This article is reproduced from: Liberation Daily
Shanghai football wins three championship trophies
Chen Hua
Report from our newspaper (Reporter Chen Hua) The Chinese Football Association Cup final was held yesterday in Wenzhou, Zhejiang. The Shanghai Haigang team, which had previously won the 2024 Chinese Super League championship, defeated Shandong Taishan 3-1. This was the first time that the Shanghai Haigang team won the Chinese Super League title. The FA Cup championship is also the second championship trophy that Haigang has brought to Shanghai this year.
In the 37th minute, Harbor team’s right back Wang Shenchao made a pass, and center Gustavo touched it. Li Shuai, the left back at the back point, pushed the ball into the empty goal unmarked, and Harbor took the lead. In the 45th and 5th minutes of stoppage time, Oscar took a direct free kick. Gustavo made the pass and Feng Jin’s shot was hit by Chitardini midway. The Harbor team led 2-0 in the first half.
The situation changed suddenly in the second half, and the Shandong Taishan team made a large-scale attack through substitutions. In the 54th minute, Shandong Taishan team launched an offensive from the left. Cresan broke into the penalty area. Oscar made a clearance and directly passed it to Zeka. The latter shot on the spot and the ball hit the post and bounced into the net. In stoppage time of the second half, Harbor team’s right back Wang Zhenao, who came on as a substitute, successfully countered offside and scored to seal the victory. In the end, the Shanghai Harbor team defeated Shandong Taishan 3-1 and won the Football Association Cup for the first time in team history, becoming the double champion of the Chinese Super League and the Chinese Football Association Cup in the 2024 season.
This year, Chinese football has also come to an end. The Shanghai Harbor Team has become the double champion of the Chinese Super League and the Football Association Cup, and the Shanghai Shenhua Team has won the Super Cup. The two major teams in Shanghai have achieved both championships.
Published in: Beijing
