The Chinese Super League ushered in a battle of focus, Nantong Zhiyun challenged the powerful Shanghai Port at home. In the first four rounds of the league, Shanghai Port performed well and did not taste defeat, while Nantong Zhiyun also achieved the expected record. The whole game, the strong Shanghai Port occupies an absolute advantage, Wu Lei performed well in the first half, made two corners in a row, Oscar completed the brace, and Luo Xin ate a red card, in the second half Li Ang seized the opportunity, scored another goal, and finally the game ended, Nantong Zhiyun lost and lost at home, and lost to Shanghai Port with 3 goals.
Although the strength of Nantong Zhiyun is not as strong as that of Shanghai Port, after the start of the game, with the blessing of the home fans, the team did not play conservatively, and still launched an offensive with Shanghai Port. In the 12th minute of the game, Vargas sent a delicate long pass, Wu Lei quickly inserted to form a single knife, Anthony shoveled down Wu Lei, the referee directly blew a penalty, Oscar made it overnight, and SIPG took the lead away. Nantong Zhiyun, who was behind, began to press in the midfield, while Shanghai Port resolutely used the long pass after the break to hit the back, Vargas, Wu Lei, Rusa and Oscar, the cooperation and tacit understanding between several people are very threatening.
In the 26th minute, a powerful long-range shot from the Nantong Zhiyun penalty area shocked Yan Junling in a cold sweat. Then the two captains formed a tug-of-war, the players switched back and forth, and the main scramble was concentrated in the midfield. In the 44th minute of the game, Wu Lei stepped forward to the penalty area, Luo Xin pulled down Wu Lei, the referee directly added a red card and a penalty, Oscar completed the penalty and scored twice, and at the same time, Nantong Zhiyun had one less person. At the end of the half, Nantong Zhiyun, who was playing at home, was awarded 2 penalties and temporarily fell behind by 2 goals.
Throughout the first half, Nantong Zhiyun, who was fighting at home, did have some ideas on the offensive end, but the overall penetration and effect did not come out. On the other hand, Shanghai Port used its strong full-court pressure to force the opponent to play the ball. At the same time, the long pass counterattack after the break is very effective. Wu Lei made two flexible runs and created two penalties, and finally took a two-goal lead. Although there is still half a game, for Nantong Zhiyun, there is little hope of recovering the score, after all, the strength is not as good as the opponent, and there is one less.
After the start of the second half, Nantong Zhiyun changed many people in a row, Shanghai Port took the lead in the score, and played one more person, and the overall play was very relaxed. In the 52nd minute, Shanghai Port took advantage of the opportunity of a corner kick, and Li Ang fought in the penalty area and stabbed the goal! Shanghai Port, which led by three goals, completely sealed the victory. However, Nantong Zhiyun did not give up, only a minute later, Nantong Zhiyun launched a quick counterattack, Lu Yongtao's header in front of the goal, was saved by Yan Junling! In the 60th minute, Shanghai Port replaced Wu Lei, Rusa and other main forces to prepare for the next battle against Shandong Taishan.
In the 68th minute, Nantong Zhiyun was hit again, a careless mistake in the backfield, was directly stealed, the goalkeeper attacked directly to knock down Li Shenglong, the referee gave a red card for the first time, and later changed the judgment again, Nantong Zhiyun saved a trace of face. After 70 minutes of the game, the fitness of both sides began to have problems, and Nantong Zhiyun, who had one man less, was particularly obvious. Shanghai Port firmly controlled the situation, constantly taking advantage of the advantages at their feet, and always suppressed the opponent, and Nantong Zhiyun also replaced some young players, and finally the game ended, Nantong Zhiyun defeated Shanghai Port.
The victory of Shanghai Port is also reasonable. After all, whether it is personal ability, or in the overall configuration, as well as the recent state, Nantong Zhiyun is indeed difficult to match. After Wu Lei scored twice in the last round, he once again staged a wonderful performance in this game. But the fans did not recognize this victory, especially if it was not a penalty in the first half, the trend of the game was really not certain, and Wu Lei's second penalty also caused heated discussions among fans, and there was a great suspicion of fake falling. But in any case, Luo Xin's defense did get distracted, and there was a pull movement.