SHANGHAI (Interstat) — Shanghai Second was the home team and Guangdong Mingtu was the visiting team in a global football match on Saturday, and the teams played to a 1-1 draw in the competition. Guangdong Mingtu scored once and Shanghai Second scored once. The match remained level after the early goals, and neither side found a winner through the remainder of the first half or the second half. The draw added to the records of both clubs in the competition and across all competitions.

Guangdong Mingtu opened the scoring in the 26th minute when Gu Zhiwei scored. Shanghai Second answered in the 29th minute through Xiang Ruoke, with Yu Yanfeng credited with the assist. The goals came three minutes apart and produced the final score. Gu Zhiwei played the full 90 minutes and scored once. Xiang Ruoke also played the full 90 minutes, scored once and received a yellow card in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time. Yu Yanfeng played the full 90 minutes and recorded one assist. The exchange of goals within three minutes stood as the defining sequence of the match.

Yellow cards followed as the match progressed. He Shaolin of Shanghai Second was booked in the second minute of first-half stoppage time. Jiang Yixiang of Guangdong Mingtu received a yellow card in the 59th minute. Shanghai Second’s He B. was booked in the 75th minute, and Aidi was booked in the 77th. Fang H. of Guangdong Mingtu was booked in the 80th minute. Xiang Ruoke of Shanghai Second was booked in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time. The bookings spanned both halves and involved both teams.

The first half ended with Shanghai Second having received one yellow card and Guangdong Mingtu having made one substitution. The second half produced a series of cards and changes as both teams sought a go-ahead goal. Shanghai Second made its first change in the 58th minute, and Guangdong Mingtu made three changes in the 63rd. The match remained level through those adjustments. Guangdong Mingtu’s earlier change came in the 19th minute, and Shanghai Second’s response came after the break. The substitutions continued into stoppage time, with both teams using their benches as the match moved toward its conclusion.

Guangdong Mingtu made a 19th-minute substitution involving Sun Chenxi. Shanghai Second made a 58th-minute change involving Wang Jiahao. Guangdong Mingtu then made three changes in the 63rd minute involving Yang Zhengyi, Jiang Yixiang and Chen Rijin. Shanghai Second replaced He Shaolin in the 64th minute. Shanghai Second made two changes in the 76th minute involving Jiang Zhixin and He B. Guangdong Mingtu brought on Zhang Zhihao in the 88th minute. Xu Lei entered for Shanghai Second in the ninth minute of second-half stoppage time. The changes continued through the final moments and brought both benches into the match.

The draw left Guangdong Mingtu with one win, no losses and two draws in the competition, and the same 1-0-2 record across all competitions. Shanghai Second moved to no wins, one loss and two draws in the competition, and 0-1-2 across all competitions. Guangdong Mingtu had entered after a 2-1 win at Lanzhou Longyuan and a 1-1 home draw with Dalian Yingbo B. Shanghai Second had entered after a 3-1 loss at Guangzhou Dandelion and a 1-1 home draw with Wenzhou Professional.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Guangdong Mingtu 2, Shanghai Second 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Shanghai Second with a 62.7% probability to win. Guangdong Mingtu had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 2 went over the over/under line of 2.25.