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It’s make or break time not only for Shenhua but also Sydney FC as both sides meet at Hongkou stadium tonight for a crucial Asian Champions League (ACL) match. With three games played, both sides are on two… Read More
Big matches tend not to live up to the hype, there’s so much buildup in the days leading up to the match and when it’s finally played both teams tend to be too tight, not wanting to lose…. Read More
Shenhua finally opened their games won account for the season with a solid 2-0 victory over a strangely lacklustre Shenzhen on Friday night. On a unseasonably hot April evening in the cavernous 80,000 capacity Shanghai Stadium, Shenhua never… Read More
As a Guoan fan, I was nervous about this match to begin with, but now that both Yang Zhi and Xu Liang are gametime decisions, I’m downright worried about what the squad’s going to look like when they… Read More
Shenhua take on Shenzhen at 19.45 tonight at Shanghai Stadium, since Hongkou is unavailable as its staging a pop-concert (h/t to commentor Micah). The boys in blue go into the match somewhat low on confidence – their early… Read More
is of course a sensible football journal where one can find a reliable stream of news and views on the Chinese game. Well, as sensible as our eccentric subject matter allows, that is. You’ll forgive us, then, if… Read More
Shanghai Shenhua will play their next home game against Shenzhen at Shanghai Stadium on Friday night, instead of their home field, Hongkou Football Stadium. The club made the announcement yesterday on its official website, but as usual, a… Read More
There are a lot of Chinese Super League oddities that take a long time to get used to, one in particular is the transfer window. Unlike in Europe where news of a friend of a transfer target’s brother… Read More
It’s something most fans have probably thought about after watching their side fall foul of poor refereeing: take the stadium mike and get the crowd to join in a chant questioning the match officials’s parentage. It’s usually impossible… Read More
Beijing Guoan 1 – 3 Hangzhou Greentown I was excited about this match all week, it had me looking forward to the weekend for a reason other than the 2 days away from the office, so perhaps this… Read More
