Match Summary · Football · China · Chinese Super League · Shanghai Shenhua FC · Zhejiang FC · Wu Xi · Luis Asue · Zhu Chenjie
| Metric | Shanghai Shenhua FC | Zhejiang FC |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 46% | 54% |
| Shots | 10 | 15 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 8 |
| Shots off target | 3 | 7 |
| Corners | 7 | 5 |
| Fouls | 6 | 12 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 1 | 0 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 6 | 2 |
Shenhua thought they had an early breakthrough, only for a home goal to be cancelled after a VAR check at 15'30''. They did not have to wait long. Wu Xi opened the scoring at 18'53'' from a Luis Asue assist, and that goal was later confirmed after another review at 22'29''. Zhejiang's afternoon grew more awkward before the break when Tong Lei collected a yellow card at 43'51''.
The home side doubled the lead soon after the restart. Wu Xi struck again at 50'44'', this time from Zhu Chenjie's assist, to make it 2-0 and strengthen Shenhua's grip on the contest. Zhejiang responded with changes before the hour and found a route back into the match when Wang Yudong finished at 65'18'' from Alexandru Mitrita's pass.
Aihui Zhang was booked at 71'53'', but Zhejiang kept pressing and levelled at 78'00'' through substitute Marko Tolic, set up by Xu Junchi. The game turned again late on. A VAR intervention in the 85th minute led to the decisive moment, and Ratao converted the penalty at 85'43''. Another late away appeal ended with no penalty at 90'00'', leaving Shenhua to take the result.