On April 9, Beijing time, the fifth round of the Chinese Super League began, and Nantong Zhiyun hosted the defending champion Shanghai Port. In the first four rounds, Nantong Zhiyun only scored 4 points and ranked 10th, while Harbour remained unbeaten with 2 wins and 2 draws and ranked third. In this game, Wu Lei twice made points to assist Oscar, and Shanghai Port defeated Nantong Zhiyun by 3 goals away.
The Chinese Super League has always had a second-year curse, and the team in the second year of the Super League has suffered the impact of the promotion horse in the case of its own unstable foundation, which is the year with the greatest pressure of relegation, and Nantong Zhiyun is at this stage. They only got 1 point in the first three rounds, but fortunately, they stopped the bleeding at home in the last round. Shanghai Port, as the defending champions, is undoubtedly aiming for two consecutive titles, the performance of the team in the first four rounds can only be regarded as mediocre, and the last round and Guoan, who are not the favorites to win the title, drew 2-2, which is a pity. Before the game, Harbour had been thrown away by city rival Shenhua by 4 points.
In terms of starters, Shanghai Port's four foreign aides appeared, Wu Lei, Vargas, and Gustavo formed a trident, Oscar, Rusa, and Xu Xin sat in the midfield, and the four defenders from left to right were Li Shuai, Li Ang, Jiang Guangtai, Wang Shenchao, and Yan Junling in goal;
In the first half of the game, Oscar delivered shells in the opening stage, and Wu Lei and Gustavo took turns to make risks. In the 13th minute, Shanghai Port took the lead in breaking the deadlock, Wu Lei once again staged a world-class run, he received a long pass from his teammates in the backfield against offside and burst into the penalty area and was tackled by Anthony, the referee pointed to 12 yards, Oscar made it overnight, and Harbor led 1-0 away. And one of the few opportunities for Nantong Zhiyun was a long-range shot from Putzlin, but fortunately, Yan Junling concentrated on holding the ball. In the 43rd minute, Wu Lei fell to the ground again, and after VAR intervened, the referee sent a red dot package, Luo Xin was sent off, and Oscar scored twice from the penalty. At half-time, Harbour led by two goals.
In the second half, Nantong Zhiyun changed three people in a row, but the third goal of the harbor still came quickly. In the 53rd minute, the Harbour corner kick tactics worked, Li Ang took the triangle and scored with a push in the penalty area. In the 61st minute, Shanghai Port replaced 3 people in advance, and Wu Lei, Rusa, and Li Shuai collectively clocked out and got out of work. Gustavo was also substituted after scoring a must-score. In the 68th minute, Nantong Zhiyun made a mistake in the backfield, Ma Sheng's random pass in the backfield almost sent an oolong assist, Xue Qinghao was forced to attack and knocked over Li Shuai, and the referee showed a red card again. After VAR intervened, the red card was cancelled and Nantong Zhiyun escaped. In the end, Harbour defeated Nantong 3-0 away.
After this game, Harbour won 3 and drew 2 points to 11 points, and rushed to second place with one more game, 1 point away from Shenhua, continuing the unbeaten record in the league. Nantong Zhiyun points are stuck at 4 points, and they still have to fight for relegation. Harbour, which has a number of international players, winning is completely a crushing of strength, and all statistics are comprehensively superior. Wu Lei's state is even hotter, and Wu Lei has scored 8 goals in 5 rounds of the league. It's a pity that in such a state, he can't play in the life-and-death battle against the Thai team in the World Preliminaries.