At 15:30 beijing time on October 29, 2021, the second leg of the 2021 FA Cup 4/1 final began, and Shenzhen and Shanghai Shenhua competed at the Jinzhou Stadium in Dalian. As a result, the two teams fought 0-0 in the first half and still ended 0-0 in the second half. In this way, Shenhua struggled to eliminate Shenzhen and reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
In the first leg, Shanghai Shenhua led Shenzhen 1-0, when in the 41st minute, Yu received a pass from Jonik at the back of the Han Super League and burst all the way to the heart of the Shenzhen team to score. From the scene point of view, the Shenzhen team in the first leg of the game failed to live up to the expectations of the majority of fans, and this local team did not show combat effectiveness that matched its value.
First, let's take a look at the starting situation, Shenzhen team lined up a 343 formation with strong attacking power, goalkeeper Zhang Lu, 3 defenders are Zhang Yuan, Li Yuanyi and Pei Shuai; 4 midfielders are Ye Lijiang Schnall, Zhang Yuan, Dai Weijun and Mi Haolun; 3 forwards are Wang Yongpo, Kaldek and Achim Peng.
The starting line-up of the Shenzhen team is worth a total of 9.2 million euros and the average age is 28.3 years.
Shanghai Shenhua lined up a 442 formation, with goalkeeper Zeng Cheng, 4 defenders surnamed Wen, Feng Xiaoting, Jonik and Eddie Francis, 4 midfielders Yu Hanchao, Sun Shilin, Peng Xinli and Zhao Mingjian, and double forwards Yang Xu and Moreno.
After the game began, the competition between the two midfielders was particularly fierce, and in the 2nd minute, Zhang Yuan's long-range shot from the periphery was saved by Zeng Cheng. In the 9th minute, Shenhua foreign aid Moreno's header inside the Shenzhen team's penalty area was also saved by the goalkeeper. In the 12th minute, Feng Xiaoting was hit in the back of the head by Kaldek in a scramble, which made the fans feel pain when they looked at it.
In the first half, Shenzhen had only one shot on goal, and Shenhua had two shots on goal. On the scene, the Shenzhen team stepped up its offensive and clearly dominated.
In the second half, the Shenzhen team significantly strengthened its attack, Achimpen continued to make risks in front of shenhua, and Zeng Cheng became the busiest player in the shenhua team.
However, the Shenzhen team made a wild attack without results, and after attacking the Hinterland of Shenhua many times, it either appeared on the poor pool on the goal of the goal, or it was slightly unfamiliar in the cooperation of the frontcourt.
In the end, Shenzhen drew 0-0 with Shanghai Shenhua. Thus being eliminated by Shenhua by a total score of 0-1. After the game, Shenzhen coach Carlos smiled bitterly and accepted the result helplessly.
After this campaign, Shanghai Shenhua also set two major records. First, Shanghai Shenhua has won all four times against Shenzhen in the history of the FA Cup, and all four games have been clean sheets. Second, this is also the seventh time since 2013 that Shanghai Shenhua has reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup. In the semi-finals, Shanghai Shenhua will most likely play against Shanghai Harbor. If Shenhua can beat SIPG, they will also have a chance to meet Shandong Luneng again in the final.