At 20 o'clock on September 17, Beijing time, in the first round of the AFC Champions League Elite League, Shanghai Shenhua reversed Pohang Iron Man 4-1 at home and won a good start. In this game, Jorge · Luis opened the scoring for the visiting team, Shanghai Shenhua scored twice by Malelai, and Luis and Gao Tianyi scored a goal each.
In the 10th minute of the game, Pohang Iron Man broke the ball in front of the court to instigate a counterattack, Jiang Xian received a cross from his teammates outside the arc of the penalty area and immediately shot with his right foot, Bao Yaxiong was very focused and flew to block the ball from the bottom line.
In the 15th minute, Pohang Iron Man instigated a quick counterattack, Ahn Jae-joon received a pass on the periphery of the penalty area and decisively pulled out his foot to shoot, and Bao Yaxiong saved the ball.
In the 19th minute, Shanghai Shenhua counterattacked, Luis and Fernando formed a situation of playing more and playing less, but the two made mistakes in cooperation and missed a good opportunity to attack.
In the 29th minute, Pohang Iron Man instigated an offensive in front, Ahn Jaejun received the ball in the middle of the penalty area and swept with his left foot, and Bao Yaxiong held the ball.
In the 32nd minute, Pohang Iron Man broke the ball on the left side of the front field to instigate a counterattack, Kim Jong-woo received the ball from his teammates outside the penalty area and then shot with his right foot, the ball hit the goal post and popped up, and Shanghai Shenhua escaped.
In the 37th minute, Pohang Iron Man organized an offensive in front, Jiang Shenglong made a mistake in clearing the siege, the ball hit Amadou's leg and rebounded into the penalty area, Jiang Xiandi burst into the penalty area along the left side to meet the ball and shot with his left foot, the ball hit the crossbar and popped up, and Shanghai Shenhua escaped again.
At the end of the first half, the two sides exchanged scores.
In the 50th minute of Yibian's rematch, Pohang Iron Man counterattacked, Zheng Jae-hee won the ball on the left side of the front field and then cut inward into the penalty area and volleyed, Bao Yaxiong blocked the near corner to resolve the ball.
In the 53rd minute, Pohang Iron Man broke the ball at the back to instigate a quick counterattack, Ahn Jae-joon received Jorge · Luiz's diagonal pass and advanced to the outside of the box to attract the defense to send a through pass, Jorge · Luis cut forward in an offside position along the right side to burst into the box to receive the ball and volley with his right foot, the ball drilled into the near corner of the goal, 1-0, Pohang Iron Man opened the scoring.
In the 61st minute, Shenhua broke the ball in the middle of the field to instigate a counterattack, Teixeira took the ball and advanced to the outside of the penalty area, and suddenly pulled out his foot and shot from a distance, and the ball deflected off the goal post.
In the 64th minute, Shanghai Shenhua instigated an offensive in the front, Teixeira's long-range shot was saved by goalkeeper Li Chenghuan, Fernando stepped forward in time to control the ball on the left side near the bottom line and then sent a cross, Luis stepped forward to the goal and jumped high to grab the point and hit the top, Shanghai Shenhua chased the score to a 1-1 draw.
In the 71st minute, Shanghai Shenhua instigated an offensive, Yang Zexiang broke through the cross along the right side with the ball, and Malele stepped forward to the goal point and dived to the top to score, Shanghai Shenhua won 2-1.
In the 78th minute, Shanghai Shenhua won a free kick outside the penalty area, Xu Haoyang crossed, Amadou arc shot at the ball in the penalty area, Jin Rencheng flew in the penalty area to block the handball, the referee watched VAR and awarded a penalty, Malele then took the penalty volley, and Shanghai Shenhua then won 3-1.
In the 84th minute, Shanghai Shenhua pressed high in the front, and Gao Tianyi scored the ball in the penalty area, and then shook off the defense and pushed with his left foot, and the ball flew directly into the goal, and Shanghai Shenhua won 4-1.
In the following period, the two sides attacked and defended each other but neither scored again. At the end of the game, Shanghai Shenhua reversed Pohang Iron Man 4-1 to win the opener.
Lineups on both sides
Shanghai Shenhua starting lineup: 30-Bao Yaxiong; 16-Yang Zexiang, 4-Jiang Shenglong, 32-Eddie, 7-Xu Haoyang (90 mins, 27-Chen Jinyi); 6-Amadou, 33-Wang Haijian (46 mins, 11-Malele), 15-Wu Xi (88 mins, 20-Yu Hanchao); 10-Teixeira (88 mins, 14-Xie Pengfei), 9-Luis, 18-Fernando (72 mins, 17-Gao Tianyi);
Pohang Ironmen starting lineup: 32-Lee Seung-hwan; 26-Lee Tae-seok, 34-Lee Gyu-baek, 55-Choi Hyun-woong (68 mins, 39-Min Sang-ki), 5-Aspropotamitis; 11-Cho Sung-jun (46 mins, 2-Ou Jung-won), 16-Han Chan-hee, 6-Kim Jong-woo, 18-Kang Hyun-hyun (46 mins, 27-Jung Jae-hee); 20-Ahn Jae-joon (74 mins, 7-Kim In-sung), 9-Jorge · Louis;