In the second round of the Chinese Super League this afternoon, Shanghai Port FC welcomed their first Chinese Super League match at their new home stadium, SAIC Pudong Football Stadium. With the goals of Jiang Guangtai, Pinko, and Wu Lei, they defeated Shenzhen FC by 3:2.

In this game, Shanghai Port head coach Javier arranged the same starting lineup as in the first round, with Marcus Pinko, Wu Lei, and Vargas still forming the front court attackers.

In the 24¡¯minute, Shanghai Port FC broke the deadlock on the field with a tactical corner kick. Oscar crossed from the right baseline, and Pinko hit the post with a header from the back. Jiang Guangtai scored a penalty shot in front of the goal line. Afterwards, the attack from Shanghai Port FC remained strong. In the 43¡¯minute, Lyu Wenjun made a brilliant long-range shot in front of the penalty area, but unfortunately hit on the crossbar and failed to score. Shanghai Port FC entered the halftime with a 1:0 lead.

In the second half, Shanghai Port FC¡¯s defense against the opponent's quick counterattack in 53¡¯minute, Jiang Guangtai was fouled and sent off with a red card. The head coach Javier made personnel adjustments and replaced Xu Xin with substitute center back Li Ang. However, only 3 minutes later, the team played a match in the opponent's penalty area in the front court, with Vargas heading the ball and Pinko turning to shoot, expanding the score to 2:0. This new foreign player who joined this season scored his first goal for the team.

In the 62¡¯ minute, Shenzhen FC scored directly from a corner kick taken by Jiang Zhipeng, bringing back a goal. In order to maintain the physical fitness of the team members on the field, Shanghai Port FC which was at a disadvantage in number of players, under go consecutive substitutions. In the 84¡¯minute, Shenzhen FC made a cross from the left side, and Acheampong made a header from the middle to equalize the score to 2:2.

In the 88¡¯minute, Shanghai Port FC launched a quick counterattack, with substitute Paulinho assisting Wu Lei in scoring a goal, helping the team regain the lead. In the end, Shanghai Port FC won their first home game of the new season.

On the 26th April, Shanghai Port FC will play away against the Cangzhou Mighty Lions FC in the next round of the game.

At the post match press conference, Javier summarized the competition: The game was quite bumpy, and we played with 10 players for most of the second half. Although the final result was ideal, the team was still in the process of constantly improving. In the first half, we controlled the situation and had a good chance of scoring the second goal. The opponent's plan was to accumulate heavy defense and counterattack in a timely manner. In fact, we should be more mature after two goals leading, and not let the opponent return to the game rhythm, but we give By playing against the mobile team, they scored a goal. Through adjustments and efforts, we scored a counterattack goal in the final moments of the game. We are very happy that the team did not give up, and I also want to express my gratitude to the fans. They played an important role in our victory. Although we were one person short, the fans made up for the gap. We need to pay back the fans with better performance. Next, The team will focus on the subsequent matches.

Pinko started for the second consecutive game and today he scored his first goal since joining Shanghai Port. Regarding his performance, Javier said, "Pinko is a very professional player and he is gradually recovering himself. I believe that as the league going deeper and deeper, his performance will continue to improve.

After the league started, Shanghai Port achieved two wins, but in Javier's eyes, this was just the beginning: "We must always be down-to-earth. The league is a long process, and in order to achieve our common goals, we must work hard together. Once again, thanks to the fans for creating such a warm atmosphere for us.

GK: Yan Junling

DF£º Wang Shenchao( 75'Wei Zhen); Jiang Guangtai;  Zhang Linpeng; Lyu Wenjun( 75'Li Shuai)

MF: Xu Xin ( 55'Li Ang); Cai Huikang; Oscar

FW: Wu Lei; Pinko ( 75'Paulinho); Vargas( 70'Murahmetjan)

After three years, the Shanghai Port its family has reunited at home stadium again. In today's pre- match section, in addition to welcoming back the "the glorious moment" that used to be held at every home stadium of 80000 people, there is also a special performance, accompanied by the melody of the trumpet. The children of Shanghai Children's Art Theatre's Whale Singing Group of Roewe sang "Singing for the Motherland" to everyone, and the child¡¯s voice has impact everyone. We look forward to the continuous transmission of the "Red and Upward Power" by the Shanghai Port Family.