Chinese Super League

Chengdu Rongcheng vs Shanghai Shenhua, 2023 Chinese Super League

· Chinese Super League
Chengdu Rongcheng
  • 16': Liu Tao
  • 87': Elkeson (P)
FT
2 - 1
Shanghai Shenhua
  • 34': Cephas Malele
  • Red Card 90'+2': Ma Zhen

About

Chengdu Rongcheng are hosting Shanghai Shenhua at Chengdu Phoenix Mountain Sports Park, Chengdu, China PR, starting on . The match is a part of the Chinese Super League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Shanghai Shenhua. Conceded by Richard Windbichler.
  • 4': Chow Tim (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Wang Haijian (Shanghai Shenhua).
  • 6': Foul by Wang Haijian (Shanghai Shenhua).
  • 6': Rômulo (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Offside, Chengdu Rongcheng. Rômulo tries a through ball, but Liu Bin is caught offside.
  • 9': Foul by Tang Xin (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 9': Peng Xinli (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Peng Xinli (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 10': Corner, Shanghai Shenhua. Conceded by Liu Bin.
  • 11': Offside, Shanghai Shenhua. Cao Yunding tries a through ball, but Peng Xinli is caught offside.
  • 14': Corner, Chengdu Rongcheng. Conceded by Zhu Chenjie.
  • 15': Foul by Peng Xinli (Shanghai Shenhua).
  • 15': Zhang Gong (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Goal! Chengdu Rongcheng 1, Shanghai Shenhua 0. Liu Tao (Chengdu Rongcheng) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Rômulo with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 18': Aidi Fulangxisi (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Foul by Tang Xin (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 19': Foul by Peng Xinli (Shanghai Shenhua).
  • 19': Tang Xin (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Liu Bin (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 20': Macario Hing-Glover (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 20': Liu Bin (Chengdu Rongcheng) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Zhu Chenjie (Shanghai Shenhua) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cao Yunding with a cross.
  • 21': Corner, Shanghai Shenhua. Conceded by Liu Tao.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Peng Xinli (Shanghai Shenhua) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 24': Foul by Cao Yunding (Shanghai Shenhua).
  • 24': Liu Tao (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Zhang Wei (Shanghai Shenhua).
  • 24': Hu Ruibao (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Foul by Rômulo (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 25': Zhang Wei (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Ai Kesen (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by Peng Xinli (Shanghai Shenhua).
  • 30': Attempt missed. Ai Kesen (Chengdu Rongcheng) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Liu Tao following a set piece situation.
  • 31': Foul by Liu Tao (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 31': Zhang Wei (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Substitution, Shanghai Shenhua. João Teixeira replaces Peng Xinli.
  • 32': Substitution, Shanghai Shenhua. Cephas Malele replaces Zhang Wei.
  • 34': Goal! Chengdu Rongcheng 1, Shanghai Shenhua 1. Cephas Malele (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cao Yunding.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. João Teixeira (Shanghai Shenhua) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wang Haijian.
  • 35': Corner, Shanghai Shenhua. Conceded by Chow Tim.
  • 36': Substitution, Chengdu Rongcheng. Gou Junchen replaces Richard Windbichler because of an injury.
  • 36': Foul by Cao Yunding (Shanghai Shenhua).
  • 36': Zhang Gong (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Felipe Sousa (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Foul by Zhu Chenjie (Shanghai Shenhua).
  • 37': Zhu Chenjie (Shanghai Shenhua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Offside, Chengdu Rongcheng. Rômulo tries a through ball, but Hu Ruibao is caught offside.
  • 40': Foul by Aidi Fulangxisi (Shanghai Shenhua).
  • 40': Rômulo (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Cephas Malele (Shanghai Shenhua).
  • 41': Liu Tao (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Cephas Malele (Shanghai Shenhua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Foul by Felipe Sousa (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 43': Zhu Chenjie (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. João Teixeira (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cephas Malele.
  • 45': Ai Kesen (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Macario Hing-Glover (Shanghai Shenhua).
  • 45'+1': Foul by Felipe Sousa (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 45'+1': Jin Yangyang (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Macario Hing-Glover (Shanghai Shenhua) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aidi Fulangxisi.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Chengdu Rongcheng 1, Shanghai Shenhua 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chengdu Rongcheng 1, Shanghai Shenhua 1.
  • 46': Hand ball by Felipe Sousa (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 48': Attempt saved. Zhang Gong (Chengdu Rongcheng) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Chow Tim.
  • 51': Felipe Sousa (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Jiang Shenglong (Shanghai Shenhua).
  • 51': Jiang Shenglong (Shanghai Shenhua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Liu Bin (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Substitution, Chengdu Rongcheng. Gan Rui replaces Liu Bin because of an injury.
  • 53': Substitution, Chengdu Rongcheng. Feng Zhuoyi replaces Zhang Gong.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Cephas Malele (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cao Yunding with a headed pass.
  • 56': Offside, Shanghai Shenhua. Cao Yunding tries a through ball, but Cephas Malele is caught offside.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Chow Tim (Chengdu Rongcheng) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 58': Cephas Malele (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Hu Ruibao (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 59': Corner, Chengdu Rongcheng. Conceded by Zhu Chenjie.
  • 60': Foul by Feng Zhuoyi (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 60': João Teixeira (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Corner, Chengdu Rongcheng. Conceded by Jiang Shenglong.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Chow Tim (Chengdu Rongcheng) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rômulo.
  • 63': Substitution, Shanghai Shenhua. Xu Haoyang replaces Cao Yunding.
  • 63': Aidi Fulangxisi (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Felipe Sousa (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 64': Felipe Sousa (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Foul by Jin Yangyang (Shanghai Shenhua).
  • 66': Ai Kesen (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Wang Haijian (Shanghai Shenhua).
  • 69': Aidi Fulangxisi (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Foul by Gan Rui (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 71': Cephas Malele (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Foul by Gou Junchen (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 72': Felipe Sousa (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Wang Haijian (Shanghai Shenhua).
  • 72': Wang Haijian (Shanghai Shenhua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Felipe Sousa (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Jiang Shenglong (Shanghai Shenhua).
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Rômulo (Chengdu Rongcheng) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 75': Corner, Chengdu Rongcheng. Conceded by Aidi Fulangxisi.
  • 75': Foul by Tang Xin (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 75': João Teixeira (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Delay in match because of an injury João Teixeira (Shanghai Shenhua).
  • 76': Tang Xin (Chengdu Rongcheng) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Foul by Aidi Fulangxisi (Shanghai Shenhua).
  • 77': Rômulo (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Aidi Fulangxisi (Shanghai Shenhua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Aidi Fulangxisi (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Rômulo (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Cephas Malele (Shanghai Shenhua).
  • 81': Substitution, Shanghai Shenhua. Yu Hanchao replaces Cephas Malele because of an injury.
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Hand ball by Chow Tim (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 84': Penalty conceded by Macario Hing-Glover (Shanghai Shenhua) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 85': VAR Decision: Penalty Chengdu Rongcheng.
  • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85': Yu Hanchao (Shanghai Shenhua) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Goal! Chengdu Rongcheng 2, Shanghai Shenhua 1. Ai Kesen (Chengdu Rongcheng) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 89': Felipe Sousa (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Aidi Fulangxisi (Shanghai Shenhua).
  • 89': Delay in match (Shanghai Shenhua).
  • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Felipe Sousa (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 90'+1': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Ma Zhen (Shanghai Shenhua).
  • 90'+2': Ma Zhen (Shanghai Shenhua) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Xu Haoyang (Shanghai Shenhua).
  • 90'+4': Rômulo (Chengdu Rongcheng) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Liu Tao (Chengdu Rongcheng) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rômulo with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+6': Delay in match because of an injury Hu Ruibao (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 90'+7': Hu Ruibao (Chengdu Rongcheng) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Substitution, Chengdu Rongcheng. Yang Yiming replaces Hu Ruibao because of an injury.
  • 90'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+8': Attempt saved. Xu Haoyang (Shanghai Shenhua) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ibrahim Amadou.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Chow Tim (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 90'+8': João Teixeira (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Rômulo (Chengdu Rongcheng) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+9': Attempt saved. Macario Hing-Glover (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yu Hanchao.
  • 90'+9': Foul by Rômulo (Chengdu Rongcheng).
  • 90'+9': João Teixeira (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Chengdu Rongcheng 2, Shanghai Shenhua 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Chengdu Rongcheng 2, Shanghai Shenhua 1.

Statistics

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21 Fouls 18
6 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 4
43.5 Possession 56.5
10 SHOTS 8
5 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
180 Accurate Passes 267
265 Passes 357
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
1 Accurate Crosses 3
18 Crosses 10
0.1 Cross % 0.3
60 Long Balls 58
18 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 6
13 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
6 Interceptions 11
24 Effective Clearances 25
24 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: Chinese Super League

Venue: Chengdu Phoenix Mountain Sports Park
Location: Chengdu, China PR
Attendance: 39,988

Chinese Super League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Shanghai Shenhua 28 +52 73
2 Shanghai Port 28 +60 72
3 Chengdu Rongcheng 28 +35 58
4 Beijing Guoan 28 +28 52
Full Table

Line-Ups

CHE Chengdu Rongcheng (3-4-3)

No. Name
33 Zhang Yan (GK)
40 Richard Windbichler
5 Ruibao Hu Yellow Card
26 Liu Tao
4 Zhang Gong
8 Tim Chow
27 Liu Bin Yellow Card
3 Tang Xin Yellow Card
21 Felipe Sousa
9 Elkeson
10 Rômulo
Chengdu Rongcheng Substitutes:
Yangfeng Dong, Wu Guichao, Gan Rui, Manuel Palacios, Jinghang Hu, Gou Junchen, Gan Chao, Yan Yiming, Feng Zhuoyi, Tang Miao, Geng Xiaofeng, Tao Jian.

SHE Shanghai Shenhua (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Ma Zhen (GK) Red Card
4 Jiang Shenglong Yellow Card
22 Yangyang Jin
5 Zhu Chenjie Yellow Card
32 Fulang Xisi Aidi Yellow Card
2 Macario Hing-Glover
6 Ibrahim Amadou
25 Peng Xinli
33 Wang Haijian Yellow Card
18 Zhang Wei
28 Cao Yunding
Shanghai Shenhua Substitutes:
Cephas Malele, Yaxiong Bao, Yang Zexiang, Xu Haoyang, Jiabao Wen, Liu Yujie, Fei Ernanduo, Bsi Jiajun, João Carlos Teixeira, Yu Hanchao, Xu Yougang, Liu Ruofan.

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