Shenzhen Juniors 1:0 Wuxi Wugou FC: League One Match Result

Match report

Shenzhen Juniors edged past Wuhan Wugou 1-0 in a tense League One regular season encounter on Sunday. The result keeps the hosts second in the table with twenty-two points from twenty-two games, while the visitors remain eighth on twenty-six points from twenty matches. To be fair, neither side looked particularly convincing throughout the contest.

The decisive moment arrived in stoppage time when Rodrigo Henrique found the net in the ninety-third minute. It was a scrappy finish that came after a series of frustrated attacks from both sides, and here's the thing — it could have been very different for the hosts. J. Nouble had a penalty saved in the eighty-sixth minute, a crucial opportunity that left the home crowd groaning.

Shenzhen Juniors dominated possession territory despite Wuhan Wugou holding fifty-three percent of the ball. The hosts registered six shots on target compared to zero for the visitors, and created one big chance while the opposition managed none. They also won eight corners to two, keeping up the pressure throughout the ninety minutes.

Wuhan Wugou's goalkeeper made five saves to keep the deficit at one, but could not prevent the late collapse. The visitors had more clearances — thirty to seventeen — suggesting they sat deep and soaked it up for long periods. Three yellow cards went to Wuhan players, with He Wei booked in the eighty-fourth minute.

By then the match had settled into a pattern, and Shenzhen Juniors went for the jugular when they needed to. The win extends their unbeaten run and maintains their position above the mid-table pack, while Wuhan Wugou's title hopes took another blow.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 47 – 53

Shots on target 6 – 0

Shots off target 8 – 4

Big chances 1 – 0

⇄ 16' K. Huang — Substitution 🟨 21' Wang Yifan — Yellow card ⇄ 27' Z. Wang — Substitution ⇄ 46' Wang Yifan — Substitution 🟨 64' T. Isic — Yellow card ⇄ 76' Zhou Yunyi — Substitution ⇄ 82' Yi Xianlong — Substitution ⇄ 83' N. Noordanus — Substitution 🟨 84' He Wei — Yellow card ✗ 86' J. Nouble — Penalty missed ⇄ 86' He Wei — Substitution ⇄ 89' Liu Xiaolong — Substitution ⚽ 90+3' Rodrigo Henrique — Goal

Match events

16' 0:0 Shenzhen Juniors Substitution K. Huang off: Z. Wang
21' 0:0 Wuxi Wugou FC Yellow card Wang Yifan
27' 0:0 Shenzhen Juniors Substitution Z. Wang off: G. Zhu
46' 0:0 Wuxi Wugou FC Substitution Wang Yifan off: Tang Rui
64' 0:0 Wuxi Wugou FC Yellow card T. Isic
76' 0:0 Wuxi Wugou FC Substitution Zhou Yunyi off: Meng Junjie
82' 0:0 Wuxi Wugou FC Substitution Yi Xianlong off: Gui Zihan
83' 0:0 Wuxi Wugou FC Substitution N. Noordanus off: Li Boxi
84' 0:0 Wuxi Wugou FC Yellow card He Wei
86' 0:0 Shenzhen Juniors Penalty missed J. Nouble assist: J. Nouble
86' 0:0 Wuxi Wugou FC Substitution He Wei off: Liu Boyang
89' 0:0 Shenzhen Juniors Substitution Liu Xiaolong off: Hu Ming
90+3' 1:0 Shenzhen Juniors Goal Rodrigo Henrique assist: Shi Yucheng

Statistics

47 Possession, % 53

6 Shots on target 0

8 Shots off target 4

1 Big chances 0

110 Attacks 112

8 Corners 2

17 Fouls 19

19 Free kicks 17

1 Offsides 2

0 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

8 Goal kicks 9

11 Throw-ins 9

All statistics

14/1878% Aerial duels 4/1822%

50 Backward passes 63

4 Blocked shots 3

17 Clearances 30

8/2631% Crosses 0/100%

5/1926% Dribbles 4/667%

65 Failed passes 68

0 Goalkeeper saves 5

7 Interceptions 3

11 Key passes 6

27/4955% Long passes 21/4448%

63 Passes into the final third 39

198 Passes in the opposition half 176

162 Passes in own half 228

0.33 Shot accuracy 0

12 Shots inside the box 3

6/967% Tackles 10/1953%

334 Total passes 394

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