In the 6th round of the Chinese Super League, Shanghai Port and Chengdu Rongcheng defeated their respective opponents respectively, while Shenhua was forced to draw by Guoan, and the top three points were only 2 points apart, and the competition for the Super League championship entered the white-hot stage early.
After the first 5 rounds, the situation in the Super League has become clear. Beijing Guoan and Shandong Taishan, who were considered favourites at the start of the season, had different problems, with Suarez's tactics making Beijing Guoan defensive and weak, while Shandong Taishan had many problems at club level, with both teams scoring eight points and ranking 6th and 7th respectively.
Shenhua, Rongcheng and Haigang are in the top three, forming a championship group. Among them, Shenhua won all five games and became the only team to maintain all wins. Rongcheng, who signed Wei Shihao and Yan Dinghao, have risen to the top in second place, while Harbour are another unbeaten team that has been in third place after two draws.
In the sixth round, Shenhua and Haigang met a real test. The first to play was a 1-1 draw at home to Beijing Guoan, dropping points for the first time this season but still topping the table with 16 points.
Rongcheng relied on Wei Shihao's magical performance to defeat Changchun Yatai away, and until stoppage time, Rongcheng was still behind. In the 4th minute of stoppage time, Wei Shihao shared the ball, and Felipe scored with a barb. In the 18th minute of stoppage time, Wei Shihao scored with a header and scored the latest goal of the Chinese Super League.
After the reversal victory, Rongcheng won four consecutive victories for the first time in two years, and also ranked second in the Chinese Super League with 15 points, only one point less than Shenhua. Chen Hua, a well-known journalist, analyzed, "Chengdu Rongcheng is fully equipped with the strength of the championship, especially their schedule, which may help them achieve a reversal in a sneak attack." In the last round of the Chinese Super League schedule, Rongcheng played Shenhua at home, and in the penultimate round, Rongcheng played Harbour at home. ”
"Rongcheng's home stadium still has a combat power bonus, if the league competition is carried out according to the current situation of the standings, the home game of Shenhua and Haigang are 6 points to win the championship. As long as Rongcheng has not been opened up the points gap before and bites the score, it is completely possible to come from behind in the last three rounds and achieve a counterattack. ”
Harbour played Shandong Taishan at home, and after Gustavo opened the scoring first, Qazaishvili, Delgado and Judson scored three goals in a row, and Chitadini pulled one back for Harbour.
In the second half, Wu Lei scored twice, while Choi Kang-hee was sent off for questioning Ma Ning's penalty.
After the home win over Shandong Taishan, Harbour ranked third in the Chinese Super League with 14 points, but only 2 points and 1 point less than the top two Shenhua and Rongcheng, which is enough to show how fierce the competition for the Super League title is this season.
In the 8th round, Shanghai Port will play Shanghai Shenhua at home, while Chengdu Rongcheng will play Shandong Taishan at home, which will be two more life-and-death battles for the championship.