In the 6th round of the Chinese Super League, a key game was played, Shanghai Port sat at home, against Shandong Taishan team, which was the matchup between the champions and runners-up of the Chinese Super League last season, and the Football Association sent Ma Ning to enforce the game. After a full-game competition, Shandong Taishan team lost 3-4 away from home and suffered its second defeat of the season. Cui Kangxi was sent off with a red card, and in the standings, the Taishan team is 8 points behind the Shenhua team!
Both teams are the favorites to win the Chinese Super League, and last season they met over two legs, and both sides drew 1-1 at home, which can be said to be evenly matched, but Shandong Taishan team was affected by the referee factor and was somewhat wronged. At the beginning of the season, the Taishan team had 8 points in 5 rounds, and the Harbour team was 11 points, which was not ideal, and in this game, both teams were eager to get 3 points.
The first half of the duel between the two sides can be said to be very exciting, in just 45 minutes, the two teams actually completed 25 shots on goal, including 14 times for Shanghai Port team and 11 times for Shandong Taishan team, scoring a total of 5 goals. Shanghai Port team took the lead in scoring, Gustavo's goal, so that the Taishan team passive, but soon, Kazaishvili made a meritorious service, resulting in Zhang Linpeng's own goal, and the score instantly came to a 1-1 draw. Then, Pato's injury gave Delgado a chance to play, and just after playing, Delgado made a meritorious service, his explosive goal in the penalty area was very exciting, and Yan Junling could not do anything.
After overtaking the score 2-1, Shandong Taishan team played a climax, Judson scored with a header in front of the goal, 3-1, Taishan team extended its lead. However, Harbour then pulled a goal back and the score was 2-3 before half-time, with the two teams combining for five goals.
Soon after the start of the second half, the Shanghai Port team played a quick counterattack, Wu Lei grabbed a point in front of the goal, and the score came to a 3-3 draw. Next, Cui Kangxi was dissatisfied with Ma Ning's law enforcement, and then questioned wildly, the Chinese Super League whistle was not used to it, and the coach of the Taishan team was sent off with a red card, but Cui Kangxi was reluctant to leave the field. In the 72nd minute, the harbor team played a match, Oscar's shot was blocked from the bottom line, and after the corner kick, Oscar crossed from the right, Wu Lei scored with a header, 4-3, and the Shanghai harbor team overtook the score.
In the 87th minute, the Taishan team crossed from the left, and Fernando headed the goal from close range in front of the goal, which was miraculously saved by Yan Junling. In the second half of stoppage time, the players of Shandong Taishan team were in a hurry, it was difficult to organize the attack patiently, and they often made mistakes in handling the ball, resulting in the inability to break through the goal of the Shanghai Port team. In the case of Cui Kangxi being sent off with a red card, in the end, Shandong Taishan team lost away from home, and the score was 3-4!