Shanghai Shenhua beat Chengdu Better City 5-4 on Saturday, 22 August 2026 in Super League. The match was refereed by Jianxin Du. It was played at Shuangliu Sports Centre.
First half: Chengdu Better City took an early lead at 2' when He Yiran scored, making the score 1-0. Shanghai Shenhua leveled the score at 21' when Luís Asué scored, with the assist credited to João Teixeira, making the score 1-1. Chengdu Better City took the lead at 35' when Wellington Silva scored, with the assist credited to Wang Ziming, making the score 2-1.
Second half: Shanghai Shenhua leveled the score at 51' when Luís Asué scored, making the score 2-2. Shanghai Shenhua took the lead at 53' when Rafael Ratão scored, with the assist credited to Luís Asué, making the score 2-3. Chengdu Better City made their 1st substitution at 61', with Yang Mingyang replacing Liao Lisheng. Chengdu Better City made their 2nd substitution at 61', with Wang Ziming replacing Rômulo. Shanghai Shenhua made their 1st substitution at 61', with Xu Haoyang replacing Xie Pengfei. Shanghai Shenhua extended the lead at 67' when Luís Asué scored, with the assist credited to Wu Xi, making the score 2-4. Chengdu Better City made their 3rd substitution at 70', with E. Sorokin replacing Li Yang. Shanghai Shenhua extended the lead at 74' when Xie Pengfei scored, with the assist credited to Chan Shinichi, making the score 2-5. Chengdu Better City made their 4th substitution at 75', with He Yiran replacing Behram Abduweli. Chengdu Better City made their 5th substitution at 75', with Wei Shihao replacing Liao Rongxiang. Xue Qinghao received a yellow card for Shanghai Shenhua at 79'. Chengdu Better City reduced the deficit at 82' when Felipe scored (Penalty), making the score 3-5. Shanghai Shenhua made their 2nd substitution at 83', with Gao Tianyi replacing Wang Haijian. Shanghai Shenhua made their 3rd substitution at 83', with Luís Asué replacing Saulo Mineiro. VAR intervened at 89' for Chengdu Better City (Penalty confirmed). Shanghai Shenhua made their 4th substitution at 90', with João Teixeira replacing Yang Shuai. Shanghai Shenhua made their 5th substitution at 90', with Chan Shinichi replacing Yang Zexiang. Zhu Chenjie received a yellow card for Shanghai Shenhua at 90+1'. Chengdu Better City scored late to reduce the deficit at 90+2' when Felipe scored (Penalty), making the score 4-5. Han Pengfei received a yellow card for Chengdu Better City at 90+7'.
Chengdu Better City used 5 substitutions while Shanghai Shenhua used 5 substitutions. Chengdu Better City got 1 yellow card, while Shanghai Shenhua got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (12-16).
- Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
- Shanghai Shenhua had the sharper finishing (5-8 shots on target).
