AFC Champions League Elite

FT Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Sydney FC DWWWL 2
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SHANGHAI SHENHUA FC LDWWD 2
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SYD202
Shanghai Shenh202
Hongkou Stadium · 22,918 att.

Match Report

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Sydney FC claim Champions League point at Shanghai Shenhua

There is life in Sydney FC's Asian Champions League campaign yet after they produced a much-improved performance to hold Shanghai Shenhua.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
3
7
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
6
57.9
Possession
42.1
19
SHOTS
16
8
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
471
Accurate Passes
328
558
Passes
399
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
8
21
Crosses
26
0.3
Cross %
0.3
44
Long Balls
69
21
Accurate Long Balls
43
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
3
12
Effective Tackles
10
21
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
33
Effective Clearances
23
33
Clearances
23

Head to Head

SYD leads series 2-0-2

Lineups

Shanghai Shenh · 4-2-3-1

  1. 27Li ShuaiG
  2. 3Li JianbinCD-L
  3. 34Bi JinHaoCD-R
  4. 23Bsi JiajunLB
  5. 16Li YunqiuRB
  6. 10Giovanni MorenoAM
  7. 26Qin ShengLM
  8. 13Fredy GuarínRM
  9. 17Obafemi MartinsF
  10. 28Cao YundingAM-L
  11. 7Mao JianqingAM-R

SYD · 4-2-2-2

  1. 1Andrew RedmayneG
  2. 4Alex WilkinsonCD-L
  3. 2Aaron CalverCD-R
  4. 7Michael ZulloLB
  5. 26Luke WilkshireRB
  6. 6Josh BrillanteCM-L
  7. 13Brandon O'NeillCM-R
  8. 9BobôCF-L
  9. 14Alex BrosqueCF-R
  10. 10Milos NinkovicAM-L
  11. 11Adrian MierzejewskiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Substitution, Shanghai Shenhua. Zhang Lu replaces Cao Yunding because of an injury.
  2. 26' Goal! Shanghai Shenhua 1, Sydney FC 0. Obafemi Martins (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Li Yunqiu.
  3. 28' Goal! Shanghai Shenhua 1, Sydney FC 1. Luke Wilkshire (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  4. 34' Goal! Shanghai Shenhua 1, Sydney FC 2. Alex Brosque (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Milos Ninkovic.
  5. 39' Goal! Shanghai Shenhua 2, Sydney FC 2. Fredy Guarín (Shanghai Shenhua) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  6. 66' Bai Jiajun (Shanghai Shenhua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 66' Substitution, Sydney FC. Paulo Retre replaces Michael Zullo because of an injury.
  8. 68' Giovanni Moreno (Shanghai Shenhua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 78' Substitution, Shanghai Shenhua. Gao Di replaces Mao Jianqing.
  10. 87' Substitution, Shanghai Shenhua. Sun Shilin replaces Qin Sheng.

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