China vs Syria, 2018 International Friendly, International Friendly

· International Friendly

China

20': Gao Lin
68': Wu Lei (P)

FT
2 - 0

Syria

About

China are hosting Syria at Nanjing Olympic Sports Center, Nanjing, China PR, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

6': Abdul Al Anizan (Syria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Goal! China PR 1, Syria 0. Gao Lin (China PR) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
32': Substitution, China PR. Fan Xiaodong replaces Yu Hai.
45': Substitution, Syria. Amro Jenyat replaces Abdul Al Anizan.
45': Substitution, Syria. Nadim Sabagh replaces Mouaiad Al Ajjan.
58': Substitution, China PR. Zhao Xuri replaces Chi Zhongguo.
60': Substitution, Syria. Hadi Al Masri replaces Jehad Al Baour.
63': Zahir Al Medani (Syria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Gao Lin (China PR) right footed shot misses to the left. Gao Lin should be disappointed.
66': Tamer Haj Mohamad (Syria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Goal! China PR 2, Syria 0. Wu Lei (China PR) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
68': Omar Al Soma (Syria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Substitution, Syria. Yousef Kalfa replaces Mahmoud Al Maowas.
70': Substitution, China PR. Yu Dabao replaces Gao Lin.
73': Substitution, China PR. Mirahmetjan Muzepper replaces Jin Jingdao.
73': Zhao Xuri (China PR) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Substitution, Syria. Mohammed Osman replaces Mardik Mardikian.
84': Substitution, Syria. Khaled Al Mbayed replaces Tamer Haj Mohamad.
85': Substitution, China PR. Deng Hanwen replaces Liu Yiming.
87': Substitution, China PR. Zhang Xiuwei replaces Wu Xi.
90'+1': Zhang Xiuwei (China PR) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Nanjing Olympic Sports Center
Location: Nanjing, China PR
Attendance: 22,015

Line-Ups

China (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Cheng Zeng (GK)
6	Feng Xiaoting
4	Yu Yang
2	Liu Yiming
28	Chi Zhongguo
15	Wu Xi
21	Yu Hai
30	Jin Jingdao
18	Gao Lin
20	Yu Hanchao
7	Wu Lei

China Substitutes:

Zheng Zhi, Yu Dabao, Hanwen Deng, Chao He, Zhao Xuri, Zhang Lu, Zhang Xiuwei, Xiao Zhi, Xiaodong Fan, Wang Tong, Yan Junling, Mirahmetjan Muzepper.

Syria (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Ibrahim Alma (GK)
18	Zaher Al-Midani
4	Jehad Al-Baour
3	Moayad Ajan
15	Abdul Malek Al-Anizan
14	Tamer Haj Mohamad
5	Ahmad Al-Ashkar
11	Osama Omari
8	Mahmoud Al-Mawas
19	Mardik Mardikian
9	Omar Al-Somah

Syria Substitutes:

Khaled Al-Mbayed, Amro Jenyat, Youssef Kalfa, Hussein Al-Jwayed, Shaher Al-Shakhir, Ahmad Madanieh, Mohammed Osman, Nadim Sabag, Hadi Al-Masri, Fahad Youssef.

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