Chinese Super League

Shanghai Shenhua vs Shenzhen FC, 2023 Chinese Super League

· Chinese Super League
Shanghai Shenhua
  • 28': Cephas Malele
  • 45'+2': Wu Xi
  • 90'+2': Cephas Malele
FT
3 - 0
Shenzhen FC

    About

    Shanghai Shenhua are hosting Shenzhen FC at Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China PR, starting on . The match is a part of the Chinese Super League.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Cephas Malele (Shanghai Shenhua) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cao Yunding with a cross.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Cao Yunding (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 6': Foul by Jiang Shenglong (Shanghai Shenhua).
    • 6': Shen Zigui (Shenzhen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Offside, Shanghai Shenhua. Wu Xi tries a through ball, but Cephas Malele is caught offside.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Wu Xi (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cao Yunding with a headed pass.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Zhu Chenjie (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cao Yunding.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Yu Hanchao (Shanghai Shenhua) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wu Xi.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Yu Hanchao (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Wu Xi.
    • 19': Foul by Wu Xi (Shanghai Shenhua).
    • 19': Shen Zigui (Shenzhen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Cao Yunding (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yu Hanchao.
    • 25': Offside, Shanghai Shenhua. Ibrahim Amadou tries a through ball, but Cui Lin is caught offside.
    • 27': Cao Yunding (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 27': Foul by Zhou Xin (Shenzhen).
    • 28': Goal! Shanghai Shenhua 1, Shenzhen 0. Cephas Malele (Shanghai Shenhua) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Xu Haoyang with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Amadou (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Xu Haoyang.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Xu Yue (Shenzhen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Liu Yue.
    • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Cephas Malele (Shanghai Shenhua).
    • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 35': Foul by Xu Haoyang (Shanghai Shenhua).
    • 35': Mubarak Wakaso (Shenzhen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Xu Haoyang (Shanghai Shenhua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 35': Corner, Shenzhen. Conceded by Cui Lin.
    • 37': Foul by Wu Xi (Shanghai Shenhua).
    • 37': Li Ning (Shenzhen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Huang Ruifeng (Shenzhen).
    • 38': Yu Hanchao (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Huang Ruifeng (Shenzhen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mubarak Wakaso.
    • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Cao Yunding (Shanghai Shenhua).
    • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Chen Guoliang (Shenzhen).
    • 45'+1': Ibrahim Amadou (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': Goal! Shanghai Shenhua 2, Shenzhen 0. Wu Xi (Shanghai Shenhua) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cephas Malele with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Shanghai Shenhua 2, Shenzhen 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Shanghai Shenhua 2, Shenzhen 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Shenzhen. Yang Boyu replaces Zhou Xin.
    • 45': Substitution, Shenzhen. Zheng Dalun replaces Li Ning.
    • 46': Foul by Mubarak Wakaso (Shenzhen).
    • 46': Ibrahim Amadou (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Xu Haoyang (Shanghai Shenhua) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cao Yunding with a cross.
    • 50': Cui Lin (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Foul by Xu Yue (Shenzhen).
    • 51': Cao Yunding (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Liu Yue (Shenzhen).
    • 51': Attempt missed. Cephas Malele (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cao Yunding with a through ball.
    • 51': Delay in match (Shanghai Shenhua).
    • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 54': Foul by Yu Hanchao (Shanghai Shenhua).
    • 54': Mubarak Wakaso (Shenzhen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Yu Hanchao (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cephas Malele.
    • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Shen Zigui (Shenzhen).
    • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 59': Substitution, Shenzhen. Du Yuezheng replaces Shen Zigui because of an injury.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Du Yuezheng (Shenzhen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mubarak Wakaso.
    • 62': Substitution, Shanghai Shenhua. Dai Wai-tsun replaces Yu Hanchao.
    • 62': Substitution, Shanghai Shenhua. João Teixeira replaces Cao Yunding.
    • 64': Foul by Dai Wai-tsun (Shanghai Shenhua).
    • 64': Xu Yue (Shenzhen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by João Teixeira (Shanghai Shenhua).
    • 65': Mubarak Wakaso (Shenzhen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Dai Wai-tsun (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cephas Malele.
    • 68': Substitution, Shenzhen. Liao Lei replaces Xu Yue.
    • 70': Corner, Shanghai Shenhua. Conceded by Chen Guoliang.
    • 71': Foul by Cephas Malele (Shanghai Shenhua).
    • 71': Mubarak Wakaso (Shenzhen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Yang Zexiang (Shanghai Shenhua).
    • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 79': Substitution, Shanghai Shenhua. Macario Hing-Glover replaces Yang Zexiang.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Zheng Dalun (Shenzhen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mubarak Wakaso.
    • 80': Corner, Shenzhen. Conceded by Zhu Chenjie.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Mubarak Wakaso (Shenzhen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zheng Dalun.
    • 83': Foul by João Teixeira (Shanghai Shenhua).
    • 83': Liu Yue (Shenzhen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Substitution, Shanghai Shenhua. Christian Bassogog replaces Xu Haoyang.
    • 86': Substitution, Shanghai Shenhua. Wang Haijian replaces Ibrahim Amadou.
    • 86': Foul by Du Yuezheng (Shenzhen).
    • 86': Zhu Chenjie (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by João Teixeira (Shanghai Shenhua).
    • 87': Yang Boyu (Shenzhen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Dai Wai-tsun (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Huang Ruifeng (Shenzhen).
    • 89': Attempt saved. Cephas Malele (Shanghai Shenhua) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Bassogog with a cross.
    • 89': Foul by Liu Yue (Shenzhen).
    • 89': Wu Xi (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Goal! Shanghai Shenhua 3, Shenzhen 0. Cephas Malele (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jiang Shenglong.
    • 90'+3': Dai Wai-tsun (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Liao Lei (Shenzhen).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Shanghai Shenhua 3, Shenzhen 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Shanghai Shenhua 3, Shenzhen 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 10
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 1
    3 Saves 2
    49.4 Possession 50.6
    5 SHOTS 16
    2 ON GOAL 6
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    410 Accurate Passes 436
    489 Passes 496
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 6
    7 Crosses 15
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    65 Long Balls 41
    34 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    11 Effective Tackles 10
    14 Tackles 14
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    11 Interceptions 10
    12 Effective Clearances 8
    12 Clearances 8

    Game Information

    Competition: Chinese Super League

    Venue: Shanghai Stadium
    Location: Shanghai, China PR
    Attendance: 18,262

    Chinese Super League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Shanghai Port 25 +60 66
    2 Shanghai Shenhua 25 +49 64
    3 Chengdu Rongcheng 25 +33 52
    4 Beijing Guoan 25 +13 43
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    SHE Shanghai Shenhua (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Ma Zhen (GK)
    5 Zhu Chenjie
    4 Jiang Shenglong
    21 Cui Lin
    16 Yang Zexiang
    15 Wu Xi
    20 Yu Hanchao
    6 Ibrahim Amadou
    11 Cephas Malele
    28 Cao Yunding
    7 Xu Haoyang
    Shanghai Shenhua Substitutes:
    Jin Shunkai, Yaxiong Bao, Xu Yougang, Jiabao Wen, Wang Haijian, Yangyang Jin, Macario Hing-Glover, Wei Zhang, He Longhai, Tsun Dai, Christian Bassogog, João Carlos Teixeira.

    SHZ Shenzhen FC (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Wei Minzhe (GK)
    5 Ziyi Tian
    36 Chen Guoliang
    28 Xin Zhou
    13 Xu Haofeng
    30 Huang Ruifeng
    44 Mubarak Wakaso
    19 Xu Yue
    14 Li Ning
    20 Yue Liu
    9 Will Donkin
    Shenzhen FC Substitutes:
    Yang Boyu, Wentao Lu, Fu Hao, Liao Lei, Du Yuezheng, Wei Li, Zheng Dalun, Zhang Yuan, Dong Hengyi, Chen Xiangyu.

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