In the first leg of the 1/8 finals of the 2024-25 AFC Champions League that ended on the evening of March 5, Beijing time, Shanghai Shenhua defeated Kawasaki Frontale 1-0 at home and took the lead in promotion.
In the first half, Li Ke's elbow was yellow, Wakisaka Taidou broke the goal offside, and Wu Xi made a barb to create danger. In the second half, Liu Chengyu narrowly scored, Amadou was seriously injured and taken off the field on a stretcher after missing a good opportunity, and then Manafa made an own goal to complete the stunner. At 18 o'clock on the 12th of this month, Shenhua will challenge Kawasaki Frontale in the second leg of the 1/8 finals.
【Key Focus】
In the 34th minute, Bao Yaxiong made a mistake and was stealed, Kawahara crossed in the penalty area, Amadou slid and cleared, Wakisaka Taidou scored an empty goal, and then after VAR reminder, the referee checked the replay and signaled that Wakisaka Taidou was offside, the goal was invalid, and Shenhua escaped.
In the 76th minute, Shenhua counterattacked after breaking the ball in the backfield, Manafa volleyed on the right side of the penalty area, Kawasaki defender Kodai Takai cleared the siege and accidentally put himself in an oolong, and Shenhua led Kawasaki 1-0 at home.
【Wonderful Playback】
In the 5th minute, Li Ke was whistled for an elbow foul in the counter-robbery, and the referee issued a yellow card.
In the 19th minute, Amadou's return pass was too strong, and Bao Yaxiong attacked in time to clear the siege.
In the 42nd minute, Marsinho flanked and kicked Bao Yaxiong, who rushed forward to save, who fell to the ground in pain, and after a short treatment, Bao Yaxiong continued to persevere.
In the 3rd minute of stoppage time of the half, Li Ke shot in a corner kick opportunity in the penalty area, and the ball was blocked by teammate Chen Jinyi.
In the 4th minute of stoppage time of the half, Wu Xi's barb shot was saved by a flying body, and after VAR checking, it signaled that it was not a penalty.
In the 62nd minute of Yibian's rematch, Liu Chengyu jumped into the goal with a header, and the ball was slightly off the bottom line.
In the 60th minute, Shenhua missed a great opportunity, Chen Jinyi hit the wall and crossed the triangle, and Amadou volleyed from the penalty spot.
In the 72nd minute, Amadou sprained his knee in a scramble and cried bitterly when he was carried off the field on a stretcher, and Gao Tianyi came on as a substitute.
In the 89th minute, Shenhua almost scored again, Mineiro received a precise cross in front of the goal, but unfortunately failed to touch the ball.
[Statistics]
【Lineup】
Shanghai Shenhua starting XI (4-3-3)
Goalkeeper: 30 - Bao Yaxiong
Defenders: 13-Manafa (F) (89'16-Yang Zexiang), 32-Eddie, 4-Jiang Shenglong, 27-Chen Jinyi
Midfielders: 6-Amadou (F) (72'17-Gao Tianyi), 23-Li Ke, 15-Wu Xi (89'33-Wang Haijian)
Forwards: 7-Xu Haoyang (46'43-Yang Haoyu), 34-Liu Chengyu (69'73-Solo-Mineiro (F)), 10-Teixeira (F)
Subs not used: 22-Xue Qinghao, 2-Wang Shilong, 3-Jin Shunkai, 14-Xie Pengfei, 20-Yu Hanchao, 39-Liu Yujie, 41-Zhou Zhengkai
Kawasaki Frontale starts (4-3-3)
Goalkeeper: 98 - Rui Yamaguchi
Defenders: 2-Yuta Takai, 13-Sadai Miura, 31-Van Wemeskken-Ji (59'5-Asahi Sasaki), 35-Yuichi Maruyama
Midfielders: 14-Taito Wakisaka, 19-Hara Kawamoto, 77-Yuki Yamamoto (85'16-Tomosho Oseki)
Forwards: 20-Shin Yamada (80'30-Yusuke Segawa), 37-Tatsuya Ito (80'9-Erison (F)), 23-Marsinho (F) (46'41-Akihiro Parent)
Subs not used: 1-Jung Sung-ryong (F), 21-Shunsuke Ando, 7-Shintaro Kuraya, 15-Tanabe Hideto, 8-Tachida Kento, 24-Miyagi Ten, 32-Kanda Sozane
Referee: Salman Ahmed Al-Farahi (Qatar) VAR: Khamis Mohammed Al-Mali (Qatar)