Beijing time on April 14th, the sixth round of the Chinese Super League ushered in a focus battle. Shanghai Haigang faced Shandong Taishan at home. This was a direct dialogue between the champion and runner-up last season. Before the game, Haigang ranked third with 11 points and Taishan ranked seventh with 8 points. Both sides urgently needed a victory to improve their rankings. In the end, the two sides staged a wonderful goal battle. Shanghai Haigang relied on Wu Lei's double goal to reverse Shandong Taishan 4-3 and remained undefeated in 6 rounds.
Haigang and Shenhua are the only two undefeated teams in the first five rounds of the league. However, Haigang had two draws with Zhejiang Team and Beijing Guoan, and was somewhat behind Shenhua in points. Shandong Taishan encountered a greater crisis. They were tied 2-2 by Henan team in the last round despite playing one more player. Previously, the team's tax problem was made public, and the players' mentality and competitive state fluctuated, and even There were rumors of a training strike. Therefore, this game is a six-point battle for both sides.
In terms of the starting lineup, Shanghai Harbor sent the strongest lineup, which was almost entirely composed of foreign players and international players. Wu Lei, Vargas, and Gustavo formed a trident in the front line, and Oscar, Rusa, and Chitanidi partnered in the midfield. The defense is also at the national level with Wang Zhen'ao, Zhang Linpeng, Jiang Guangtai, and Li Shuai, and the goalkeeper is Yan Junling; on the Shandong Taishan side, Pato and Maiwu Lang double arrows, Liao Lisheng and Huang Zhengyu are in the midfield, and Kazaishvili and Wu Xinghan The two wings flew together, with Liu Yang, Gao Zhunyi, Jia Desong and Zhao Jianfei partnering in the defense, with Liu Shibo as the goalkeeper.
In the first half of the game, the two sides had the most exciting offensive battle since the start of the Chinese Super League this season, either scoring goals or on the way to scoring goals. In the 6th minute of the opening, a corner kick from Harbor started. Li Shuai's volley shot was blocked. Wu Lei returned to the center. After a chaotic battle, Gustavo scored the first goal with a volley. The Taishan team quickly counterattacked. In the 12th minute, Kazaishvili moved around and hit Zhang Linpeng with a powerful shot that deflected into the goal. This goal was officially regarded as an own goal by Zhang Linpeng. In the 23rd minute, Liao Lisheng intercepted Rusa in the frontcourt, and Delgado, who had just come on as a substitute, shot from a small angle to help Taishan team take the lead. In the 29th minute, Wu Xinghan assisted Judson with a header and scored Taishan's third goal. Harbor woke up from a dream. In the 33rd minute, foreign aid connected, Vargas made a pass, Gustavo's shot was saved, and Chitardini scored with a supplementary shot. Other than that, both parties were almost free of peeing throughout the whole process. At halftime, Harbor caught up to 2-3.
In the second half, the team changed sides and fought again. Haigang made adjustments and Li Ang replaced Zhang Linpeng. In the 54th minute, Oscar and Li Shuai hit the wall. Li Shuai made a pass and assisted Wu Lei to hit the goal and the score was tied at 3. Cui Kangxi protested the penalty and was sent off by Ma Ning Zhihong, which made the game even more unpredictable. Judson was injured and was replaced by Fernando. Tong Lei and Li Yuanyi also came on the bench to consolidate the three lines. However, Li Yuanyi made a mistake in the 73rd minute. He could have made a clearance, but Oscar scored two penalty kicks. Oscar passed the ball in front of the goal and assisted Wu Lei with a header and scored twice. Haigang went ahead 4-3. Shandong Taishan gave it a try, Delgado failed to explode continuously, and Liao Lisheng and Kaza's two consecutive attacks were also blocked. In the injury time of 11 minutes, Jusa counterattacked and missed the chance to expand the score, but Haigang still won 4-3.
The excitement of this game can be considered epic in this season and even in the Chinese Super League in the past two years. Both sides made some mistakes, but their hard work, skills and tactics were top-notch, and both sides deserved to win. Unfortunately, there can only be one winner. This is the cruelty of competitive sports.
