In a key battle in the 24th round of the Chinese Super League that ended on the evening of July 21, Beijing time, the defending champion Shanghai Port swept Qingdao Manatee 5-0 at home, and the league's 13-game winning streak also tied the record for the longest winning streak in the history of the Chinese Super League (13 games).
In this game, Harbour was attacked by the Manatees in the first half, and Harbour once bombarded 17 shots on goal but could not score for a long time. However, it was Harbour who went on a killing spree and they got off to a dream start in the second half. He scored three goals in the 47th, 50th and 51st minutes. Among them, Gustavo scored twice, and Vargas also scored one goal.
Just when everyone had already sealed the victory, the harbor had already won the game, and the harbor once again set off an offensive frenzy at the end of the game. In the 76th minute, Vargas also provided his second assist of the game, and Gustavo scored a hat-trick from the far corner.
Three minutes later, Vargas completed a hat-trick of assists, and Wu Lei, who was on fire, finally scored, scoring 22 goals in 20 rounds this season. In the end, Harbour beat Qingdao Manatee 5-0 at home.
As a result, Harbour has played a 5-0 score against Qingdao Manatee in the Chinese Super League for three consecutive times. In the second leg of last season and the first leg of this season, Harbour beat Manatee 5-0. Harbour also became the first team in the history of the Chinese Super League to score at least five goals in three consecutive games against the same opponent.
Not only that, the sea also won 13 consecutive wins in the league, tying the longest winning streak in the history of the Chinese Super League held by Guangzhou Evergrande and Shandong Taishan (13 games).