On August 21st, the night was low, the clock struck 19:30, and the 14th round of the 2022 Chinese Super League was in full swing. Shanghai Shenhua welcomed Tianjin Jinmen Tigers in Dalian Jinzhou Stadium. In the first half, Wang Haijian scored a wonderful world wave for Shenhua, while Jiang Shenglong was sent off with a red card for a foul, which was changed to a yellow card after the intervention of VAR; in the second half, Merida broke through the goal with a free kick, and the two teams finally shook hands for a 1-1 draw.
[Race Scan]
On the table, Shanghai Shenhua is in 5th place with 22 points after 12 rounds, while Tianjin Jinmenhu is in 10th place with 18 points after 13 rounds. Shanghai Shenhua starts with only one foreign player, Basogo, while Tianjin Jinmenhu has two foreign players, Beric and Merida. It is worth mentioning that debutant Bai Yuefeng made his 385th appearance in the top league, ranking fifth in the total appearances list of China's top league.
[Highlights]
In the 3rd minute of the game, Barton broke through on the right and Wang Qiuming's header went over the crossbar. In the 15th minute, Shanghai Shenhua broke the deadlock, Basogo right pass, Wang Haijian arc top without adjustment, a low shot straight into the corner, 1-0!
In the 23rd minute, Yang Xu was yellowed for a foul. In the 35th minute, Berridge took the ball back against the man, and Tian Yinong's long-distance shot went wide. In the 41st minute, Jiang Shenglong was given a red card for pushing down Beric, and VAR intervened to change the yellow card. Merida's set piece hit the wall.
In the extra time of the half, Jinmen Tigers took a corner kick and Zeng Cheng pounced on the danger. The half ended with Shanghai Shenhua leading 1-0.
Both sides adjusted their lineups after the change of sides. In the 51st minute, Jinmen Tigers got a free kick, and Tian Yinong's long-distance shot from the periphery missed. In the 57th minute, Wang Jiannan was replaced by Zhao Yingjie due to injury. In the 60th minute, Wang Haijian was put down by Wang Zhenghao after breaking the ball and was given a yellow card.
In the 73rd minute, Yu Hanchao's cross from the right road was hit high by Yang Xu. In the 77th minute, Merida scored directly from a free kick to make it 1-1!
The match ended in a 1-1 draw between Shanghai Shenhua and Tianjin Jinmen Tigers.
[Both lineups]
Shanghai Shenhua start: 19-Zeng Cheng, 4-Jiang Shenglong (U23), 22-Jin Yangyang, 24-Xu Yougang (46'8-Zhang Lu), 23-Ba Jiajun, 7-Qian Jiezhi, 25-Peng Xinli (71'12-Wu Xi), 28-Cao Yunding (75'36-Liu Ruofan ( U23)), 33-Wang Haijian (U23), 9-Yang Xu, 17-Basogo (71'20-Yu Hanchao)
Substitutes not playing: 1-Ma Zhen, 2-Sun Qinhan (U23), 11-Bolaños, 21-Zhu Baojie, 26-Qin Sheng, 32-Aidi, 37-Sun Shilin, 38-Wen Jiabao (U23)
Tianjin Jinmen Tigers starting lineup: 26 - Xu Jiamin, 6 - Gao Jiarun, 19 - Bai Yuefeng (46'3 - Wang Zhenghao (U23)), 33 - Song Yue, 7 - Zhou Tong (71'11 - Xie Weijun), 20 - Wang Jannan (57'8 - Zhao Yingjie), 29 - Barton, 30 - Wang Qiuming , 31-Tian Yinong, 38-Merida, 9-Belich
Substitutes: 22-Fang Jingqi, 25-Yan Bingliang (U23), 5-Qiu Timyi, 23-Qian Yumiao, 14-Zu Pengchao, 17-Zhou Zheng, 24-Park Taoyu, 37-Sun Xuelong (U23), 40-Shi Yan (U23)
