On the afternoon of March 1, in the 2026 Super Cup held in Nanjing, the Beijing Guoan team defeated Shanghai Haigang 2-0 and won 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.
Only 25 seconds after the start of the game, Guoan completed its first attack of the game. Zhang Yuning's outflanking attack in front of the goal was resolved by the opponent goalkeeper Yan Junling, and Shanghai Harbor escaped. In the ensuing game, the two sides exchanged offense and defense, and the scene was 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 popped out. At the end of the half, Guoan led by 1 goal.
Fighting again on another side, Guoan made substitution adjustments. Veteran Wang Gang came on as a substitute 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, Guoan's new coach Montgomery played his last card and sent international footballer Cao Yongjing on the stage in an effort 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 their opponents in the 2019 Super Cup. This is also the third time in Guoan’s history that they have won the Super Cup.
