Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic vs Shanghai Shenhua, 2020 Chinese Super League, Championship Stage - Consolation Bracket

· 2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - CHO advance 10-9 on penalties

Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic

63': Marcelo Cirino
65': Alan Kardec
90'+4': Wu Qing

FT - Penalties
2 - 0
2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - CHO advance 10-9 on penalties

Shanghai Shenhua

89': Stéphane M'bia
101': Qin Sheng

About

Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic are hosting Shanghai Shenhua at Kunshan Sports Center Stadium, , , starting on . The match is a part of the Chinese Super League.

Match Timeline

1': Alexander N'Doumbou (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 1'
1': Jie Chen (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 1'
1': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 1'
1': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 1'
2': Alan Kardec (Chongqing Lifan) Assists Shot at 2'
2': Fernandinho (Chongqing Lifan) Shot On Target at 2'
3': Yang Shuai (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 3'
3': Qin Sheng (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 3'
4': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 4'
4': Xinli Peng (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 4'
5': Alexander N'Doumbou (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 5'
5': Fernandinho (Chongqing Lifan) Shot Blocked at 5'
5': Alan Kardec (Chongqing Lifan) Shot Off Target at 5'
7': Wu Qing (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 7'
8': Fulang Aidi (Shanghai Shenhua) Blocked Pass at 8'
8': Marcinho (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 8'
8': Alexander N'Doumbou (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 8'
8': Marcelo Cirino (Chongqing Lifan) Assists Shot at 8'
8': Marcinho (Chongqing Lifan) Shot On Target at 8'
9': Wen Jiabao (Shanghai Shenhua) Throw In at 9'
9': Jie Chen (Chongqing Lifan) Blocked Pass at 9'
9': Wen Jiabao (Shanghai Shenhua) Throw In at 9'
10': Wu Qing (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 10'
10': Wen Jiabao (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 10'
10': Xiyang Huang (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 10'
11': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 11'
11': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Offside at 11'
11': Zhang Lu (Shanghai Shenhua) Offside at 11'
12': Xiaofei Deng (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 12'
12': Bi JinHao (Shanghai Shenhua) Shot Off Target at 12'
13': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 13'
13': Fulang Aidi (Shanghai Shenhua) Throw In at 13'
14': Fernandinho (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 14'
14': Qin Sheng (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 14'
15': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 15'
15': Xinli Peng (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 15'
16': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 16'
16': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 16'
17': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 17'
17': Marcinho (Chongqing Lifan) Handball at 17'
17': Qin Sheng (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 17'
18': Wen Jiabao (Shanghai Shenhua) Throw In at 18'
18': Wu Qing (Chongqing Lifan) Blocked Pass at 18'
18': Wen Jiabao (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 18'
18': Yuan Mincheng (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 18'
18': Sun Shilin (Shanghai Shenhua) Handball at 18'
18': Xiyang Huang (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 18'
19': Fulang Aidi (Shanghai Shenhua) Throw In at 19'
20': Xiyang Huang (Chongqing Lifan) Blocked Pass at 20'
21': Wen Jiabao (Shanghai Shenhua) Throw In at 21'
21': Xinli Peng (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 21'
21': Yuan Mincheng (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 21'
22': Xinli Peng (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 22'
22': Xiyang Huang (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 22'
24': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 24'
24': Marcelo Cirino (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 24'
25': Qin Sheng (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 25'
26': Xinli Peng (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 26'
27': Alan Kardec (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 27'
28': Marcelo Cirino (Chongqing Lifan) Blocked Pass at 28'
28': Wen Jiabao (Shanghai Shenhua) Blocked Pass at 28'
28': Marcelo Cirino (Chongqing Lifan) Handball at 28'
28': Wen Jiabao (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 28'
29': Qin Sheng (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 29'
29': Qin Sheng (Shanghai Shenhua) Yellow Card at 29'
30': Xiyang Huang (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 30'
30': Stéphane M'bia (Shanghai Shenhua) Corner Kick at 30'
30': Alan Kardec (Chongqing Lifan) Corner Kick at 30'
31': Wu Qing (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 31'
32': Alexander N'Doumbou (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 32'
32': Marcinho (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 32'
32': Qin Sheng (Shanghai Shenhua) Corner Kick at 32'
32': Fernandinho (Chongqing Lifan) Corner Kick at 32'
33': Jie Chen (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 33'
33': Qin Sheng (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 33'
33': Fulang Aidi (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 33'
33': Fulang Aidi (Shanghai Shenhua) Yellow Card at 33'
34': Yang Shuai (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 34'
34': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 34'
35': Fulang Aidi (Shanghai Shenhua) Blocked Pass at 35'
36': Fulang Aidi (Shanghai Shenhua) Throw In at 36'
36': Fulang Aidi (Shanghai Shenhua) Throw In at 36'
37': Wu Qing (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 37'
38': Fulang Aidi (Shanghai Shenhua) Throw In at 38'
38': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 38'
39': Jie Chen (Chongqing Lifan) Assists Shot at 39'
39': Fernandinho (Chongqing Lifan) Shot Off Target at 39'
40': Yuan Mincheng (Chongqing Lifan) Blocked Pass at 40'
40': Wen Jiabao (Shanghai Shenhua) Throw In at 40'
40': Fernandinho (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 40'
42': Xiaofei Deng (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 42'
43': Fulang Aidi (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 43'
43': Xiaofei Deng (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 43'
43': Yang Shuai (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 43'
44': Bi JinHao (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 44'
45': Xiyang Huang (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 45'
45': Zhang Lu (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 45'
45'+1': Zhang Lu (Shanghai Shenhua) Yellow Card at 46'
45'+1': Xiaofei Deng (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 46'
45'+1': Yang Shuai (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 46'
45'+1': Alan Kardec (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 46'
45'+1': Jie Chen (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 46'
45'+2': Jie Chen (Chongqing Lifan) Yellow Card at 47'
45'+3': Xiyang Huang (Chongqing Lifan) Yellow Card at 48'
45'+4': Ma Zhen (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 49'
46': Marcinho (Chongqing Lifan) Blocked Pass at 46'
46': Wu Qing (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 46'
47': Stéphane M'bia (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 47'
47': Xiyang Huang (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 47'
47': Xiyang Huang (Chongqing Lifan) Corner Kick at 47'
47': Xiyang Huang (Chongqing Lifan) Corner Kick at 47'
48': Marcelo Cirino (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 48'
49': Hanchao Yu (Shanghai Shenhua) Offside at 49'
49': Yuan Mincheng (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 49'
49': Alan Kardec (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 49'
49': Ma Zhen (Shanghai Shenhua) Corner Kick at 49'
49': Alan Kardec (Chongqing Lifan) Corner Kick at 49'
51': Bi JinHao (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 51'
51': Yuan Mincheng (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 51'
51': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 51'
52': Wen Jiabao (Shanghai Shenhua) Throw In at 52'
52': Fulang Aidi (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 52'
54': Jie Chen (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 54'
54': Zhang Lu (Shanghai Shenhua) Assists Shot at 54'
54': Hanchao Yu (Shanghai Shenhua) Shot Off Target at 54'
55': Yang Xu (Shanghai Shenhua) Substitution at 55'
55': Fernandinho (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 55'
55': Stéphane M'bia (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 55'
56': Xinli Peng (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 56'
56': Yuan Mincheng (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 56'
56': Wen Jiabao (Shanghai Shenhua) Throw In at 56'
57': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 57'
57': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 57'
58': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 58'
59': Ma Zhen (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 59'
59': Fernandinho (Chongqing Lifan) Blocked Pass at 59'
59': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Blocked Pass at 59'
59': Fulang Aidi (Shanghai Shenhua) Blocked Pass at 59'
59': Xinli Peng (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 59'
59': Xiyang Huang (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 59'
61': Wen Jiabao (Shanghai Shenhua) Throw In at 61'
61': Wen Jiabao (Shanghai Shenhua) Assists Shot at 61'
61': Hanchao Yu (Shanghai Shenhua) Shot Blocked at 61'
61': Wu Qing (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 61'
62': Hanchao Yu (Shanghai Shenhua) Blocked Pass at 62'
62': Wu Qing (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 62'
62': Wen Jiabao (Shanghai Shenhua) Blocked Pass at 62'
62': Alan Kardec (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 62'
62': Wen Jiabao (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 62'
62': Alexander N'Doumbou (Shanghai Shenhua) Blocked Pass at 62'
62': Zhang Lu (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 62'
62': Yang Shuai (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 62'
62': Xiyang Huang (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 62'
63': Marcelo Cirino (Chongqing Lifan) Goal at 63'
63': Alan Kardec (Chongqing Lifan) Assists Shot at 63'
64': Hanchao Yu (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 64'
65': Wu Qing (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 65'
65': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 65'
65': Marcinho (Chongqing Lifan) Assists Shot at 65'
65': Alan Kardec (Chongqing Lifan) Goal at 65'
67': Baojie Zhu (Shanghai Shenhua) Substitution at 67'
67': Miller Bolaños (Shanghai Shenhua) Substitution at 67'
68': Xinli Peng (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 68'
68': Yuan Mincheng (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 68'
68': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 68'
69': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 69'
69': Hanchao Yu (Shanghai Shenhua) Yellow Card at 69'
70': Ma Zhen (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 70'
70': Miller Bolaños (Shanghai Shenhua) Shot Blocked at 70'
70': Yang Xu (Shanghai Shenhua) Assists Shot at 70'
70': Fulang Aidi (Shanghai Shenhua) Throw In at 70'
70': Fulang Aidi (Shanghai Shenhua) Throw In at 70'
71': Stéphane M'bia (Shanghai Shenhua) Offside at 71'
72': Wu Qing (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 72'
73': Qin Sheng (Shanghai Shenhua) Throw In at 73'
73': Wu Qing (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 73'
73': Marcinho (Chongqing Lifan) Blocked Pass at 73'
73': Fernandinho (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 73'
73': Fernandinho (Chongqing Lifan) Yellow Card at 73'
74': Ma Zhen (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 74'
74': Alexander N'Doumbou (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 74'
75': Yuan Mincheng (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 75'
75': Fulang Aidi (Shanghai Shenhua) Throw In at 75'
76': Baojie Zhu (Shanghai Shenhua) Assists Shot at 76'
76': Miller Bolaños (Shanghai Shenhua) Shot Blocked at 76'
76': Marcinho (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 76'
77': Fulang Aidi (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 77'
77': Miller Bolaños (Shanghai Shenhua) Blocked Pass at 77'
77': Wu Qing (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 77'
77': Marcelo Cirino (Chongqing Lifan) Blocked Pass at 77'
78': Wen Jiabao (Shanghai Shenhua) Throw In at 78'
78': Wen Jiabao (Shanghai Shenhua) Throw In at 78'
78': Miller Bolaños (Shanghai Shenhua) Assists Shot at 78'
78': Yang Xu (Shanghai Shenhua) Shot Off Target at 78'
79': Xinli Peng (Shanghai Shenhua) Blocked Pass at 79'
79': Wu Qing (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 79'
79': Marcelo Cirino (Chongqing Lifan) Corner Kick at 79'
79': Marcelo Cirino (Chongqing Lifan) Corner Kick at 79'
80': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 80'
80': Qin Sheng (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 80'
80': Yang Xu (Shanghai Shenhua) Assists Shot at 80'
80': Baojie Zhu (Shanghai Shenhua) Shot On Target at 80'
81': Marcinho (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 81'
82': Qin Sheng (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 82'
82': Fulang Aidi (Shanghai Shenhua) Throw In at 82'
82': Alexander N'Doumbou (Shanghai Shenhua) Assists Shot at 82'
82': Miller Bolaños (Shanghai Shenhua) Shot On Target at 82'
83': Xiyang Huang (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 83'
84': Stéphane M'bia (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 84'
84': Miller Bolaños (Shanghai Shenhua) Assists Shot at 84'
84': Hanchao Yu (Shanghai Shenhua) Shot Off Target at 84'
85': Xinli Peng (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 85'
85': Yin Congyao (Chongqing Lifan) Substitution at 85'
86': Yuan Mincheng (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 86'
86': Yang Xu (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 86'
87': Yuan Mincheng (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 87'
87': Fernandinho (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 87'
87': Qin Sheng (Shanghai Shenhua) Blocked Pass at 87'
88': Dong Honglin (Chongqing Lifan) Substitution at 88'
89': Stéphane M'bia (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 89'
89': Stéphane M'bia (Shanghai Shenhua) Red Card at 89'
90': Fernandinho (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 90'
90'+1': Miller Bolaños (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 91'
90'+1': Yuan Mincheng (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 91'
90'+2': Marcinho (Chongqing Lifan) Shot On Target at 92'
90'+2': Wu Qing (Chongqing Lifan) Assists Shot at 92'
90'+2': Wu Qing (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 92'
90'+3': Wu Qing (Chongqing Lifan) VAR - (Red) Card Upgrade at 93'
90'+4': Wu Qing (Chongqing Lifan) Red Card at 94'
90'+5': Qin Sheng (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 95'
90'+5': Alexander N'Doumbou (Shanghai Shenhua) Shot Off Target at 95'
90'+5': Yang Xu (Shanghai Shenhua) Assists Shot at 95'
90': Bsi Jiajun (Shanghai Shenhua) Substitution at 90'
91': Wen Jiabao (Shanghai Shenhua) Throw In at 91'
92': Marcinho (Chongqing Lifan) Blocked Pass at 92'
93': Qin Sheng (Shanghai Shenhua) Throw In at 93'
94': Dong Honglin (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 94'
94': Marcelo Cirino (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 94'
94': Qin Sheng (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 94'
95': Wen Jiabao (Shanghai Shenhua) Throw In at 95'
95': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 95'
96': Miller Bolaños (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 96'
96': Dong Honglin (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 96'
97': Qin Sheng (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 97'
98': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 98'
99': Fulang Aidi (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 99'
99': Fernandinho (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 99'
99': Alexander N'Doumbou (Shanghai Shenhua) Blocked Pass at 99'
99': Bsi Jiajun (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 99'
100': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 100'
100': Hanchao Yu (Shanghai Shenhua) Blocked Pass at 100'
101': Marcelo Cirino (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 101'
101': Qin Sheng (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 101'
101': Qin Sheng (Shanghai Shenhua) Red Card at 101'
102': Yin Congyao (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 102'
102': Yin Congyao (Chongqing Lifan) Assists Shot at 102'
102': Marcelo Cirino (Chongqing Lifan) Shot Blocked at 102'
102': Dong Honglin (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 102'
103': Ma Zhen (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 103'
104': Fernandinho (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 104'
105': Baojie Zhu (Shanghai Shenhua) Blocked Pass at 105'
105': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 105'
105': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Blocked Pass at 105'
106': Baojie Zhu (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 106'
106': Baojie Zhu (Shanghai Shenhua) Yellow Card at 106'
107': Fernandinho (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 107'
108': Yang Shuai (Chongqing Lifan) Corner Kick at 108'
110': Liu Huan (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 110'
111': Fulang Aidi (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 111'
111': Baojie Zhu (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 111'
111': Yang Shuai (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 111'
111': Wen Jiabao (Shanghai Shenhua) Blocked Pass at 111'
111': Marcelo Cirino (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 111'
112': Fulang Aidi (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 112'
112': Xinli Peng (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 112'
112': Liu Le (Chongqing Lifan) Substitution at 112'
112': Fernandinho (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 112'
114': Liu Le (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 114'
114': Miller Bolaños (Shanghai Shenhua) Foul at 114'
114': Yuan Mincheng (Chongqing Lifan) Free Kick at 114'
115': Yuan Mincheng (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 115'
116': Miller Bolaños (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 116'
116': Marcelo Cirino (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 116'
117': Ma Zhen (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 117'
118': Ma Zhen (Shanghai Shenhua) Yellow Card at 118'
118': Dong Honglin (Chongqing Lifan) Throw In at 118'
118': Xinli Peng (Shanghai Shenhua) Blocked Pass at 118'
118': Fernandinho (Chongqing Lifan) Foul at 118'
118': Wen Jiabao (Shanghai Shenhua) Free Kick at 118'
120': Wen Jiabao (Shanghai Shenhua) Throw In at 120'

Statistics

SHE		CHO
34	Fouls	30
5	Yellow Cards	3
2	Red Cards	1
4	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	2
41.9	Possession	58.1
11	SHOTS	12
2	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
220	Accurate Passes	354
341	Passes	480
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	5
21	Crosses	23
0.1	Cross %	0.2
88	Long Balls	74
32	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	2
11	Effective Tackles	7
16	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.4
16	Interceptions	12
23	Effective Clearances	17
23	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: Chinese Super League

Venue: Kunshan Sports Center Stadium
Location: ,
Attendance: 676

Line-Ups

Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic (4-4-2)

No.	Name
16	Deng Xiaofei (GK)
3	Yang Shuai
26	Yuan Mincheng
19	Liu Huana
11	Wu Qing
31	Huang Xiyang
35	Jie Chen
30	Fernandinho
10	Marcelo Cirino
27	Alan Kardec
22	Marcinho

Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic Substitutes:

Chen Kejiang, Dong Cao, Feng Jin, Xu Wu, Yin Congyao, Luo Hao, Liu Le, Tianpeng Wen, Dong Honglin, Yeerjieti Yeerzhati, Chen Lei.

Shanghai Shenhua (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Ma Zhen (GK)
30	Stéphane M'bia
26	Qin Sheng
7	Alexander N'doumbou
38	Jiabao Wen
32	Fulang Xisi Aidi
25	Peng Xinli
37	Sun Shilin
11	Yu Hanchao
8	Zhang Lu
3	Bi JinHao

Shanghai Shenhua Substitutes:

Li Shuai, Sun Kai, Yang Xu, Zhu Yue, Bsi Jiajun, Miller Bolaños, Wang Haijian, Fidel Martínez, Baojie Zhu.

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