Shanghai Shenhua beats Kawasaki Frontale in a thrilling match
Shanghai, China – Shanghai Shenhua defeated Kawasaki Frontale in an AFC Champions League match that was decided in the final minutes. The Chinese team, with 64% possession of the ball, managed to dominate the match and create scoring opportunities, although Marcinho’s red card in the 5th minute complicated the picture for Kawasaki Frontale.
The first goal came in the 24th minute, when Wang Haijian took advantage of a good play to open the scoring. Shanghai Shenhua continued to press and almost increased their lead on several occasions. However, Kawasaki Frontale, with 36% possession, stayed in the fight and managed to get closer to the equalizer in the final minutes.
A penalty converted by Andre Luis in the 90th minute gave Shanghai Shenhua the definitive victory, adding three important points in the group stage of the AFC Champions League.
Match summary:
* 5′: Kawasaki Frontale – Red card for Marcinho.
* 24′: Shanghai Shenhua – Goal by Wang Haijian (assist: None).
* 36′: Shanghai Shenhua – Yellow card for I. Amadou.
* 90′: Shanghai Shenhua – Goal by Andre Luis (penalty, assist: None).
Statistics:
* Shanghai Shenhua: 64% possession, 25 shots (11 on target, 11 off target), 7 corners, 12 fouls, 3 yellows, 0 reds.
* Kawasaki Frontale: 36% possession, 6 shots (0 on target, 4 off target), 1 corner, 11 fouls, 0 yellows, 1 red.
Match details:
* Date: October 23, 2024
* City: Shanghai
* Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
* Referee: Muhammad Taqi, Singapore
* League: AFC Champions League
* Season: 2024
* Round: Group Stage – 3
* Country: World
Substitutions shanghai shenhua: at minute 63 Xu Haoyang came in and I. Amadou went out., at minute 63 Xie Pengfei came in and Fernandinho went out., at minute 64 Yu Hanchao came in and C. Malele went out., at minute 72 Wu Xi came in and Wang Haijian went out.
Substitutions kawasaki frontale: at minute 64 S. Kawahara came in and Y. Yamamoto went out., at minute 69 Erison came in and S. Yamada went out., at minute 69 Y. Segawa came in and S. V. Wermeskerken went out., at minute 79 D. Tono came in and S. Miura went out., at minute 79 Y. Kobayashi came in and A. Ienaga went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Shanghai Shenhua
Kawasaki Frontale
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