The Chinese Super League ushered in a focus battle, the last round of Shanghai Shenhua ushered in the challenge of Qingdao Manatee, one of the two teams is the league leader, the other is deep in the relegation zone, there is an obvious gap in strength, and Qingdao Manatee back line is missing three main forces. It looks like Shenhua will win this match without any suspense.
In fact, the process is far from that! Mu Pengfei's outstanding performance blocked Shenhua's wave after wave of offensive, and the game lasted until the last moment, when the iron guard Jiang Shenglong broke the deadlock, and then Malele locked up the victory, and finally Shanghai Shenhua defeated Qingdao Manatee 2:0 thrillingly, and continued to hold the top position in the league.
After the opening, Shanghai Shenhua, who was fighting at home, was not in a hurry to attack, but just used the advantage of possession and constantly looked for opportunities. However, Qingdao Manatee's counterattack was very sharp, and in the 8th minute, Kanggua passed Manafa, and the inverted triangle cross was blocked by Shenhua. Although Shenhua occupies the initiative in the attack, in the face of Qingdao Manatee's intensive defense, there is basically no good way, just constantly passing through the two wings, but unfortunately the quality is not high. The combination of Kanggua, Saric and Boakye brought a lot of impact to Shenhua's defense.
In the 33rd minute, Qingdao Manatee made a mistake in the defense, Malele quickly inserted the ball into the penalty area, and was cleared by Liu Jiashen at the moment of kicking, and Shenhua missed a good opportunity to score. In the last few minutes of the first half, Shanghai Shenhua began to exert force, speeding up the passing and cutting cooperation, and taking advantage of the change of rhythm to try to find the defensive gap of Qingdao Manatee. In the 42nd minute, Manafa sent in a precise cross and Andre Luiz headed it just wide. In the first minute of stoppage time, Wu Xi's shot from outside the penalty area was saved by Mu Pengfei. In the end, Qingdao Manatee withstood Shenhua's onslaught in the last few minutes, and maintained a 0:0 situation at halftime.
Throughout the first half, there was no doubt that Shanghai Shenhua had an absolute advantage, but the team's offensive efficiency was not high, although it formed a siege on Qingdao Manatee, but it lacked Teixeira's organizational tandem, whether it was a cross or a short pass penetration, it was not a good opportunity.
On the other hand, Qingdao Manatee is very well prepared for this game, the team is not blindly defending, but using the threat of the front trident, as well as intensive defense, to control the entire formation and situation very well, without giving Shenhua a chance, and at the same time using a limited number of opportunities on the offensive end, forming a threat. During the break, Slutsky needs to think about how to improve the quality of his crosses, or how to have a continuous flash of short passes in midfield.
After the start of the second half, Shanghai Shenhua's intention to grab the start was very obvious, while the rhythm accelerated, the shot was more resolute, Yang Zexiang's long shot from outside the penalty area, Mu Pengfei struggled to save. Although the situation is still passive, Qingdao Manatee is not in a hurry, still adhere to the defensive strategy of the first half, in the 62nd minute, Manafa sent a precise cross from the side, and the unguarded Andre Luis turned out to be bizarre. The delay in opening the situation, coupled with the opponent's constant attempt to delay the game, made Shanghai Shenhua's mood a little impatient.
Unable to rewrite the scoreline, Slutsky made a series of substitutions and fine-tuned his position. In the 75th minute, there was a mistake in the back line of Shanghai Shenhua, and Bao Yaxiong's ball was stealed by Wang Jianming, and the latter's strong shot was blocked by Jiang Shenglong! Shenhua broke out in a cold sweat. Qingdao Manatee, whose physical strength has dropped significantly, has also made many adjustments, but it is on the offensive end.
In the 80th minute, Gao Tianyi volleyed in the penalty area, but was blocked by Mu Pengfei again, and Shenhua missed opportunities again and again. In the 89th minute, Shenhua finally ushered in a good opportunity, Manafa sent a cross, Mu Pengfei made a mistake, and Jiang Shenglong pushed the empty goal! In the 3rd minute of stoppage time, Shenhua played a quick counterattack, Yu Hanchao crossed, and Malele pushed and scored again! Shenhua scored 2 goals in 5 minutes to completely lock up the win!
Although Qingdao Manatee lost, Yasen's ranking and performance in the whole game were still very good, and Shanghai Shenhua was once forced into a desperate situation. For Shanghai Shenhua, Jiang Shenglong is the absolute hero of the team, he not only blocked Wang Jianming's must-score goal, but also repeatedly threatened the opponent's penalty area with headers on the offensive end, and broke the deadlock. I believe that in the national football qualifiers not far away, Ivankovic will definitely bring him into the national team, let himself be in good shape, and bring good luck to the national football team!
Finally, when Teixeira will return to the team will be the top priority for Shenhua in the future. Without Teixeira's Shenhua, the offensive end is really stretched, and in the face of a fish-belly division like Qingdao Manatee, it was finally narrowly defeated, and it is really difficult to say if you meet a strong team.