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A decisive seventy-seventh minute penalty from Wu Lei helped get the home-coming party started on Sunday as Shanghai East Asia left it late to beat a plucky Chengdu Blades outfit 3-2. The home side could have easily played… Read More
Shanghai East Asia can start writing a new chapter in its young history after Saturday’s defiant, all-or-nothing performance earned them a 3-0 victory away to Harbin Yiteng. The visitors, who went into the game needing to hold its nerve after… Read More
Shanghai East Asia surrendered their unbeaten home record in the worst possible way on Sunday after a 1-0 loss to second place Wuhan Zull. East Asia started brightly and for the first ten minutes looked like the stronger… Read More
Wasteful finishing, inspired goal keeping and some terrible gamesmanship from both teams were all critical factors in Shanghai East Asia’s 0-0 draw with the visiting Chongqing FC on Saturday. The hosts remain five points clear of second place… Read More
Another week, another blown opportunity for Shanghai East Asia to give themselves breathing space at the top of China League One. The visit of bottom-of-the-league Beijing Baxy should have been a manageable hurdle for the league leaders but instead… Read More
It’s not just Bcheng who gets to run the rule over a patch of Chinese football. Whilst our man in the north can look forward to breaking down the fortunes of the relatively high-flying Guoan squad, I’m handing… Read More
Shanghai East Asia remain the team to beat in China League One after a hard-fought away victory against Chengdu Blades at the Chengdu Sports Centre. The visitors retained their five-point lead in the standings after Columbian striker Luis… Read More
Chengdu Blades (5th) – Shanghai East Asia (1st) On paper, this should be a daunting tie for the unlikely league leaders but the hosts’ standing in the table is somewhat misleading – Chengdu are going through a tricky… Read More
Shanghai East Asia remain in pole position at the top of China League One after an occassionally tense 3-1 home victory over Harbin Yiteng. With other results going their way, East Asia are now five points clear of… Read More
Shanghai East Asia remains unbeaten and still the top of Chinese League 1 but things could and should have been even better as the home side threw away two precious points in a controversial, frequently farcical 1-1 draw… Read More
