The moment of truth! Cui Qinglu sent a precise cross from the right side of the field, and Xu Li jumped up to head the ball, but the ball flew out of the goal line.
In the blink of an eye, the twenty-third chapter of game time, Wu Housheng sprinted like a cheetah, on the edge of the penalty area decisive pocket shot, but Bao Yaxiong is as solid as a mountain, holding the ball firmly in the arms.
In the third ten minutes, Teixeira instantly grabbed the ball, direct ball like a meteor crossing, Malelai's one-two dance but failed to complete, Kim Gengmin timely lend a helping hand, defuse a crisis.
In the 43rd chapter, Malelai, in a fit of rage, inadvertently stepped on a teammate and Kuwaiti referee Ahmed Ali, aided by VAR, showed a decisive yellow card.
Toward the end of the half, Heo Chestnut surprised Gwangju in the 45th+4th minute, but Jung Ho Yoon's foul preceded the goal. Kuwait's video assistant referee Abdullah Kandari alerted the referee and the goal was ruled out.
In the forty-eighth minute, André Luis was able to save the day from outside the box with a shot that was strong but deflected off the line.
In the sixty-fifth minute, Gao Tianyi fired in a set piece like a marksman, Wu Xi leapt up and headed home, but Kim Gengmin nearly got himself killed.
Shanghai Shenhua flirted with a draw in the 88th minute when Xie Pengfei over-adjusted and Manafa's shot was deflected.
Technical stats, player ratings, and lineups for both teams are shown.
Shanghai Shenhua start: goalkeeper 30-Bao Yaxiong, defenders 27-Chen Jinyi, 5-Zhu Chenjie, 32-Aidi, 16-Yang Zexiang, midfielders 15-Wu Xi, 33-Wang Haijian, 17-Gao Tianyi, front 10-Texeixeira, strikers 9-André Luis, 11-Malellet, substitutes 1-Ma Zhen, 41-Zhou Zhenkai, 3-Jin Shunkai, 29-Zhou Junchen, 31-Wang Yifan, 36-Fernando, 45-Han Jiawen.
Gwangju FC starting lineup: goalkeeper 1-Kim Geng-min, defenders 27-Kim Jin-ho, 15-Byun Joon Soo, 23-Kim Trail Chae, 3-Lee Yeo-gi, midfielders 30-Choi Kyung-rok, 17-Jung Ji-yul, 14-Jung Ho-yeon, 55-Park Tae, 77-Woo Ho-seong, strikers 10-Lee Hee-gyun, 18-Heo Kuri-Substitutes: 31-Ro Hee-dong, 6-Ahn Yeong-kyu, 8-Lee Yoo-wa, 22-Lee Sang-ki, 24-Lee Gang, 47-Kim Han-gil, 88-Moon Min-seo.
