In the 13th round of the Chinese Super League, Chengdu Rongcheng and Shanghai Shenhua faced off on August 17th. The match between the promoted team and the veteran team attracted a lot of fans' attention. After a 90-minute battle, Chengdu Rongcheng won 2-0 against Shenhua and successfully gained 3 points. With this result, Chengdu Rongcheng surpassed Shenhua and climbed to the fourth place in the table.
Chengdu Rongcheng, as a promoted team, has shown excellent athletic performance and recently won four consecutive matches. In contrast, Shenhua didn't make effective reinforcements during the transfer window, and despite a decent performance in the first phase, they drew with Yatai in the first match of the second phase. When the two teams meet, the focus will be on who will win.
The match climaxed with Chengdu Rongcheng breaking the deadlock in the 12th minute. In the 33rd minute, Chengdu Rongcheng created a penalty kick inside the penalty area, but after VAR replay, the referee canceled the penalty kick. Felipe scored the second goal for Chengdu Rongcheng in the 86th minute of the second half to seal the game.
With a 2-0 victory over Shanghai Shenhua, Chengdu Rongcheng has won 5 consecutive matches and is undefeated for 11 rounds in the league. Currently, Chengdu Rongcheng has 6 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses in 14 matches, accumulating 24 points, ahead of Shanghai Shenhua in the fourth place of the league. With the current form of the team, it is fully capable of retaining the fourth place in the league and even fight for the qualification of AFC Champions League.
For Chengdu Rongcheng, the team's current form is really encouraging, and head coach Xu Zhengyuan has also proved his ability. In last year's Central League, Xu was mocked by Xie Hui for failing to deliver even with money. Now, Xu has led his team to a fourth place finish in the league, while Dalian is on the verge of the relegation zone, making the comparison between the strengths of the two teams a stark one.
Chengdu Rongcheng's performance represents a spirit of the promoted horses in the Chinese Super League. The current performance of the three promoted horses in the Chinese Super League is very strong compared to some of the Chinese Super League veterans. This also shows that the Chinese Super League teams need to be renewed and solve the problem of salary arrears. Only in this way will the Chinese Super League have hope for recovery.
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