Will Shanghai still star in this year's Chinese Super League championship? , Shenhua and Haigang started a distance derby, observation: they all won by big scores
On May 5, after the tenth round of the Chinese Super League, Shanghai Shenhua defeated its old rival Zhejiang 4-0 at home, and Shanghai Haigang swept the newly promoted Shenzhen Xinpengcheng 6-0 away from home. After 10 rounds, Shanghai Shenhua leads the way with 26 points from 10 games. Shanghai Haigang, which has one game less, is in second place with 21 points and Beijing Guoan. Many netizens lamented: The winning pattern of the Chinese Super League in the 2024 season will most likely be dominated by the Shanghai duo.
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The Shanghai Haigang team, playing away from home, had their flight delayed due to weather conditions and suffered from travel fatigue. At 2 o'clock in the morning on the day of the game, Haigang team head coach Muscat and Wu Lei and other main players arrived at Shenzhen Bao'an Airport. Due to previous heavy rains in Shenzhen, which caused widespread delays in domestic classes, the soldiers encountered nearly 10 hours of delays at Hongqiao Airport. Delay. Around 10 o'clock on the day of the game, some of the substitute players of the Harbor Team arrived at the Shenzhen Airport on a flight that was postponed to the next day. Everyone looked tired when they walked out of the airport. At 8 o'clock that evening, the players will play a fierce game on the soft turf.
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The many ups and downs off the field are in sharp contrast to the smooth sailing on the field. The Harbor team, which had a lot of troubles, accepted the opponent's red card as a gift after the opening game. In the 8th minute, Wang Hao of the Shenzhen team kicked Wu Lei down as the last defender. The referee did not hesitate to send him off. In the 25th minute, the Shenzhen team defender kicked Wang Zhenao down in the penalty area. The Harbor team won a penalty kick, and Oscar made a penalty kick to break the deadlock.
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After the goal, the Harbor team played more relaxedly. In the 29th minute, Rusa sent a wonderful assist to the ground, and Wu Lei rushed to send the ball into the goal. Before the end of the first half, Jusa intercepted the ball in the frontcourt and made a wonderful pass. Vargas reached outside the penalty area and ejected into the net with his instep. In the first half, the Harbor team took a 3-0 lead, basically killing the suspense of the game.
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In the second half, the Harbor team continued to rely on its numerical advantage and strength advantage to create goals. Vargas, who found his shooting touch, scored the second goal of the game with a long shot. Oscar then assisted center Gustavo to score and then created a penalty kick. As captain, Oscar showed his magnanimous side and gave the opportunity to take the penalty kick to Vargas. The Argentinian made it in one fell swoop. The foreign aid, known for his assists, rarely scored a hat trick and locked the score at 6-0.
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Vargas scored a hat trick from the penalty spot.
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After the game, Vargas especially thanked captain Oscar for his support, "Wu Lei and I were teammates in the Espanyol team, but under the new coach's tactical concept, not only did I have a tacit cooperation with Wu Lei, but Oscar, Gustavo and other teammates cooperated well in the offense. I also want to thank Oscar for giving me the opportunity to take the penalty kick and help me score the hat trick. "
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After this game, Shanghai Haigang ranked second with 21 points with 6 wins and 3 draws. In the past two rounds, it has scored 11 goals and conceded 0 goals. It is reported that the Shanghai Haigang team, which has been exhausted from traveling, will return to Shanghai from Shenzhen early on the 6th to prepare for the home game against Changchun Yatai on the 10th.
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Earlier, Shanghai Shenhua defeated Zhejiang 4-0 at home and continued to lead the standings. Not surprisingly, the Shanghai duo is expected to once again participate in or even dominate the league championship in the 2024 season.
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In the 10th round of the Chinese Super League, Chengdu Chengdu lost to Beijing Guoan 1-2. This defeat not only caused Chengdu Chengdu to suffer three consecutive rounds of defeats, but also caused them to fall out of the top three in the standings. Previously, Chengdu Chengdu was second in the standings, only behind Shanghai Shenhua at the top of the list. However, the team has recently staged "sudden stops" one after another. In the last three rounds of the league, Chengdu Rongcheng lost to Shandong Taishan and Beijing Guoan. During the period, the game against Wuhan Three Towns ended in a draw.
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They lost to Guoan in this game, and the points of the Chengdu team were also surpassed by the Guoan team. At the same time, Shanghai Haigang, which defeated Shenzhen Xinpeng City, also surpassed Chengdu Chengdu in terms of points, and the Haigang team had one game less than the Chengdu team. Shenhua currently tops the list with 26 points, followed by Haigang and Guoan, who both have 21 points. Chengdu, with 19 points, is temporarily ranked fourth, only 1 point more than Shandong Taishan behind it.