In the 5th round of the 2024 Chinese Super League, Shanghai Shenhua will play Wuhan Three Towns at home. Facing the old master, Xie Pengfei scored a free kick and also scored Shenhua's first goal.
After scoring 13 goals in 66 appearances for Wuhan Three Towns, Xie Pengfei switched to Shenhua in the winter window and immediately entered the main lineup. In the first 4 games of the Chinese Super League, Xie Pengfei gave assists in a row against Shandong Taishan and Changchun Yatai.
Facing his old club Wuhan Three Towns, Xie Pengfei got the opportunity to take a free kick in the 44th minute of the game, and his free kick went around the human wall and hit the lower edge of the crossbar before bounced into the goal, scoring a real world wave!
After Xie Pengfei scored the goal, his teammates surrounded him to celebrate, and Malele even made a shoe-shine for him.
It was Xie Pengfei's first goal since joining Shanghai Shenhua and his first since November 4, 2023. In three consecutive Chinese Super League games, Xie Pengfei participated in 3 goals per game.
Pei Li, a well-known journalist, said, "Local players can snatch back the right to take free kicks from foreign aids, and there are not too many in the current Chinese Super League." Xie Pengfei played these two free kicks beautifully. Li Xuan said, "Xie Pengfei's direct free kick is too accurate, beautiful!" Du Liyan said, "Xie Pengfei's free kick is too beautiful, four or two thousand pounds." ”