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Shanghai Shenhua Wins Exciting Match Against Pohang Steelers
Shanghai, China – Shanghai Shenhua defeated Pohang Steelers with a convincing 5-1 score in an AFC Champions League match played on Tuesday at Shanghai Stadium.
The match started at a slow pace, but the intensity grew as the first half progressed. Pohang Steelers had some clear chances to score, but they couldn’t capitalize. In the 45th minute, Han Chan-Hee received a yellow card.
After the restart, both teams came out with more intensity, and the first goal came in the 53rd minute when Jorge Luiz scored for Pohang Steelers. However, Shanghai Shenhua responded quickly and tied the score in the 65th minute thanks to a goal from Andre Luis.
The second half was a festival of goals. Malele put Shanghai Shenhua ahead in the 71st minute, and T. Gao scored the third in the 84th minute. Malele scored the fourth goal from a penalty in the 82nd minute, and finally, Gao sealed the match with the fifth goal in the 84th minute.
Pohang Steelers tried to cut the deficit, but they couldn’t find the way to goal. The match ended with a convincing 5-1 win for Shanghai Shenhua, who solidify their position as group leaders in the AFC Champions League.
Statistics:
* Possession: Shanghai Shenhua 47% – Pohang Steelers 53%
* Shots: Shanghai Shenhua 7 (5 on target, 1 off target) – Pohang Steelers 14 (6 on target, 8 off target)
* Corners: Shanghai Shenhua 1 – Pohang Steelers 8
* Fouls: Shanghai Shenhua 5 – Pohang Steelers 18
* Yellow Cards: Shanghai Shenhua 0 – Pohang Steelers 2
* Red Cards: Shanghai Shenhua 0 – Pohang Steelers 0
Match Information:
* Date: September 17, 2024
* City: Shanghai
* Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
* Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi, Qatar
* League: AFC Champions League
* Season: 2024
* Round: League Stage – 1
* Country: World
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Substitutions pohang steelers: at minute 46 Eo Jeong-Won came in and Jo Seong-Jun went out., at minute 46 Jeong Jae-Hee came in and Kang Hyeon-Je went out., at minute 69 Min Sang-Gi came in and Choi Hyeon-Woong went out., at minute 73 Kim In-Sung came in and J. An went out., at minute 84 Kim Dong Jin came in and Lee Tae-Seok went out.
Substitutions shanghai shenhua: at minute 46 C. Malele came in and Wang Haijian went out., at minute 72 T. Gao came in and Fernandinho went out., at minute 88 Yu Hanchao came in and Wu Xi went out., at minute 88 Xie Pengfei came in and J. Teixeira went out., at minute 90 Chan Shinichi came in and Xu Haoyang went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Shanghai Shenhua
Pohang Steelers
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