2018 Chinese FA Super Cup

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]

2018 Chinese FA Super Cup
Guangzhou Evergrande Shanghai Shenhua
4 1
Date26 February 2018
VenueHongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai
Man of the Match Alan Carvalho
RefereeFu Ming
Attendance23,998
WeatherClear / 9°C / 68% humidity

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

Details
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao4–1Shanghai Greenland Shenhua
 Report
Attendance: 23,998
Referee: Fu Ming (Beijing)
Guangzhou
Shanghai
GK32 Liu Dianzuo
RB23 Deng Hanwen (U-23) 23'
CB5 Zhang Linpeng
CB6 Feng Xiaoting
LB35 Li Xuepeng
DM8 Nemanja Gudelj
DM16 Huang Bowen 74'
AM11 Ricardo Goulart 85'
RW29 Gao Lin (c) 89'
LW20 Yu Hanchao 45' 68'
ST7 Alan Carvalho
Substitutes:
GK40 Liu Shibo (U-23)
DF21 Zhang Chenglin
MF4 Xu Xin 74'
MF10 Zheng Zhi
MF15 Zhang Wenzhao
MF34 Feng Boxuan (U-23) 89'
FW17 Yang Liyu (U-23) 68'
Manager:
Fabio Cannavaro
GK27 Li Shuai
RB16 Li Yunqiu 47'
CB3 Li Jianbin 28'
CB34 Bi Jinhao 46'
LB32 Aidi
RM39 Cong Zhen (U-23)
DM26 Qin Sheng
DM13 Fredy Guarín 76'
LM7 Mao Jianqing
AM10 Giovanni Moreno (c)
ST17 Obafemi Martins
Substitutes:
GK22 Qiu Shengjiong
DF19 Li Xiaoming (U-23) 46'
DF25 Wang Lin
DF30 Tao Jin
MF8 Zhang Lu 28'
MF36 Liu Ruofan (U-23) 76'
MF37 Sun Shilin
Manager:
Wu Jingui

Man of the Match:
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
Statistic Guangzhou Evergrande Shanghai Shenhua
Goals scored 41
Possession 51%49%
Shots 2211
Shots on target 93
Passes / Pass completed 344 / 77%305 / 67%
Corner kicks 85
Free kicks 1624
Fouls 2111
Offsides 36
Yellow cards 31
Red cards 00
Actual playing time 40:34
Source:[7]

See also

References
  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.
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