Reporter Liu Xiangyu reports This year's battle between Beijing and Shanghai came earlier than in the past, but the intensity was not inferior to the past. 10 to 11, injury time equalizer, when the scoreboard on the score was fixed at 2-2, Guoan's record 1,700 expeditionary forces in Shanghai straightened their waists and began to cheer loudly for the team, Guoan once again retreated from the Beijing-Shanghai battle.

It was a tough game and everyone expected that, so Guoan was prepared. In the first round of the league, Guoan defeated promoted Ma Yunnan Yukun 2-0 away, and the result was perfect, but too many problems were exposed in the process. Immediately after the match against Shenhua, because there are Super Cup and AFC Champions League matches, theoretically Shenhua's game state is better than Guoan's, the strength of the two sides on paper is five or five, and Guoan is away from home, Shenhua waits for work, all factors make the balance of the game fall to Shenhua's side, Setien said at the press conference before the game, "This will be an extremely difficult game", but then he said: "We are ready".

Setien made changes to the starting line-up, with Bai Yang suspended and Serbian central defender Spajic who was signed at the whistle. The left wing-back replaced He Yupeng with Nabijiang, and Fang Hao started. Setien is gradually adjusting Guoan's lineup, and it is good to take the initiative to adjust.

On March 1, the 80,000-person stadium in Shanghai was packed, including 1,700 Guoan Expeditionary Force, the largest number of fans of the Guoan Expedition to Shanghai. Guoan's goal is very realistic, and to be able to get points from Shanghai and go home is to complete the task.

The strength of the two teams is equal, the state has not been adjusted to the best, and no one can afford to lose the game, so from the moment the game begins, the two sides are more energetic, this kind of game is usually more twisted, the technical and tactical level is not high, but the physical contact will be very frequent, and the overall is not smooth.

Guoan experienced a lead in the first half, until it was equalized, and in stoppage time, it went into the break 1-2 because of the point loss. Guoan's offensive organization is not particularly smooth, Lin Liangming scored his first goal of the season, but Guoan's overall play was not ideal, after Shenhua Wu Xi equalized, Han Jiaqi unexpectedly sent a point before halftime, and the backward score made the situation worse.

Fortunately, Setien's adjustment was timely. 'We had to adjust to the situation because we needed to improve the control in midfield. Setien reviewed the game after the game and said that he changed three people in one go at the beginning of the second half, and the two fullbacks were all replaced, Li Lei and new signing Wu Shaocong came on, and in addition, Zhang Yuan was replaced by Xia Hao, the purpose was to strengthen the control of the midfield.

After the adjustment, Guoan's second half was significantly better than the first. 'It was as close as we expected, we started well and kept the tempo at our feet. Shenhua pressed us very fiercely in the first half and didn't let us control the tempo. The opponent is very dangerous in terms of the ball in the air and the ball behind him. We did a good job of controlling the whole and the players defused a lot of danger and of course we did a little bit better in the second half than in the first. We made substitutions with the intention of strengthening the midfield control. We did a pretty good second half. Setien said.

The score is behind, and it is an away game, Guoan is not panicked, and from this point of view, the pre-game preparations are still relatively in place. It wasn't until the 80th minute of the game that the change came again, and Zhang Yuan, who came on as a substitute, turned two yellows and one red, and was sent off. Including injury time, Guoan played one less game for the remaining nearly 20 minutes. When the red card appeared, the hearts of all Guoan fans were cold.

But the situation does not seem to be as bad as imagined, Guoan, who is increasingly finding the feeling of the game, begins to show the advantage of possession, while Shenhua, who has one more person, does not seem to have many options, and even the imbalance in the number of people cannot be seen on the field.

Guoan's determination to get points allowed them to stage a counterattack in the last minute of the game, in the third minute of injury time, substitute Yang Liyu made an oblique pass, Li Lei made a bloody way on the left side of the penalty area, passed the ball to the goal, Fabio descended like a god, and hit the goal with a header...... In a flash of lightning, the ball seemed to be magical, hitting the crossbar first, rebounding and then hitting Bao Yaxiong's arm, and the ghost flew back into the goal.

Lady Luck favored Guoan, and just like in the first game, Fabio stepped up and delivered the fatal blow in the team's most difficult time. It is worth mentioning that after Wang Gang was replaced at halftime, it was Fabio who wore Guoan's captain's armband.

2-2, Guoan miraculously "survived" and maintained the score to the end. Guoan is already very satisfied with being able to score points away from home in Shanghai, let alone playing one less.

Shenhua and Guoan were seen as the two favorites to win the title this season, and in the end, in this early decisive battle, Guoan left Shanghai with his head held high. Of course, the league is still a long way off, and the last time the two teams meet may really determine the league title. The point won in Shenhua away is extremely important for the strategic significance of the National Security Year.

After the first two rounds of battles, Guoan experienced the home stadium of the Yunnan Plateau and the most difficult home stadium of the Chinese Super League, Shenhua, and was able to score 4 points and successfully completed the task.

But from the point of view of the game process, Guoan's overall tactics still need to be polished, and the second half of the two games is better than the first half, which shows that Setien's on-the-spot adjustment skills are very strong, and he can read the game to quickly find problems, and solve problems, and the substitutions are very timely. In addition, the contrast between the two halves can also make Setien realize that there is actually a gap in the ability and state of the Chinese players in training and games.

I believe that through these two games, Setien has gradually understood the characteristics of Chinese players, and more importantly, he only used the minimum price.

Then enter the interlude, and Guoan can further hone in on tactics. Judging from the content of the performance, it is too early to say that Guoan has a champion. In the first two rounds, Guoan was lucky, although luck is part of the game, but in the long league, winning the championship depends on strength after all.