Results tagged “qingdaozhongneng”

Sydney FC and Shenhua played out a rather dull 0-0 draw down under last night, with the Shanghai side failing to score for a third consecutive AFC Champions League match.

Still recovering from your May Holiday partying? Well, there's no respite. Here are a few things that Shanghaiist is keeping an eye on over the coming week.

An absolutely stunning 35-yard freekick from Shanghai Shenhua midfielder Xiao Zhanbo just three minutes from time was not enough to give his side victory in an East China derby match with CSL new boys Zhejiang Lvcheng.

Cross the Shanghai derby from your local sporting calendar this year — the chief participants, Shenhua FC and Shanghai United FC, are to “merge”, according to an official statement from the former team’s website.

With the World Cup having finally drawn to a close, what better time to review, not the tournament itself, but the various drinking establishments in the city that Shanghaiist frequented during a month of serious boozing and football-watching. Quite simply, there was no better excuse than the world's biggest sporting event to check out some new watering holes, and swell the coffers of Shanghai's already dirt-rich bar owners.