2018 Chinese FA Super Cup

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2018 Chinese FA Super Cup
Date26 February 2018
VenueHongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai
Man of the MatchBrazil Alan Carvalho
RefereeFu Ming
Attendance23,998
WeatherClear / 9°C / 68% humidity
2017
2019

Weshare Wealth[1] 2018 Chinese FA Super Cup (Chinese: 掌众财富2018中国足球协会超级杯) was the 16th Chinese FA Super Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Chinese Super League and FA Cup competitions. It was held at Hongkou Football Stadium on 26 February 2018.[2] The match was played between Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao, champions of the 2017 Chinese Super League, and Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, the winner of the 2017 Chinese FA Cup.[3] Policy of foreign players and U-23 domestic players was executed for the first time in the tournament. At most three foreign players can play in the match while at least one domestic player who is under the age of 23 (born on or after 1 January 1995) must be in the starting eleven; The total number of foreign players must be no more than the total number of U-23 domestic players in the match.[4]

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won the match 4–1 with goals from Huang Bowen, Alan Carvalho, Gao Lin and Ricardo Goulart, either side of a goal from Shenhua midfielder Fredy Guarín.[5] This was Guangzhou Evergrande's fourth Chinese FA Super Cup title, breaking a tie with Shanghai Shenhua and Dalian Shide which had stood since Guangzhou Evergrande won their third title last year.[6]

Match[edit]

Details[edit]

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao4–1Shanghai Greenland Shenhua
Report
Attendance: 23,998
Referee: Fu Ming (Beijing)
Guangzhou
Shanghai
GK 32 China Liu Dianzuo
RB 23 China Deng Hanwen (U-23) Yellow card 23'
CB 5 China Zhang Linpeng
CB 6 China Feng Xiaoting
LB 35 China Li Xuepeng
DM 8 Serbia Nemanja Gudelj
DM 16 China Huang Bowen downward-facing red arrow 74'
AM 11 Brazil Ricardo Goulart Yellow card 85'
RW 29 China Gao Lin (c) downward-facing red arrow 89'
LW 20 China Yu Hanchao Yellow card 45' downward-facing red arrow 68'
ST 7 Brazil Alan Carvalho
Substitutes:
GK 40 China Liu Shibo (U-23)
DF 21 China Zhang Chenglin
MF 4 China Xu Xin upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 10 China Zheng Zhi
MF 15 China Zhang Wenzhao
MF 34 China Feng Boxuan (U-23) upward-facing green arrow 89'
FW 17 China Yang Liyu (U-23) upward-facing green arrow 68'
Manager:
Italy Fabio Cannavaro
GK 27 China Li Shuai
RB 16 China Li Yunqiu Yellow card 47'
CB 3 China Li Jianbin downward-facing red arrow 28'
CB 34 China Bi Jinhao downward-facing red arrow 46'
LB 32 China Aidi
RM 39 China Cong Zhen (U-23)
DM 26 China Qin Sheng
DM 13 Colombia Fredy Guarín downward-facing red arrow 76'
LM 7 China Mao Jianqing
AM 10 Colombia Giovanni Moreno (c)
ST 17 Nigeria Obafemi Martins
Substitutes:
GK 22 China Qiu Shengjiong
DF 19 China Li Xiaoming (U-23) upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 25 China Wang Lin
DF 30 China Tao Jin
MF 8 China Zhang Lu upward-facing green arrow 28'
MF 36 China Liu Ruofan (U-23) upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 37 China Sun Shilin
Manager:
China Wu Jingui

Man of the Match:
Brazil Alan Carvalho (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao)
Assistant referees:
Huo Weiming (Beijing)
Cao Yi (Henan)
Fourth official:
Guan Xing (Beijing)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.
  • Maximum of three foreign players on the pitch.
  • At least one domestic U-23 player in the starting eleven.
  • Total number of foreign players appeared must be no more than U-23 domestic players.
Chinese FA Super Cup
2018 Winners
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao
Fourth title

Statistics[edit]

Statistic Guangzhou Evergrande Shanghai Shenhua
Goals scored 4 1
Possession 51% 49%
Shots 22 11
Shots on target 9 3
Passes / Pass completed 344 / 77% 305 / 67%
Corner kicks 8 5
Free kicks 16 24
Fouls 21 11
Offsides 3 6
Yellow cards 3 1
Red cards 0 0
Actual playing time 40:34
Source:[7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 中国足协超级杯迎新冠名赞助商 2月26日虹口开战
  2. ^ 2018年超级杯时间敲定 恒大申花2月26日虹口决胜
  3. ^ 2018赛季竞赛日历出炉:中超3月2日揭幕
  4. ^ 超级杯将按照足协2018新政执行 申花V恒大首见证
  5. ^ 超级杯-黄博文神仙球+伤退 恒大4-1申花勇夺3连冠
  6. ^ 超级之王!恒大4次夺冠甩申花 三连冠壮举无人及
  7. ^ "比赛报告 Match report – statistics". Chinese FA Super Cup. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.