5-0! Shenhua dominates Cangzhou, trailing Haigang by 2 points, Malele scores to set a record! Gao Tianyi scores twice.

In the 24th round of the 2024 Chinese Super League, Shanghai Shenhua traveled to challenge Cangzhou Lions. Shenhua currently remains unbeaten with 15 wins and 4 draws, trailing the top-ranked Haigang by 5 points with one less match played. To maintain pressure on Haigang for the championship, Shenhua must strive for victory in this round. Cangzhou Lions have 4 wins, 5 draws, and 10 losses in 19 rounds, accumulating 17 points, currently ranking second from bottom on the table, facing immense relegation pressure. In their last 12 encounters, Shenhua holds an absolute advantage with 7 wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses, winning 4-0 in the first meeting this season; a victory in this round would complete a double over them.

After the start, Shenhua, with superior strength, took absolute dominance, with possession rate一度接近80%. In the 2nd minute, Shenhua created danger from a corner kick, Xu Haoyang's volley slightly went high; in the 6th minute, Shenhua crossed from the right front, Gao Tianyi seized the opportunity at the goalmouth to poke and score, 1-0, Shenhua got a dream start!

After taking the lead, Shenhua continued to intensify attacks. In the 11th minute, Malele advanced to receive a teammate's pass, broke into the penalty area and shot low, the ball hit the post and bounced out; in the 26th minute, Shenhua changed the score again, Manafa lofted the ball into the penalty area from the right front at a 45-degree angle, Wu Xi fell and headed the ball with a flick, the球钻入远侧底角, 2-0! In the 45th minute, Xie Pengfei broke into the penalty area from the right front, then passed back倒三角, Teixeira followed up and shot, hitting the post;

At halftime, Shenhua temporarily led Cangzhou Lions by 2 goals; halftime statistics showed Shenhua's possession rate高达71%, creating 13 shooting opportunities with 4 shots on target, Cangzhou had 2 shots with 0 on target, the scene was one-sided;

After changing sides, in the 60th minute Oscar leaned against defenders to receive the ball背身 near the edge of the penalty area, then fell, but the referee did not award a penalty; after losing the ball, Shenhua immediately counter-pressed in the front field, Cangzhou Lions found it difficult to effectively advance after gaining possession; in the 63rd minute Gao Tianyi broke into the penalty area and curled a shot with his left foot, the球绕进球门, 3-0, Shenhua basically locked the victory;

In the 68th minute Oscar advanced to get a one-on-one opportunity, faced the出击的鲍亚雄 and shot被挡, but the assistant referee also raised the flag indicating offside; in the 74th minute Teixeira斜塞 in the central penalty area, Malele took the ball and shot low to score, 4-0, the match completely lost悬念; after scoring this goal, Malele also became the first Shenhua player since 2012 to score 10+ goals in consecutive CSL seasons; in the 78th minute Otabor advanced and broke into the penalty area,可惜最后射门离谱打偏;

After that, Shenhua began to withdraw主力 like Malele. In the 92nd minute Xie Pengfei scored, 5-0! Finally Shenhua won 5-0, completing the season double over Cangzhou Lions, achieving 5 consecutive league wins, 20 rounds unbeaten.缩小积分差距到2分, continuing to pressure the leader Haigang.