Machida won in Shanghai, but the shot locations make this feel less tidy than a 1–0 score suggests. Machida had most of the ball; Shanghai still got more of its attempts from inside the box. That leaves a useful question for anyone who watched: did Machida manage those entries well, or were they living with more danger than the possession share implies?
Our provisional record has Machida at 63% possession and 13 shots, with seven from inside the box. Shanghai took 11 shots, nine from inside the box; each side put three on target. Ryohei Shirasaki scored the game's only goal. The numbers locate the attempts, but they do not tell us how clean each chance was.
