In a key match in the 6th round of the AFC Champions League Elite League that ended on the evening of December 4, Beijing time, Shanghai Shenhua was reversed 1-2 by Ulsan HD at home, allowing the Korean league champion to end a five-game losing streak and win the first victory. suffered 2 consecutive defeats + 3 rounds of winless in the AFC Champions League, Shenhua accumulated 7 points in 6 rounds and has fallen out of the promotion zone.
In the first half, Shenhua, who was playing at home, had a dream start. In the 23rd minute, foreign aid Luiz broke the deadlock with a header from a corner kick opportunity.
But since then, Shenhua has had many good opportunities but has been unable to break through to expand the advantage. In the 27th minute, Malele was too hesitant to make a single knife and was destroyed by the opponent's defender.
In the 45th minute, South Korean national Cho Hyun-woo made two consecutive saves and blocked Jiang Shenglong and Malelai from two close-range goals.
And the repeated waste of good opportunities also laid the groundwork for Shenhua's reversal. Yibian fought again, and the situation on the field changed abruptly. In the 57th minute, Shenhua foreign aid Manafa returned a pass too lightly, Bao Yaxiong tackled the opponent to send a point, and then Ulsan equalized the score with a penalty.
And 4 minutes later, Jiang Shenglong's must-have goal was once again defused by Zhao Xianyou's goal line.
Only 5 minutes after wasting a good chance, Shenhua was overtaken by her opponent. Kang Min-woo took advantage of the corner kick opportunity to score with a header to overtake the Ulsan team.
After that, Shenhua was unable to equalize despite a frantic counterattack. In the end, Shenhua was reversed 1-2 at home by Ulsan HD, allowing it to end its five-game losing streak in the AFC Champions League and retain the possibility of qualifying. Shenhua was also defeated by Ulsan's "3 consecutive kills" and 3 encounters. In the 2020 AFC Champions League, Shenhua lost to her opponent 1-3 and 1-4 in two legs.
After being reversed by Ulsan, Shenhua's unbeaten home streak in the AFC Champions League this season came to an end. Previously, Shenhua reversed Pohang 4-1 at home and overturned Kawasaki Frontale 2-0 respectively, but this game wasted a good opportunity and failed to maintain a good momentum.
After the defeat in this round, Shenhua AFC Champions League has 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses after 6 rounds, accumulating 7 points and falling to 9th place in the standings. In the last two rounds, Shenhua will play Yokohama Mariners (guest) and Kobe Victory Boat (home). The opponents are the 1st and 3rd teams in the East Asian standings, and Shenhua wants to get points to advance, and the situation is not optimistic.