On August 21st, the night was low, the clock struck 19:30, and the fire of the 14th round of the Chinese Super League was lit again. Shanghai Shenhua returned to the Jinzhou Stadium in Dalian to battle Tianjin Jinmen Tigers in the marquee match.
The pace of the game was as intense as the heartbeat, and in the first half, Wang Haijian opened the door for Shenhua with a brilliant world wave. However, right at this moment, Jiang Shenglong suffered a red card for a foul, and VAR technology intervened to change the original red card to a yellow card. In the second half, Merida scored from a free kick, and the two sides finally shook hands with a score of 1-1.
In the table, Shanghai Shenhua ranked 5th with 22 points from 6 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in 12 rounds, while Tianjin Jinmen Tigers ranked 10th with 18 points from 5 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in 13 rounds. Tianjin Jinmen Tigers ranked 10th with 18 points from 13 rounds of 5 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, while Shanghai Shenhua only had one foreign aid player, Basogo, in the match, while Tianjin Jinmen Tigers sent out a double foreign aid lineup of Belichick and Merida. It is worth mentioning that Tianjin Jinmen Tigers' veteran Bai Yuefeng made his 385th appearance in the top league, ranking fifth in the total appearances list of China's top league.
There were countless moments in the match. Barton's breakaway pass almost brought a goal for Tianjin Jinmen Tigers just three minutes into the game. Shanghai Shenhua broke the deadlock in the 15th minute with an impressive goal from Wang Haijian. In the second half, Merida's free kick went straight to the back of the net to cap off the game.
In the end, Shanghai Shenhua and Tianjin Jinmen Tigers drew 1-1. The starting lineups of both sides are as follows:
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)
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 not on the pitch: 1-Ma Zhen, 2-Sun Qinhan (U23), 11-Bolaños, 21-Zhu Baojie, 26-Qin Sheng, 32-Aidi, 37-Sun Shilin, 38-Wen Jiabao (U23), 22-Fang Jingqi, 25-Yan Bingliang (U23), 5-Qiu Tianyi, 23-Qian Yumiao, 14-Zu Pengchao, 17-Zhou Zheng, 24-Park Taoyu, 37-Sun Xuelong ( U23), 40-Shi Yan (U23)
