On April 13, Beijing time, the 6th round of the Chinese Super League ushered in a key battle, with Shanghai Shenhua hosting Beijing Guoan. Before the game, Shanghai Shenhua won 5 consecutive victories and rode in the standings, while Guoan ranked sixth with 8 points in 5 rounds. In this game, Zhang Yuning blitzed, Andre Luis equalized, He Yupeng was sent off with a red card, and the two sides shook hands 1-1.
Although the Beijing-Shanghai war has always been very popular in history, the difference in strength between the two sides this time is not a little bit apart. Shanghai Shenhua has almost become a unique team in the championship group with its excellent reinforcements and formed techniques and tactics. In the last round of the 4-1 victory over Wuhan Three Towns, Shenhua made it difficult for the former Chinese Super League champion to pass the half. Beijing Guoan lost 1-2 at home to promoted horse Shenzhen Xinpeng City, their configuration is not enough to support the team to compete for the championship, perhaps the impact of the AFC Champions League is the most practical goal.
In terms of starters, Shanghai Shenhua's five foreign aides and four internationals attacked strongly, Teixeira, Andre Luiz, and Malele formed a foreign aid trident, Amadou sat in the midfield, and Manafa was in the backline. In terms of domestic players, Xie Pengfei served as the front midfielder, Gao Tianyi served as the back midfielder, Zhu Chenjie and Jiang Shenglong partnered as a double central defender, and there were powerful former international players such as Yu Hanchao and Wu Xi on the bench. On the other hand, Beijing Guoan, only Mamadou and Ngadewu are foreign players in the backline, and the rest of the positions are local players.
However, the first to break the deadlock was the away Beijing Guoan, only 5 minutes into the opening, Lin Liangming made the ball, Zhang Yuning singled out the Shenhua defense line in the penalty area, a stop, a deduction and a shot were very smooth, penetrating Bao Yaxiong's ten fingers, Guoan led 1-0 away. Guoan was not conservative after taking the lead, and in the 20th minute they still had a chance to extend their advantage, Fang Hao crossed, Zhang Yuning headed in the air, Lin Liangming's close-range cushion shot missed, and Shenhua escaped. In the 25th minute, Xie Pengfei sent an assist, and Andre Luiz scored in the far corner with two people in the penalty area, and the score was tied 1-1. After that, Malele and Teixeira's shots were in vain, and in stoppage time, Mamadou and Lin Liangming's back-to-back shots were saved by Bao Yaxiong, and the two sides played quite a wonderful half, 1-1 into the lounge.
In the second half, Shenhua took the lead in substitution adjustment, Wu Xi replaced Xie Pengfei, and Xu Haoyang replaced Gao Tianyi. In the 65th minute, Bao Yaxiong attacked to disrupt the national security attack, and Zhang Yuning had a lot of ideas about shooting directly from the side, but unfortunately the accuracy was a little worse. In the 78th minute, Guoan made three substitutions in a row, Adebenro, Yang Liyu, and Chi Zhongguo came on the court and released the signal of the general attack. Under the stalemate, in the 81st minute, He Yupeng knocked down Teixeira, two yellows turned into one red and was sent off, and Guoan played one less. At the last moment, Shenhua launched a general attack, Andre Luiz fell to the ground in the penalty area, the referee did not award a penalty, Shenhua attacked wildly to no avail, and shook hands 1-1.
In this game, Guoan's performance was undoubtedly a surprise. Although it was a matter of time before Shenhua's winning streak came to an end, almost everyone before the game was not optimistic that Guoan would be able to stop Shenhua's progress. Zhang Yuning showed excellent foot work, which is also good news for the national football team. It is worth mentioning that before the game, former Shenhua coach Wu Jingui bombarded Teixeira's performance last season, almost tearing his face, and as a result, Shenhua's winning streak came to an end, I don't know if there is any psychological impact in this regard.