Qingdao Manatee, ranked 14th before the game, ushered in the 9th round of the Chinese Super League, Qingdao Manatee sat in their home PK with one less game and ranked 5th before the game.
Before the game, the Shanghai Port team has been unbeaten in 7 consecutive rounds (4 wins, 3 draws), and the Qingdao Manatee team has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 5 rounds, which is obviously not as good as the Shanghai Port team.
In the last three meetings between the two sides, the Shanghai Port team defeated the Qingdao Manatees and had the upper hand, so before the game, more than half of the fans believed that the visiting Shanghai Port team could beat the Qingdao Manatees again.
In the 28th minute, Vargas near the middle circle sent a wonderful pass over the top, and Wu Lei on the right side of the front field quickly followed up and calmly fired a low shot after delicately unloading the ball on the right side of the penalty area to help Shanghai Port take the lead.
In the 35th minute, Wu Lei sent an inverted triangle pass near the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area, and Gustavo followed up in front of the goal to meet the ball from close range and push the empty goal to help Shanghai Port go to the next goal.
At the end of the first half, Gustavo and Oscar scored in succession, but they were both disallowed.
In the 61st minute, Oscar on the right side of the field sent a wonderful pass over the top, and Brazilian striker Gustavo followed up in front of the goal with a close-range header to help Shanghai Port extend its lead.
In the 79th minute, Xu Xin took a set-piece on the right side of the front field and sent a wonderful pass over the top, and Wang Shenchao followed up to meet the ball on the right side of the small penalty area and scored a volley to help the Shanghai Port team completely lock the victory.
In the 87th minute, Feng Jinmiao passed, and Wu Lei scored another goal with a single knife.
In the end, the Qingdao Manatees who played at home lost to the Shanghai Port team and missed the second consecutive win in the league, while the Shanghai Port team remained unbeaten in eight consecutive league games. The Shanghai Port team, which took the lead in ending this round of the game for the first time after the game, temporarily accumulated 18 points to surpass the Chengdu Rongcheng team and rose to No. 2), while only 1 point behind the No. 1 Shanghai Shenhua team. (Note: At the time of the editor's posting, that is, at the end of this game, the game of Chengdu Rongcheng team was not over.) Because the Chengdu Rongcheng team's game was 1 hour and 35 minutes late before kick-off)