On the afternoon of March 1, in the 2026 Super Cup held in Nanjing, the Beijing Guoan team defeated Shanghai Haigang 2-0, winning the cup again (including its predecessor Super Cup) after 22 years. The goals scored for Guoan were Dawan and Cao Yongjing respectively. This victory also laid a good psychological foundation for Guoan in the new season.
Just 25 seconds after the game started, Guoan completed its first attack of the game. Zhang Yuning's outflanking attack in front of the goal was resolved by opponent goalkeeper Yan Junling, and Shanghai Harbor escaped. In the subsequent games, the two sides exchanged offense and defense, and the scene was basically evenly matched.
In the 31st minute, Dhawan shot from outside the penalty area and Guoan took the lead. Before the end of the half, Harbor's Claude had a threatening left-footed shot, but the ball hit the post and bounced out. At the end of the half, Guoan led by 1 goal.
After changing sides, Guoan made substitution adjustments. Veteran Wang Gang came on the bench and replaced new aid Ru Zinan. 5 minutes later, left back Li Lei was replaced by Jia Feifan due to injury. After the substitution, Guoan was once at a disadvantage. Liu Zhurun, the newly replaced Haigang player, had a high-quality left-footed shot that missed.
Then Guoan made another substitution adjustment, Zhang Xizhe and Conte came on the scene, Dawan and Zhang Yuning were substituted, and Guoan changed to 4231. In the last 15 minutes of the game, Montgomery played his last card. International player Cao Yongjing came on the stage, intending to resolve the battle within 90 minutes. Before the end of the game, it was Cao Yongjing's goal that helped Guoan seal the victory 2-0, avenging their loss to Shanghai Harbor in the 2019 Super Cup. This is also the third time in history that Guoan has won the Super Cup trophy.
