super League and the new Gongti in the new season. Amid the shouts of more than 50,000 fans, the two teams contributed a game of extremely high technical and tactical literacy.
In the 10th minute of the first half, Oscar took a tactical corner, and Wu Lei scored a goal outside the penalty area to help SIPG lead 1-0. In the 27th minute, Guoan foreign aid Guga returned a world wave to equalize. In the 81st minute of the second half, substitute Shenbing Fang Hao broke through in the penalty area and was put down by Zhang Linpeng, the referee awarded a penalty, Zhang Yuning hit the penalty, and Guoan overtook 2-1. In the 96th minute of the game, Shen Zigui crossed from the left, and Wu Lei scored with a header to complete the equalization. In the end, the Guoan team and the SIPG team drew 2-2.
Guoan Shanghai Port draws, and the direct beneficiary is the Shanghai Shenhua team. In this round, Shanghai Shenhua team played away against Changchun Yatai team. In the 25th minute of the game, Xie Pengfei assisted Jiang Shenglong to score a corner kick, and the Shenhua team led 1-0. In the 37th minute, Guilherme sent a precise cross, and Tan Long easily scored the equalizer with a header. In the second half of the game, Tan Long wasted an empty goal. In stoppage time, Teixeira, the MVP of the last round of the league, scored from outside the penalty area to help the Shenhua team complete the stunner in the countdown stage. In the end, the Shenhua team won 2-1 and won 4 consecutive victories, leading SIPG by 4 points to secure the top spot, and Yatai ranked 11th with 1 win and 3 losses and only 3 points.
Another key battle in this round is the "Qilu Derby", Qingdao Manatee plays Shandong Luneng at home. In the 36th minute of the game, Cressan went straight and Fernando scored a single goal, but unfortunately it was ruled invalid after 7 minutes of verification by the video referee. In injury time, substitute naturalized player Delgado scored a volley in the penalty area to complete the stunner, Luneng defeated Qingdao Manatee 1-0 to end the three-round winless streak, and the ranking temporarily rose from 8th to 7th, while Manatee lost all 4 rounds and ranked at the bottom with 0 goals, and coach Yasen was under great pressure.
It is worth mentioning that in this round of the game, Shenzhen Xinpeng City defeated the Henan team 2-0 away and ushered in the first victory in team history. After this round, the ranking rose to 11th, while Henan ranked third from the bottom with only 2 points. (Xiong Yixuan)