Qingdao West Coast drew 2-2 with Shanghai Shenhua at home, with goals from Aziz and Davidson, extending their unbeaten streak to 11 games. On May 30, the 15th round of the Chinese Super League continued, with Qingdao West Coast hosting Shanghai Shenhua. The referee for the match was Memetjan and the VAR referee was Zhang Lei. After 90 minutes of intense competition, Qingdao West Coast drew 2-2 with Shanghai Shenhua, with both teams earning a point. In the previous 14 rounds of the Chinese Super League, Qingdao West Coast had 3 wins, 8 draws, and 3 losses, with 17 points, ranking 7th in the standings, while Shanghai Shenhua had 6 wins, 4 draws, and 4 losses, with 12 points, ranking 11th. Notably, in the last 4 matches between the two teams, Shanghai Shenhua had won 4 consecutive games without losing, but considering Qingdao West Coast's 10-game unbeaten streak and Shanghai Shenhua's 6-game winless streak, as well as Shanghai Shenhua's personnel problems, it was also expected that Qingdao West Coast would win this game. In this match, Zheng Zhi used a 541 formation, with Davidson leading the 5 foreign players to start, while Peng Xinli and Zhang Xiuyu started, and Zhang Chengdong and Ding Haifeng were on the substitute bench. Slutzky used a 4231 formation, with Latton as the sole foreign player to start, and Wu Xi, Chen Jin, and Xu Haoyang played. The game started with Shanghai Shenhua taking the initiative, and Wu Xi scored in the 2nd minute to help Shanghai Shenhua take the lead. In the 19th minute, Peng Xinli fell in the penalty area, but the VAR check did not result in a penalty. In the 41st minute, Yang Haoyu scored a goal that was ruled offside, and in the 42nd minute, Zhu Chenjie was pulled down in the penalty area, and Aziz scored the equalizer, helping Qingdao West Coast tie the game 1-1 at halftime. In the second half, Qingdao West Coast continued to attack, and in the 48th minute, Davidson scored to help Qingdao West Coast take the lead. In the 72nd minute, Zhu Chenjie scored with a header to tie the game for Shanghai Shenhua, and ultimately, Qingdao West Coast and Shanghai Shenhua drew 2-2, extending Qingdao West Coast's unbeaten streak to 11 games. After this game, Shanghai Shenhua fans had five reasons to be unhappy...
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Qingdao West Coast Draws 2-2 with Shanghai Shenhua
Qingdao West Coast draws 2-2 with Shanghai Shenhua at home, with goals from Aziz and Davidson, extending their unbeaten streak to 11 games
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