The "Shanghai Shenhua" team started their participation in the new season of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League on Tuesday. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
The team led by Leonid Slutskiy played an away match against South Korea's "Gangwon" club. The Chinese visitors opened the scoring first.
This goal was scored in the added time of the first half. However, after the break, the "Gangwon" team scored two goals and won 2-1.
With this result, "Gangwon" showed determination on the field and secured an important three points. Now Leonid Slutskiy is preparing his team for an important match in the Chinese Championship.
On Sunday, "Shanghai Shenhua" will host the Super League leader "Chengdu" at home. Currently, "Shanghai" is three points behind "Chengdu".
Therefore, this game is of great importance for the team. According to the match protocol, "Gangwon" won with a score of 2, "Shanghai Shenhua" 1.
Among the goal scorers is Joao Carlos. Both teams fought actively in this match, but in the end, the hosts won.
The Shanghai team must prepare seriously for the next game, as every point is important in the Super League race.
