Newcastle Jets got within one goal of Shanghai Port after the visitors had been three up, then Shanghai scored again. That makes the late stretch more interesting than the 4–2 score by itself. Newcastle's second goal came from a substitute's assist, while Shanghai's answer came from a substitute who had entered shortly before. Did fresh legs change the spaces, or did two individual plays interrupt a game Shanghai was still controlling?
Our provisional result records Shanghai leading by two at the break and winning 4–2. The event log shows Zach Clough assisting Xavier Bertoncello for Newcastle's second, then Xinxiang Li scoring for Shanghai with Xi Yang's assist. The final stat feed gives Shanghai 14 shots and 1.33 xG against Newcastle's 12 shots and 0.65 xG; that is a broader edge, but the log alone cannot explain each late opening.
