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South China Morning Post
13-04-2025
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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
- Sport
- 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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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.
Reuters
05-03-2025
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Osako gives Kobe Asian Champions League advantage over Gwangju
March 5 (Reuters) - Japanese champions Vissel Kobe moved a step closer to the Asian Champions League Elite quarter-finals as Yuya Osako inspired his side to a 2-0 win over South Korea's Gwangju FC on Wednesday. Kota Takai's second-half own goal, meanwhile, gave Shanghai Shenhua a 1-0 home win over Japan's Kawasaki Frontale ahead of next week's second leg. Osako gave Kobe, the back-to-back J-League winners, the lead in the 20th minute when the former Japan international football reacted quickest to head in from close range after Haruya Ide's attempt had come back off the crossbar. Nine minutes later Osako turned provider, the 34-year-old finding space down the right to deliver a centre that allowed Ide to steer a glanced header across goalkeeper Kim Kyeong-min and in off the far post. Chinese Super League side Shenhua earned a slender advantage over Kawasaki when Takai redirected Wilson Manafa's shot past Louis Yamaguchi with 14 minutes remaining. The second legs will be played next Wednesday and the draw for the last eight will be held in Kuala Lumpur on March 17. The remaining matches in the knockout rounds will be played on a centralised basis in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, with the quarter-finals on April 25 and 26. The final will be played on May 3.
South China Morning Post
02-03-2025
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- South China Morning Post
Chinese Super League: Shanghai, Beijing fans clash after dramatic end to match
Videos shared on social media have captured apparent clashes involving football fans of Shanghai Shenhua and Beijing Guoan after the Chinese Super League clubs met in a bad-tempered match on Saturday. Advertisement There were angry scenes outside the ground after the teams' 2-2 draw at the home of Shenhua, before the drama continued with confrontations between rival fans on the streets of Shanghai. A dramatic finale to the match led to a melee in the middle of the pitch involving players and staff from both sides as the rivalry between clubs from the mainland Chinese cities boiled over. One of the clips shared on social media showed a large group of supporters later aiming kicks and punches at one other at traffic lights on a busy road. In Saturday's match, Lin Liangming stunned the home crowd when he put Guoan ahead after 11 minutes but Wu Xi's equaliser and a penalty from Andre Luis turned the game around before half-time.
