In a key battle in the 1/8 finals of the FA Cup that ended on the evening of July 17, Beijing time, Shanghai Shenhua eliminated Shenzhen Xinpeng City 5-3 in a penalty shootout to advance to the top 8. In the first half, Wu Xi hit the post twice, Wei Huangzhe made a wonderful save, and Xu Haoyang missed a single knife. In the second half, Malele set up a goal-line hang, and then flew over the top of an empty goal that was close at hand. In the after-time shootout, Ruan Yang jumped to the penalty in the fourth round, which was easily saved by Ma Zhen, Shenhua won 5-3, and finally the defending champion advanced to the top 8.

【Key Focus】

In the 29th minute, Yang Zexiang crossed from the right side, and Wu Xi followed up near the penalty spot and hit the outside of the post.

In the 37th minute, Shenhua's set-piece on the left side was driven to the penalty area, and Wu Xi's header in front of the goal was bravely saved by Wei Huangzhe and popped up.

In the 49th minute, Malele shot with a back-heel, and it was doubtful whether the ball crossed the goal line. There were then no replays on the broadcast and no VAR in the FA Cup.

【Wonderful Playback】

In the 14th minute, Xie Pengfei's free kick hit the goal directly, and Wei Huangzhe almost got rid of the ball.

In the 15th minute, Li Zhiqian inserted a single knife to hit the goal, and Ma Zhen attacked to resolve the crisis.

In the 38th minute, Dugalic tripped Zhou Junchen, and the referee showed a yellow card warning.

In the 43rd minute, Shenhua counterattacked the opportunity, Zhou Junchen shared the ball, and Xu Haoyang hit the side net with a single volley in the penalty area.

In the 44th minute, Lin Chuangyi made a low cross, and Jin Shunkai cleared the key game.

In the second minute of stoppage time of the half, Zhou Junchen outflanked the goal in front of the goal, and the ball was slightly off.

In the 51st minute, Malele headed the empty goal in the small penalty area, and the ball went high over the crossbar.

In the 77th minute, Fernando came on as a substitute to replace Xie Pengfei and made his debut after joining Shenhua.

In the 94th minute, Gao Tianyi seemed to pass and shoot, and Malele failed to outflank the ball at the back point.

In the 115th minute, Baihelam was tackled by Kim Soon-kai, and the referee showed a yellow card warning.

In the 121st minute, Shenhua complained about handball in the Shenzhen penalty area, and the referee refused to award a penalty to Shenhua and gave Eddie a yellow card warning.

【Lineup】

Shanghai Shenhua starters: 1-Ma Zhen, 3-Jin Shunkai, 4-Jiang Shenglong (45'5-Zhu Chenjie) (65'32-Eddie), 16-Yang Zexiang (105'36-Fernando), 27-Chen Jinyi, 7-Xu Haoyang (66'17-Gao Tianyi), 14-Xie Pengfei (77'18-Fernando), 15-Wu Xi, 33-Wang Haijian, 11-Malele (F), 29-Zhou Junchen (45'39- Liu Yujie)

Subs not used: 41-Zhou Zhengkai, 38-Wen Jiabao

Shenzhen Xinpeng City starters: 35-Wei Huangzhe, 5-Song Yue, 15-Yu Rui, 16-Li Zhi (94'4-Wang Qiao), 20-Dugalic (F), 31-Nizamuddin-Avanti (45'36-Kartsev), 6-Lin Chuangyi (65'34-Xiahezati-Wujiahemat), 7-Thiago (F), 21-Nan Song (66'2-Zhang Wei), 33-Zhu Baojie, 19-An Yongjia (45'27- Baihelam - Abduwaili)

Subs not used: 1-Li Zhizhao, 13-Peng Peng, 8-Zhou Dadi, 44-Ruan Yang