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Michael Skibbe’s side went in front through Hayato Araki but spurned chances to add to their score with with Gabriel Souza scoring Shanghai Port's equaliser in the final minutes.
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Shanghai Port got away lightly from a mistake by Fu Huan in the 10th minute when his back pass was intercepted by Marcos Junior but the Sanfrecce midfielder lost his footing after having rounded goalkeeper Chen Wei.
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Sanfrecce’s quick passing game saw them earn a corner kick in the 19th minute which led to the opening goal, Araki easily fended off Wumitijiang Yusupu’s attention to power a header home from Shunki Higashi’s outswinging cross.
Gustavo, playing in the lone striker role, had little service for much of the first half with Shanghai Port’s engine room of Oscar Melendo and Matheus Jussa doing more work off the ball as the home side dominated possession.
Gustavo, playing in the lone striker role, had little service for much of the first half with Shanghai Port’s engine room of Oscar Melendo and Matheus Jussa doing more work off the ball as the home side dominated possession.
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Sanfrecce went close to doubling their advantage four minutes before the break when captain Hayao Kawabe was allowed to turn in the box but Chen produced a good stop to keep the margin tight at the interval.
The visitors looked an entirely different team after the break as they played with a higher intensity, registering their first attempt on target in the 49th minute with Gustavo planting a glancing header which called Sanfrecce custodian Keisuke Osako into action.
The visitors looked an entirely different team after the break as they played with a higher intensity, registering their first attempt on target in the 49th minute with Gustavo planting a glancing header which called Sanfrecce custodian Keisuke Osako into action.
Despite the improvements, the China PR outfit were lucky not to go further behind in the 64th minute when they failed to deal with Higashi’s corner delivery but the bar denied Mutsuki Kato's effort from close range.
Against the run of play, Shanghai Port found the equaliser in the 83rd minute when substitute Souza picked up the ball just inside Sanfrecce’s half, ran unchallenged and fired a low shot past Osako.
Against the run of play, Shanghai Port found the equaliser in the 83rd minute when substitute Souza picked up the ball just inside Sanfrecce’s half, ran unchallenged and fired a low shot past Osako.
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Shanghai Port had to play the six minutes of stoppage time with 10 men after Gustavo was shown the red card for violent play but Kevin Muscat’s side held on for a share of the points.
Tough assignments await both teams on Matchday Three with Sanfrecce paying Korea Republic’s Ulsan HD FC a visit while Shanghai Port hosts Japan’s FC Machida Zelvia, with both matches to be played on October 21.
Tough assignments await both teams on Matchday Three with Sanfrecce paying Korea Republic’s Ulsan HD FC a visit while Shanghai Port hosts Japan’s FC Machida Zelvia, with both matches to be played on October 21.
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