Shanghai Shenhua suffered their first defeat of the 2009 Chinese Super League season on Saturday night, a solitary goal from Chengdu Blades forward Brazilian Auricélio Neres Rodrigues nine minutes into the second half enough to separate the sides and leave the Shenhua boys facing the long journey back from Sichuan empty-handed.
Next up for them is defending champions Shandong Luneng, who picked up their first win on the season at the weekend, Lebanese playmaker Roda Antar bagging the goal in a 1-0 victory at home to Shaanxi Baorong. Elsewhere, goals from Wang Xinxin and Cao Yang gave Tianjin Teda a comfortable 2-0 win away to newly promoted Zhejiang Lucheng. The northern side now top the CSL table with six points.
Rivals Shenhua and Shandong will both be looking to close the gap on them at Shanghai's Hongkou Stadium this Friday in an intriguing encounter; there is no love lost between the two title-chasing sides who took the race for the championship right down to the final day of last season. Kick off is at 7.45pm and tickets are available on the night, offering the city's sports lovers the perfect way to start the long weekend.
Article submitted by Ned Kelly.
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