1-3！ Wu Lei was absent, Harbour was beaten away, Oscar assisted, and Vargas burst into the goal

In the 4th round of the 2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite League, Shanghai Port, the new champion of the Chinese Super League, challenged Kawasaki Frontale, a powerhouse of the Japanese Professional League. After the first 3 rounds, Harbour ranked 8th with 4 points with 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, only 1 point ahead of 9th place Pohang Iron Man, and the top 8 rankings were not stable. Kawasaki Frontale has 1 win and 2 losses in the first 3 rounds, and there is also a strong need to win. In this game, the harbor made a large rotation of the starting lineup, Wu Lei was injured, Pope and Feng Jin formed a forward line, behind Xu Xin, Yang Shiyuan, Oscar, Bao Shimeng, Jiang Guangtai, Wei Zhen, Wang Shenchao formed a defensive line, and goalkeeper Yan Junling.

In the 7th minute of the opening game, Gustavo stepped forward to get the ball in the penalty area and fired a low shot with the outside of his instep, and the ball was confiscated by the goalkeeper; In the 12th minute, Miura Sata forced a cross after a breakthrough on the left side, Bao Shimeng's header was cleared not far from an own long assist, and the parent Zhaobo volleyed in the penalty area to break the goal, and the harbor fell behind 0-1 away! In the 13th minute, the Harbour Gate was lost again. Elysson cut in front of his teammates in the middle and fired a low shot that was saved, Yusuke Segawa scored with a supplementary shot, 2-0, Kawasaki Frontale extended the score!

In the 20th minute, Bao Shimeng sent a cross from the left, Feng Jin's header hit the goal, and the ball was confiscated by Zheng Chenglong; In the 33rd minute, Erison faced Bo Shimon in the penalty area and then crossed, Yusuke Segawa deftly missed, Van Wemeskken followed up and scored the goal, the score came to 3-0, and the situation was already quite unfavorable for the harbor.

At halftime, Kawasaki Frontale temporarily led 3-0; Yibian fought again, in the 54th minute, the harbor continued to create danger, Oscar's header was saved, and then Wang Shenchao's header close in front of the goal was high; In the 58th minute, Oscar went straight to the ball, and Pope took the ball and turned and shot wide; In the 59th minute, Daya Harano shot from outside the penalty area, and the ball was slightly above the crossbar;

In the 67th minute, Li Shuai crossed from the right side, and Gustavo's header in front of the goal was deflected again, as long as the ball was correct, it would be scored! In the 70th minute, Yusuke Segawa burst into the left side of the penalty area and shot, Yan Junling lifted the ball off the crossbar with one hand;

In the 83rd minute, Oscar assisted, Vargas scored a goal, and the harbor recovered a goal, 1-3! Neither side was able to change the scoreline after that, with Harbour suffering a defeat away from home and the top eight table to be handed over after this round.