Shanghai Shenhua defeats Qingdao Jonoon with an early goal
Shanghai Shenhua secured a 1-0 victory over Qingdao Jonoon in a tense match played at the Qingdao West Coast University City Stadium. The only goal of the match came early on, in the 3rd minute, thanks to Andre Luis who capitalized on a pass from Xu Haoyang to put Shanghai Shenhua in the lead.
The match was marked by the red card shown to Wang Haijian of Shanghai Shenhua in the 21st minute, complicating the game for his team. However, Qingdao Jonoon failed to take advantage of their numerical superiority and Shanghai Shenhua held onto their lead until the end.
Despite dominating possession (67% vs 33%), Qingdao Jonoon was unable to generate many scoring opportunities. They had 15 shots but only 6 were on target, while Shanghai Shenhua, with 12 shots, managed to place 3 on goal. Both teams had 5 corner kicks.
In terms of fouls, Qingdao Jonoon committed 12 compared to Shanghai Shenhua’s 10. Yellow cards were handed out to 1 Qingdao Jonoon player and 2 Shanghai Shenhua players, while the only red card of the match went to Shanghai Shenhua.
The victory puts Shanghai Shenhua in a good position in the standings, while Qingdao Jonoon continues to struggle to find their rhythm.
Substitutions shanghai shenhua: at minute 32 I. Amadou came in and Fernandinho went out., at minute 76 Chan Shinichi came in and Andre Luis went out., at minute 82 Fulangxisi Aidi came in and Jin Shunkai went out.
Substitutions qingdao jonoon: at minute 67 Song Wenjie came in and L. Diego went out., at minute 73 Zheng Long came in and J. Yonghao went out., at minute 73 Chen Chunxin came in and Wang Chien-Ming went out., at minute 86 Liu Junshuai came in and Long Wei went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Qingdao Jonoon
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