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The treble dream is still very much alive for Kitchee after a straight forward and comfortable 2-0 win over Arema Indonesia at Mong Kok Stadium. As Hong Kong’s sole survivors in the AFC cup, the weight of expectation… Read More
Zhu Jiong’s miserable record against Shanghai East Asia continued unabated on Sunday afternoon, as a fourth consecutive rain-soaked encounter ended in a 5-2 rout of Guizhou Renhe. With Wu Lei only fit enough to start the game on… Read More
That Shandong Luneng’s 2014 Chinese Super League season is not quite going to plan is clear for all to see and, as such, that attention should have shifted to the job security of manager Cuca is understandable. This… Read More
Guangzhou Evergrande fell to a 1-0 defeat to Cerezo Osaka at the Tianhe Stadium on Tuesday night in a game that ultimately mattered little to the result of the tie. Evergrande now progress to the quarterfinal stage of… Read More
Luckless Shandong Luneng left Hongkou Stadium empty-handed for the second year in succession after losing 1-0 to Shanghai Shenhua on a night of pure footballing theatre. Off field matters again dominated a Shenhua home fixture, as Hongkou hero… Read More
The Hong Kong champions, Kitchee, have rounded off their unbeaten league season with a comprehensive 4-1 win over a youthful Yokohama FC (HK) side. The champion’s last game of the season literally ended up being a damp squib… Read More
Beijing Guoan went level on points with league leaders Guangzhou Evergrande Saturday night, but they needed every minute of the 90 and some help to do so. Thankfully Liaoning was willing to provide it with a late hand… Read More
Shanghai East Asia welcome Guizhou Renhe to Shanghai Stadium this week, in search of a first win in five games. Still unbeaten at home this year, Xi Zhikang’s side must secure a vital 3 points to keep up… Read More
Guangzhhou R&F claimed their second victory at Tianhe in three years on Friday night thanks to a second half goal from returning striker Abderazzak Hamdallah. The blue and whites dominated the first half, Elkeson’s penalty miss aside, and… Read More
An unfamiliar lineup is featured in the pub this week, with the raucous Guangzhou crowd having shooed out the regulars ahead of what is set to be the biggest Guangzhou derby yet. With Evergrande in fine fettle and… Read More
