Shanghai Shenhua Edge Past Chongqing in Regular Season Encounter
Shanghai Shenhua secured a 3-1 victory over Chongqing Tongliang Long at the Longxing Football Stadium on Saturday, keeping pace in the mid-table standings. The visitors took control early, scoring twice within the first eleven minutes before Chongqing could settle into their rhythm. By then, the home side was already chasing the game, and that pattern held through to the final whistle.
Luis Asue opened the scoring in the eighth minute, finding space to finish past the goalkeeper. Wu Xi doubled the advantage three minutes later, capitalising on defensive disorganisation. Chongqing's response was limited to a yellow card for Yang Zexiang in the nineteenth minute, a sign of frustration rather than structure. The hosts never got out of second gear after that point.
Chongqing made four substitutions around the half-hour mark, bringing on Liang Weipeng, Li Zhenquan, Xiang Yuwang and Liu Mingshi in an attempt to shift momentum. The changes didn't yield immediate results, though they did restore some energy. Yang Haoyu pulled one back in the eighty-sixth minute, but it was too little, too late given the deficit.
Michael Ngadeu sealed the result in stoppage time, a goal that felt inevitable rather than surprising. Shanghai had created four big chances against Chongqing's three, and converted their opportunities more effectively. The visitors closed the game out with composure, not adding unnecessary risk when the outcome was already clear.
Statistically, Chongqing dominated possession at sixty percent but struggled to convert it into meaningful attacks. Both sides achieved the same shot accuracy of forty-three percent, with nine and ten shots respectively. The home side registered more attacks and crosses, yet Shanghai's defensive organisation limited clear-cut opportunities.
The result leaves both sides level on thirty-one points, with Shanghai sitting eighth and Chongqing ninth. The gap between them remains narrow, though Shanghai's superior goal difference provides some buffer. For Chongqing, the defeat extends a difficult run that includes four losses in their last five league matches.
