 
Shanghai Shenhua vs Shenzhen FC, 2023 Chinese Super League
· Chinese Super LeagueAbout
Shanghai Shenhua are hosting Shenzhen FC 
at Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China PR, starting on 
. The match is a part of the Chinese Super League.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Cephas Malele (Shanghai Shenhua) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cao Yunding with a cross.
- 4': Attempt missed. Cao Yunding (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 6': Foul by Jiang Shenglong (Shanghai Shenhua).
- 6': Shen Zigui (Shenzhen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Offside, Shanghai Shenhua. Wu Xi tries a through ball, but Cephas Malele is caught offside.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Wu Xi (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cao Yunding with a headed pass.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Zhu Chenjie (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cao Yunding.
- 13': Attempt missed. Yu Hanchao (Shanghai Shenhua) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wu Xi.
- 18': Attempt missed. Yu Hanchao (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Wu Xi.
- 19': Foul by Wu Xi (Shanghai Shenhua).
- 19': Shen Zigui (Shenzhen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Cao Yunding (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yu Hanchao.
- 25': Offside, Shanghai Shenhua. Ibrahim Amadou tries a through ball, but Cui Lin is caught offside.
- 27': Cao Yunding (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Foul by Zhou Xin (Shenzhen).
- 28': Goal! Shanghai Shenhua 1, Shenzhen 0. Cephas Malele (Shanghai Shenhua) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Xu Haoyang with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Amadou (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Xu Haoyang.
- 30': Attempt missed. Xu Yue (Shenzhen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Liu Yue.
- 30': Delay in match because of an injury Cephas Malele (Shanghai Shenhua).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Foul by Xu Haoyang (Shanghai Shenhua).
- 35': Mubarak Wakaso (Shenzhen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Xu Haoyang (Shanghai Shenhua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Corner, Shenzhen. Conceded by Cui Lin.
- 37': Foul by Wu Xi (Shanghai Shenhua).
- 37': Li Ning (Shenzhen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Huang Ruifeng (Shenzhen).
- 38': Yu Hanchao (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Huang Ruifeng (Shenzhen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mubarak Wakaso.
- 41': Delay in match because of an injury Cao Yunding (Shanghai Shenhua).
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1': Foul by Chen Guoliang (Shenzhen).
- 45'+1': Ibrahim Amadou (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Goal! Shanghai Shenhua 2, Shenzhen 0. Wu Xi (Shanghai Shenhua) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cephas Malele with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Shanghai Shenhua 2, Shenzhen 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Shanghai Shenhua 2, Shenzhen 0.
- 45': Substitution, Shenzhen. Yang Boyu replaces Zhou Xin.
- 45': Substitution, Shenzhen. Zheng Dalun replaces Li Ning.
- 46': Foul by Mubarak Wakaso (Shenzhen).
- 46': Ibrahim Amadou (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt missed. Xu Haoyang (Shanghai Shenhua) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cao Yunding with a cross.
- 50': Cui Lin (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Xu Yue (Shenzhen).
- 51': Cao Yunding (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Liu Yue (Shenzhen).
- 51': Attempt missed. Cephas Malele (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cao Yunding with a through ball.
- 51': Delay in match (Shanghai Shenhua).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Foul by Yu Hanchao (Shanghai Shenhua).
- 54': Mubarak Wakaso (Shenzhen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Attempt saved. Yu Hanchao (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cephas Malele.
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury Shen Zigui (Shenzhen).
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Substitution, Shenzhen. Du Yuezheng replaces Shen Zigui because of an injury.
- 61': Attempt saved. Du Yuezheng (Shenzhen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mubarak Wakaso.
- 62': Substitution, Shanghai Shenhua. Dai Wai-tsun replaces Yu Hanchao.
- 62': Substitution, Shanghai Shenhua. João Teixeira replaces Cao Yunding.
- 64': Foul by Dai Wai-tsun (Shanghai Shenhua).
- 64': Xu Yue (Shenzhen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by João Teixeira (Shanghai Shenhua).
- 65': Mubarak Wakaso (Shenzhen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt missed. Dai Wai-tsun (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cephas Malele.
- 68': Substitution, Shenzhen. Liao Lei replaces Xu Yue.
- 70': Corner, Shanghai Shenhua. Conceded by Chen Guoliang.
- 71': Foul by Cephas Malele (Shanghai Shenhua).
- 71': Mubarak Wakaso (Shenzhen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Yang Zexiang (Shanghai Shenhua).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Substitution, Shanghai Shenhua. Macario Hing-Glover replaces Yang Zexiang.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Zheng Dalun (Shenzhen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mubarak Wakaso.
- 80': Corner, Shenzhen. Conceded by Zhu Chenjie.
- 80': Attempt saved. Mubarak Wakaso (Shenzhen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zheng Dalun.
- 83': Foul by João Teixeira (Shanghai Shenhua).
- 83': Liu Yue (Shenzhen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Substitution, Shanghai Shenhua. Christian Bassogog replaces Xu Haoyang.
- 86': Substitution, Shanghai Shenhua. Wang Haijian replaces Ibrahim Amadou.
- 86': Foul by Du Yuezheng (Shenzhen).
- 86': Zhu Chenjie (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by João Teixeira (Shanghai Shenhua).
- 87': Yang Boyu (Shenzhen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Dai Wai-tsun (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Huang Ruifeng (Shenzhen).
- 89': Attempt saved. Cephas Malele (Shanghai Shenhua) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Bassogog with a cross.
- 89': Foul by Liu Yue (Shenzhen).
- 89': Wu Xi (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Goal! Shanghai Shenhua 3, Shenzhen 0. Cephas Malele (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jiang Shenglong.
- 90'+3': Dai Wai-tsun (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Liao Lei (Shenzhen).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Shanghai Shenhua 3, Shenzhen 0.
- 0': Match ends, Shanghai Shenhua 3, Shenzhen 0.
Statistics
|  SHZ | SHE  | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 10 | 
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 | 
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 
| 0 | Offsides | 2 | 
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 1 | 
| 3 | Saves | 2 | 
| 49.4 | Possession | 50.6 | 
| 5 | SHOTS | 16 | 
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 | 
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 | 
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 | 
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 | 
| 410 | Accurate Passes | 436 | 
| 489 | Passes | 496 | 
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 | 
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 | 
| 7 | Crosses | 15 | 
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 | 
| 65 | Long Balls | 41 | 
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 | 
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 | 
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 | 
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 10 | 
| 14 | Tackles | 14 | 
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 | 
| 11 | Interceptions | 10 | 
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 8 | 
| 12 | Clearances | 8 | 
Game Information
 Competition: Chinese Super League
 
Venue: Shanghai Stadium
Location: Shanghai, China PR
Attendance: 18,262
Venue: Shanghai Stadium
Location: Shanghai, China PR
Attendance: 18,262
Chinese Super League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanghai Port | 28 | +24 | 60 | 
| 2 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 28 | +33 | 59 | 
| 3 | Shanghai Shenhua | 28 | +29 | 58 | 
| 4 | Beijing Guoan | 28 | +15 | 51 | 
Line-Ups
 Shanghai Shenhua (4-3-3)
Shanghai Shenhua (4-3-3)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 1 | Ma Zhen (GK) | 
| 5 | Zhu Chenjie | 
| 4 | Jiang Shenglong | 
| 21 | Cui Lin | 
| 16 | Yang Zexiang | 
| 15 | Wu Xi | 
| 20 | Yu Hanchao | 
| 6 | Ibrahim Amadou | 
| 11 | Cephas Malele | 
| 28 | Cao Yunding | 
| 7 | Xu Haoyang | 
 Shenzhen FC (5-4-1)
Shenzhen FC (5-4-1)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 1 | Wei Minzhe (GK) | 
| 5 | Ziyi Tian | 
| 36 | Chen Guoliang | 
| 28 | Xin Zhou | 
| 13 | Xu Haofeng | 
| 30 | Huang Ruifeng | 
| 44 | Mubarak Wakaso | 
| 19 | Xu Yue | 
| 14 | Li Ning | 
| 20 | Yue Liu | 
| 9 | Will Donkin | 
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