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Fantastic scenes last night. Shenhua scored a last-minute goal to beat defending champions Shandong Luneng 1-0 right at the death – and Hongkou erupted into a boiling froth of unrestrained celebration. In their last Hongkou outing, Shenhua were… Read More
Bcheng and the Editor meet for a virtual pint and discuss this Mayday holiday weekend’s upcoming Chinese Super League fixtures. Clash of choice Shenhua v Shandong, Guoan’s away trip to Nanchang, and Bcheng’s sadness over Buster “Davi” Gonad… Read More
Shanghai Shenhua put behind them the dissapointment of losing to Sydney in the last minute of their ACL clash last week with a solid 2-1 win away to Henan yesterday. Luis Salmeron scored a penalty for his fourth… Read More
Shenhua 2-3 Sydney FC. Reluctant to write about this Asian Champions League (ACL) match in great detail before seeing the highlights on the web, but they aren’t available as I write. So this report is very much fans-eye… Read More
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
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
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
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
The least said about this match the better. To give readers a true fan perspective, I’m going to cut and paste the real-time SMS updates I sent during the game itself to a follower of this blog, who… Read More
Shanghai Shenhua and J-League giants Kashima Antlers ground out an Asian Champions League (ACL) 0-0 draw tonight at Hongkou, in a fairly underwhelming start to the 2011 season.
