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]
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| Date | 26 February 2018 | ||||||
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| Venue | Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai | ||||||
| Man of the Match |  Alan Carvalho | ||||||
| Referee | Fu Ming | ||||||
| Attendance | 23,998 | ||||||
| Weather | Clear / 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 edit
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| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 4–1 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua |
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| Chinese FA Super Cup 2018 Winners |
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| Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Fourth title |
Statistics edit
| Statistic | Guangzhou Evergrande | Shanghai Shenhua |
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| 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 | |
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See also edit
References edit
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- ^ "比赛报告 Match report – statistics". Chinese FA Super Cup. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.