Cockers rant to follow: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/a-leagu...ney-pit-for-sydney-and-co-20110405-1d2yu.html
And wow- is that a whinge about our pitch? http://www.smh.com.au/sport/footbal...it-more-difficult-lavicka-20110405-1d2yo.html
You didn't miss too much, except a filthy unsporting Shanghai... I've never witnessed anything like that...
Match Detail: Sydney FC: 1 (CARLE 12') Shanghai Shenhua FC: 1 (RIASCOS 6') Sydney FC line-up: 1. Liam REDDY (gk), 2. Sebastian RYALL (12. Shannon COLE 64'), 3. Stephan KELLER, 6. Hirofumi MORIYASU, 8. Stuart MUSIALIK (c), 9. Bruno CAZARINE (24. Dimitrios PETRATOS 74'), 10. Nick CARLE, 14. David WILLIAMS (23. Rhyan GRANT 90'), 17. Matthew JURMAN, 19. Mark BRIDGE, 21. Scott JAMIESON. Substitutes Not Used: 5. Andrew DURANTE, 7. Brendan GAN, 20. Ivan NECEVSKI (gk), 26. Joel CHIANESE. Yellow Cards: 19. Mark BRIDGE 86', 24. Dimitrios PETRATOS 90+5'. Red Cards: Nil. Goals: 10. Nick CARLE 12'. Shanghai Shenhua FC line-up: 22. QIU Shengjiong (gk), 3. XIN Feng, 5. DAI Lin (c), 7. FENG Renliang, 8. RIASCOS Barahona Duvier Orlando (31. Abulkader DEKA 89'), 9. SALMERON Luis Angel, 10. JIANG Kun (36. ZHENG Wei 70'), 11. SONG Boxuan (16. WEN Huyi 19'), 20. WU Xi, 21. Perez CASTRO, 28. CAO Yunding. Substitutes Not Used: 1. DONG Lei (gk), 2. XIONG Fei, 17. FAN Lingjiang, 29. QIU Tianyi. Yellow Cards: 8. RIASCOS Barahona Duvier Orlando 21', 9. SALMERON Luis Angel 45+1', 36. ZHENG Wei 79', 20. WU Xi 83'. Red Cards: Nil. Goals: 8. RIASCOS Barahona Duvier Orlando 6'. Referee: Abdullah BALOUSHI (Qatar). Crowd: 7 007 at the Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney. http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=39477
Cool- lets play the hardest team in the group missing a few of our stars. http://www.smh.com.au/sport/a-leagu...-to-keep-kashima-guessing-20110411-1db2k.html
Could've been a lot worse, all things considered. Can be pretty happy with how the first half went, at least.
So..... would you take him? If only to piss off Cockers http://www.smh.com.au/sport/a-leagu...pinner-can-save-sky-blues-20110414-1dg0z.html
Team news: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/football/mcflynn-confident-hes-matchfit-for-fc-20110418-1dlcu.html
Durante apparently might get a start, and Cole on the right. http://www.smh.com.au/sport/footbal...-to-china-in-serious-mood-20110418-1dlo8.html
Well- we finally learn't how to score again. Just have to work on our defending and we might have a chance in the next two games. http://au.sports.yahoo.com/football/news/article/-/9230726/sydney-alive-in-asian-champions-league/
Goals: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcJX1mKTsYM"]YouTube - Shanghai Shenhua 2-3 Sydney FC HIGHLIGHTS [www.1Goals.com][/ame]
You know, I'd completely forgotten about Durante, but I suppose I can't really be blamed for that one. Bit of a scrappy game, but a very good result for Sydney, particularly playing away. Bit lucky that the Shanghai players skied most of their shots, but still... what a ball from Carle to set up Bruno Cazarine (aka Mr Strainy Voice) on that first goal. Bruno and Bridge were also quite decent. Surely you should be looking to win them regardless of location.