Shanghai SIPG and Daejeon Citizen draw 1-1 in AFC Champions League Elite

China's Shanghai SIPG drew 1-1 with visitors Daejeon Citizen of South Korea, in the match that brought the two sides together in the second round of the league stage of the AFC Champions League Elite, held at 13:00 Damascus time.

Prince Obeng Ampem opened the scoring for Shanghai SIPG in the 49th minute, before Diogo de Oliveira responded with the equaliser for Daejeon Citizen just five minutes later in the 54th minute, with the match ending in a 1-1 draw.

The match did not see any red cards, while Shanghai SIPG received one yellow card compared to two yellow cards for Daejeon Citizen.

In terms of statistics, Shanghai SIPG dominated possession with 64 percent compared to 36 percent for Daejeon Citizen, and completed 573 passes compared to 324 for their visitors. On the other hand, Daejeon Citizen were more dangerous in attack, recording superior numbers in shots with 11 compared to 9 for Shanghai SIPG, and in corners with 5 compared to 2, and also led in expected goals with 0.92 compared to 0.44 for their hosts.

Diogo de Oliveira, scorer of the equalising goal, was chosen as the best player in the match with a rating of 8.2, after playing for 63 minutes and scoring one goal.

With this draw, Shanghai SIPG raised their tally to 3 points to occupy third place in the East Region group, while Daejeon Citizen also obtained 3 points to occupy seventh place in the same group.