Shanghai Port blank Chengdu Rongcheng behind late goals
SHANGHAI (Interstat) — Shanghai Port scored three times, including Leonardo’s 83rd-minute goal and Wu Lei’s strike in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time, and beat visiting Chengdu Rongcheng 3-0 on Sunday, improving to 2-0 in this competition and 2-0-1 across all competitions. Chengdu Rongcheng dropped to 0-2 in the competition and 0-2 overall. O. Ampem P. and Mateus Vital each provided an assist. Shanghai Port’s Zhang Linpeng, Melendo O., Browning Tyias, Yan Junling and Li X. received yellow cards, while Chengdu Rongcheng’s Matheus Jussa was booked. Chengdu Rongcheng made five substitutions, and Shanghai Port also used five. Chengdu Rongcheng was held scoreless and remains without a win this season. Shanghai Port had previously drawn 1-1 with Daejeon and won 4-2 at Zhejiang Professional, while Chengdu Rongcheng had lost 1-0 at home to Tianjin Jinmen Tiger. Shanghai Port broke through late after a tight first half and extended its unbeaten start across all competitions.