China News Service, Suzhou, September 5-Shanghai SIPG, unbeaten for the first eight rounds, lost to Hebei China Fortune on the 5th. SIPG lost two consecutive games in the ninth round of the 2020 Chinese Super League Suzhou Division on the same day. The ball lost to the opponent 0:2 and suffered the first defeat of the season.
Shanghai SIPG is the favorite in the Suzhou division of the Chinese Super League this season. It has scored six wins and two draws in the first eight rounds, scored 20 goals, and ranked first in the Suzhou division. SIPG has conceded only 6 goals in the first eight rounds of the Super League. The least team.
What's more worth mentioning is that Shanghai SIPG is also the only undefeated team in the Super League in the first eight rounds.
However, on the 5th, the showdown with Hebei Huaxia Fortune was rewritten.
After the start of the game, the two sides launched a fierce fight, and both players have committed multiple fouls.
Hebei China Fortune Land Development apparently made full deployments against Shanghai SIPG. SIPG's striker could not do anything under tight defense. Oscar and Hulk's multiple shots were saved by the goalkeeper.
In the 45th minute, Shanghai SIPG made a mistake in the backcourt clearance. Hebei China Fortune foreign aid Paulinho, who was on the right side of the penalty area, took a cold shot with his left foot after receiving the ball. The ball hit the far post and popped out. Then Wang Qiuming followed up with a supplement shot and scored, Hebei China Fortune broke the deadlock.
Shanghai SIPG made substitution adjustments in the second half and Oscar was replaced.
In the 54th minute, Shanghai SIPG ushered in an opportunity. Hulk sent a pass after a steal in the frontcourt. Anautovic volleyed the goal, but it was resolved by goalkeeper Bao Yaxiong.
Then the two sides started a fight for the midfield position, and many people received yellow cards.
Because of the repeated fouls by the players on both sides, the second half stoppage time was as long as 6 minutes.
In the 95th minute, Memishevich sent a straight pass, and Malkang scored a single goal. Hebei Huaxia Fortune sealed the victory with 2:0.
After the game, Shanghai SIPG player Wang Shenchao revealed that Oscar had a discomfort in his legs during the intermission, so he adjusted his staff in the second half.
"Oscar is the core of the team's offensive organization. His absence will have an impact on the team's offensive organization. In the second half, we changed a lot of people, accelerated the offensive rhythm, increased the crosses, and created opportunities, but the opponent's defense was dense. , We lack a way to break the dense defense."
After this battle, Shanghai SIPG suffered its first defeat of the season and currently has six wins, two draws and one loss with 20 points.
After nine rounds, Hebei Huaxia Fortune achieved four wins, two draws and three losses, accumulating 14 points.
In the Super League this season, all 16 teams in the Super League have suffered defeats.
Among the favorite teams to win the championship, Guangzhou Evergrande, temporarily ranked first in the Dalian Division of Group A, also lost to Shandong Luneng 0:1 in the fourth round, and Beijing Guoan, who was in the same group as SIPG, in the sixth round. Lost to SIPG by 1:2.
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