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Shanghai Shenhua FC vs Shandong Taishan

U.S. Open Cup
Shanghai Shenhua
11-5-9
2-3
Final
Shandong
13-3-9
Shanghai Stadium

Match pulse

SFCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTSHT
59%Possession41%
19Shots14
7On target5
8Corners6
2Saves5
9Fouls9
50'ZecaSHT58'Yang RuiqiSHT89'Gao ZhunyiSHT
Team1H2HT
SFC202
SHT123

Who won: Shandong 3-2

Shandong Taishan beat Shanghai Shenhua FC 3-2 on Friday, August 28, 2026 at Shanghai Stadium. Goals for Shanghai Shenhua: Rafael Ratão (41') and Luis Nlavo (45'+3'). Goals for Shandong: Maiwulang Mijiti (1'), Crysan (79' pen) and Raphaël Merkies (83').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.3CrysanCF-R
  2. 27.3Maiwulang MijitiRM
  3. 37.0Yu JinyongG
  4. 46.9Rafael RatãoCF-R
  5. 56.9Li YuanyiSUB
  6. 66.8Gao TianyiCM-R
  7. 76.8Luis NlavoRM
  8. 86.6Pedro ÁlvaroCD
  9. 96.5Liu YangCD-L
  10. 106.5Valeri QazaishviliCF-L
  11. 116.5Raphaël MerkiesSUB
  12. 126.3Chen PuLM

Team stats

SFCSHT
9Fouls9
0Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
1Offsides0
8Corner Kicks6
2Saves5
59.2Possession40.8
19SHOTS14
7ON GOAL5
0.4On Target %0.4
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken1
463Accurate Passes299
525Passes366
0.9Pass Completion %0.8
9Accurate Crosses6
35Crosses15
0.3Cross %0.4
45Long Balls47
30Accurate Long Balls17
0.7Long Balls %0.4
6Blocked Shots3
6Effective Tackles8
9Tackles14
0.7Tackle %0.6
15Interceptions11
16Effective Clearances35
16Clearances35

Player of the game

Crysan

SHT · 1 G, 1 A

8.3

Deserved to win

24%
SFC · 1.51 xG
24%
Draw
52%
SHT · 2.08 xG

Shandong created better chances: they win this game 52% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Shanghai Shenhua 2, Shandong Taishan 3.
  2. Second Half ends, Shanghai Shenhua 2, Shandong Taishan 3.
  3. 90'+8'SFC

    Foul

    Foul by João Teixeira (Shanghai Shenhua).

  4. 90'+8'SFC

    Free kick won

    Cryzan (Shandong Taishan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. 90'+5'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Xie Pengfei (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Yu Jinyong (Shandong Taishan).

  6. 90'+4'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Xu Haoyang (Shanghai Shenhua) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Yu Jinyong (Shandong Taishan). Assisted by João Teixeira.

    X. Haoyang

  7. 90'+3'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. João Teixeira (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Yu Jinyong (Shandong Taishan). Assisted by Wilson Manafá.

    J. Carlos Teixeira

  8. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Wang Haijian (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  9. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Huang Zhengyu (Shandong Taishan).

  10. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time.

  11. 90'SFC

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Shanghai Shenhua. Conceded by Peng Xiao.

  12. 90'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Yang Shuai (Shanghai Shenhua) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

  13. 90'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Xu Haoyang (Shanghai Shenhua) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

    X. Haoyang

  14. 89'

    Yellow card

    Gao Zhunyi (Shandong Taishan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    G. Zhunyi

  15. 88'

    Free kick won

    Yang Zexiang (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  16. 88'

    Foul

    Foul by Peng Xiao (Shandong Taishan).

  17. 87'SHT

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Shandong Taishan. Conceded by Yang Zexiang.

  18. 87'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Chen Pu (Shandong Taishan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Álvaro with a headed pass.

    C. Pu

  19. 86'

    Foul

    Foul by Yang Zexiang (Shanghai Shenhua).

  20. 86'SFC

    Free kick won

    Cryzan (Shandong Taishan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  21. 85'SFC

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Shanghai Shenhua. Conceded by Gao Zhunyi.

  22. GOAL83'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    R. Merkies · ast L. Yuanyi

    Goal! Shanghai Shenhua 2, Shandong Taishan 3. Raphaël Merkies (Shandong Taishan) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Li Yuanyi with a through ball.

    SFC 2 - 3 SHT
  23. 80'

    Free kick won

    Zhu Chenjie (Shanghai Shenhua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  24. 80'

    Foul

    Foul by Zeca (Shandong Taishan).

  25. 79'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Y. Ruiqi

    Substitution, Shandong Taishan. Peng Xiao replaces Yang Ruiqi.

    X. Peng

Leaders

SFCSHT
Total Shots
Saulo
3
Pedro Álvaro
3
Accurate Passes
Wu Xi
67
Imran Memet
32
Defensive Interventions
Zhu Chenjie
12
Pedro Álvaro
11
Saves
Xue Qinghao
2
Yu Jinyong
5

Season seriesSFC leads series 3-1-1