On the evening of March 31st, Taishan, playing at home, lost 0:3 to Shanghai Shenhua, and temporarily dropped to the 7th place in the ranking. Meanwhile, Shanghai Shenhua continued to lead the league with a strong performance of 3 rounds of wins, scoring 7 goals and conceding 0 goals.
Soon after the start of the first half, Shenhua counterattacked through the middle of the road and scored by Teixeira, and Taishan fell behind 0-1. In the 9th minute, Taishan used the ball to find a chance to shoot, Liu Yang shot from the top of the arc, but Shenhua's goalkeeper pounced on it. In the 18th minute, Taishan's Cressan attempted an inside shot, but the ball hit the defender and went out of the line. In the 22nd minute, André Luis pushed the ball into the goal, but due to offside, the goal was disallowed. In the 30th minute, André Luis headed in a cross and Teixeira scored again, leaving Taishan 0-2 behind Shenhua. In the 41st minute, Teixeira made a break near the front line and passed the ball to Amadou, whose shot went just wide. At the end of the half, Taishan was down 0-2.
In the second half, Taishan tried to strengthen their offense, but Shenhua still maintained their efficient defense and offense. In the 63rd minute, Shenhua scored a wonderful world wave from substitute Xu Haoyang through a fast free kick, and Taishan fell behind 0-3. Although Taishan then replaced Jadson and other players to try to strengthen the attack, Shenhua's defense was solid and did not give Taishan too many chances. In the 68th minute, Jadson scored a header inside the penalty area, but the ball was slightly too high. In the 76th minute, Pato took a shot inside the penalty area and deflected the ball. In the end, Taishan was unable to recover and lost the match with a score of 0-3.
