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RTHK
14-07-2025
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- RTHK
SAR gear up for East Asian championship finale
SAR gear up for East Asian championship finale Ashley Westwood says he wants to win every match. Photo courtesy of the Football Association of Hong Kong, China Leon Jones said he's ready to play his third international game in eight days. Photo courtesy of the Football Association of Hong Kong, China Hong Kong, China will be looking for a breakthrough at an East Asian football tournament when they face the national team on Tuesday. The SAR have lost all their matches at the EAFF E-1 Championship since it began in 2003. This year, both the SAR and the national teams lost to hosts South Korea and Japan and will be battling for third place. The last time the two teams played each other, Hong Kong, China, defeated the national team 2-1 in a closed-door friendly on New Year's Day last year when the sides were preparing for the Asian Cup. "Of course we want to make history, but anybody who knows me knows that I want to win every single game I play," head coach Ashley Westwood said. "It makes no difference to me whether it's China, Chinese Taipei, Brazil, France, England, I don't care who we play." Westwood will be without star left-back Shinichi Chan, who was recalled by his club Shanghai Shenhua. Meanwhile, centre-back Leon Jones said he's thankful that so many Hong Kong supporters travelled to South Korea for the matches. He said the SAR team are very proud of "the sea of red" when they see the fans in the stands. Jones also said playing three matches in eight days was not a problem for him. "Obviously, most of the players in the squad have been coming back from the off-season, which is different from players from the other sides," he said. "But I feel my condition's pretty good. Playing in two 90-minute games in such a short space of time is tiring, but it's normal at this level of football." Kickoff is set for 3pm on Tuesday Hong Kong time, before South Korea face Japan at 6.24pm for the title. The Japanese only need a draw to win the tournament on goal difference.
South China Morning Post
09-07-2025
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- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong's rocket man brought crashing back to earth by Japan, but boosted by late goal
After the 'rocket ride' of his first year at Chinese Super League giants Shanghai Shenhua, Shinichi Chan was brought crashing back to earth by Japan on Tuesday. Advertisement Chan, who was born in Japan but has grown into Hong Kong's most accomplished player at the age of 22, was as culpable as any of his teammates in going 5-0 behind after 26 minutes. The left-back, however, said a more competitive second-half display had laid the platform for another formidable test on Friday, against East Asian Football Championship hosts South Korea. Matt Orr netted a consolation before Japan completed the 6-1 rout deep into stoppage time. 'It takes some courage to come out and fight knowing the game has gone,' Chan said. 'At half-time, we set some small targets: to score against a better side and to not concede again. Advertisement 'We almost achieved both objectives. It's a good match for us to know where we need to improve and how to prepare for these games in future. The result was disappointing, but it reflected the difference between us and the top Asian teams.'
South China Morning Post
13-04-2025
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- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong star Shinichi Chan Shanghai Shenhua's hero with winner deep into stoppage time
Hong Kong international Shinichi Chan was the unlikely hero with a winner deep into stoppage time as Shanghai Shenhua beat visiting Zhejiang Greentown 3-2 in the Chinese Super League on Saturday. Advertisement Chan was only called upon in the 63rd minute to replace Xu Haoyang and the left-back found the net in the 98th minute to give his side their fourth win in six matches this season. Speaking afterwards, the 22-year-old said he did not expect to be his side's match winner. 'Usually it's Yu [Hanchao], so it felt good it was my turn today,' the former Kitchee player said. 'After I scored, I was thinking how to celebrate but my head was totally blank. 'Of course, we want to win more comfortably, this is what we need to focus on. We have our next two league matches [against Qingdao Hainiu and Wuhan Three Towns], we want to make sure we grab the maximum six points in front of the home fans.' Joao Teixeira had given the hosts a 1-0 lead at half-time with a 21st minute effort and that was how it remained until a frantic final 20 minutes in which Chan played a leading role.
South China Morning Post
13-03-2025
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- South China Morning Post
Asian Champions League Elite: Shanghai Shenhua coach says Chinese teams must up intensity
Chinese Super League clubs need to play with greater intensity if they are to succeed in the Asian Champions League Elite, Shanghai Shenhua coach Leonid Slutsky said after his team were eliminated from the continental competition on Wednesday. Advertisement Slutsky's side were thrashed 4-0 at Kawasaki Frontale to exit the tournament 4-1 on aggregate, a defeat that came a day after back-to-back CSL winners Shanghai Port suffered a heavy loss to another Japanese side, Yokohama F Marinos. Former Russia manager Slutsky told reporters he had stressed the importance of matching their opponents' intensity ahead of each of their Champions League games. 'In the Chinese Super League, we play with less intensity than in games against Japanese teams, against Koreans teams. This is a very big experience for us,' he added. 'This is a way for us to develop our team, for Chinese teams. Japanese teams play more intense football. This is our target. Shenhua coach Leonid Slutsky says Chinese Super League teams play with too little intensity. Photo: Xinhua 'I hope next year, because we've also qualified for the Asian Champions League, we will understand and we will play more [intensely] in the Chinese Super League games and in the Champions League games.
Reuters
13-03-2025
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- Reuters
Shenhua coach says Chinese teams must up the intensity in Asian competition
TOKYO, March 13 (Reuters) - Chinese Super League clubs need to play with greater intensity if they are to succeed in the Asian Champions League Elite, Shanghai Shenhua coach Leonid Slutsky said after his team were eliminated from the continental competition on Wednesday. Slutsky's side were thrashed 4-0 at Kawasaki Frontale to exit the tournament 4-1 on aggregate, a defeat that came a day after back-to-back CSL winners Shanghai Port suffered a heavy loss to another Japanese side, Yokohama F Marinos. Advertisement · Scroll to continue Report this ad Former Russia manager Slutsky told reporters he had stressed the importance of matching their opponents' intensity ahead of each of their Champions League games. "In the Chinese Super League we play with less intensity than in games against Japanese teams, against Koreans teams. This is a very big experience for us," he added. "This is a way for us to develop our team, for Chinese teams. Japanese teams play more intense football. This is our target. "I hope next year, because we've also qualified for the Asian Champions League, we will understand and we will play more intense in the Chinese Super League games and in the Champions League games. "This is the most important thing. This is a challenge for all Chinese Super League clubs." Shenhua won the first leg in China 1-0 but missed several players through injury in the return, including influential Cameroonian midfielder Ibrahim Amadou. "Every Chinese club is depending on foreign players but I think this is not the only reason for the result," Slutsky said. "We also played a lot of games in the Champions League with those players, and the most important thing is the level of intensity. "If you lose some key players it's not easy for you but it's not only about this." The defeats for the Shanghai clubs, coupled with Shandong Taishan 's withdrawal from the competition, mean no Chinese side will feature when the quarter-finals kick off in Saudi Arabia on April 25.
