This captivating match-up between Shanghai Greenland Shenhua and Nantong Zhiyun FC in the Super League lived up to the anticipations. Shanghai Greenland Shenhua pulled off a valuable victory with a 1-0 scoreline, edging out Nantong Zhiyun FC in a tightly contested battle.

The only deciding goal of the match came surprisingly early from Shanghai in the first half at 31:09, a testament to their offensive prowess that seemed to defy Nantong’s defensive strategies. On the fouls count, Shanghai ended up having more fouls at 11 as compared to Nantong's 5. While this may suggest a more aggressive strategy employed by Shanghai, it also underlines Nantong's disciplined defensive efforts. However, this discipline didn't replicate into effective offense as this is emphasized by their failure to capitalize its corner kicks opportunities.

Despite winning less corners (5) comparative to Shanghai's 6, it was Nantong’s inability to convert these chances that played a significant part in their defeat. Additionally, the Shanghai defense deserves recognition for maintaining a clean sheet and causing Nantong to not go offside during the whole match while Shanghai committed 2 offsides, demonstrating their attacking mindset.

The disciplinary actions weren't too far off with Shanghai fetching 2 yellow cards. Interestingly, both of these came at pivotal moments with the first yellow card received close to the half time and the second one in the later half of the match. Nantong, however, kept theatrics to its minimum with just 1 yellow card, that too in the later half of the game.

From the given statistics, it can be concluded that the game was a hard-fought contest with Shanghai's early goal playing a crucial role in determining the outcome. The assertive yet tidy defensive performance of Shanghai combined with their slippery strikers gaining them the winning edge. Operational effectiveness of the corner kicks and maintaining discipline could be the areas needing attention for Nantong Zhiyun FC to turn things around in future games.

Needless to say, this match serves as a great example of how tactical superiority in utilizing chances and maintaining a stout defense can often serve as deciding factors in tight contests like these.

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