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Original title: Penalty shootout eliminates Shenhua SIPG to advance to the Super League semi-finals this season, how can a derby be considered without a “point”?
Saved by opposing captain Moreno’s penalty, Chen Wei became the key to the team’s victory. / IC
Morning News reporter Yu Jiong
Last night, in the first round of the Shanghai Derby in the Chinese Super League Championship, Shanghai SIPG and Shanghai Greenland Shenhua reached 1: 1 in the regular 90-minute match, and the total score for the two rounds was also 1: 1 Neither team scored in extra time. SIPG obtained an exciting victory through a penalty shootout and reached the semi-finals.
In this game, SIPG’s tactics were basically the same as in the first round, except that Oscar was crowned to the left wing position, and the midfielder was played by Cai Huikang, who has stronger defensive ability.
Compared to the first game, Shenhua’s formation was a lot of forward pressure and he began to push forward, hampering SIPG’s offensive advance. However, SIPG’s short passes from the frontcourt still caused some threats. Unfortunately, Anautović was unable to hit the penalty area after wonderful cooperation. In addition to the fine tuning of the formation, Shenhua’s starting lineup has also changed a lot. They used Zhu Baojie and Yu Hanchao to start, which increased the team’s counterattack speed on the front court and created many threats. They often used shots to test the young opposing goalkeeper. Chen Wei. However, Shenhua did not score in the first half, the two teams have been 0: 0 in the first 135 minutes of the two rounds.
In the second half, SIPG took the lead in substitution, replacing Cai Huikang with a yellow card with Lu Wenjun, and retiring Oscar back to the midfield organization. But it was Shenhua who was about to score the first goal. Bi Jinhao hit the goal post on a quick counterattack and SIPG escaped. In the 53rd minute, SIPG played quick cooperation in the middle. Mu Yi was brought down by a Shenhua player in the opponent’s penalty area. Referee Maning awarded a penalty. Hulk took a penalty and broke the deadlock on the court. After scoring, the Hulk also ran to the bench on the bench, lifted Yan Junling’s shirt and dedicated the goal to the team’s main goalkeeper who was absent due to injury.
After losing the ball, Shenhua quickly replaced Moreno, Cao Yunding and other top players, and Ecuadorian forward Bolaños also ushered in his debut. SIPG also quickly regained its formation and strengthened its defense. The Shenhua offense continued to change and sent tall center forward Yang Xu to further strengthen the offense. SIPG made appropriate adjustments, successively replacing two defenders with excellent heading ability, Yu Hai and Yu Rui, and then changing five guards to deal with Shenhua’s high-altitude bombardment. In the first minute of injury time, there was a gap in front of the SIPG penalty area, and Sun Shilin shot from long range to even the score. After 90 minutes of play, the result of 1: 1 put the derby into extra time.
In extra time, SIPG and Shenhua fought hard for 30 minutes and still haven’t decided the outcome. Moreno’s last minute goal was also invalidated for offside. Yang Xu’s single shot was solved by young SIPG goalkeeper Chen Wei and a brutal penalty shoot-out followed.
In the first round of the penalty shootout, Chen Wei saved the Shenhua captain Moreno’s penalty and Hulk, who was the first to appear in SIPG, took a penalty to help the team take advantage. Since then, players from both teams have taken a penalty. With Oscar’s final appearance in the fifth round, the penalty kick was consistently scored. In the end, SIPG won both rounds of derby wars and advanced to the top four this season.
Unfortunately, the penalty shootout was out of the game. Shenhua coach Cui Kangxi gave the team a great affirmation after the match. “We play with attitude in the game. I think the penalty shootout is not a loss. My players did it and I promise it. In future derby games, play more beautiful games without hesitation.”
After the match, SIPG coach Pereira said that the two teams were very tough on the pitch and it was a wonderful derby. However, he also admitted that the team did not perform well in technique and tactics, and the next step is to take a good rest for the players to recover better.
SIPG will face the winners between Jiangsu Suning and Chongqing Dangdai in the two rounds of the semifinal. The first semifinal is on October 29.
