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SIFL January 7, 2017 @ 15:00 Waigaoqiao
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Lions drew 2-2 against Japan under apocalyptic weather conditions

Conditions were clearly apocalyptic for our 1st game of 2017… “Fu*?#>g pitch and terrible weather” as summarized by captain Benji. From Lions management stand, pitch was not really playable but conditions applied for both team and once there, everybody wanted to play still… The very positive thing was to have a full squad of 16 motivated Lions. Good and unusable to have such a big squad in early January.

It took both team around 15 min to adjust to the pitch and Japan got dangerous 1st on few occasions with unpredictable long ball on the side which abused Lions defenders. Luckily, Radouane was standing still in his water box and showcased classy saves on a few occasions.

After a while we started to play a little more direct. It proves to be the right tactic with Romain, Rosie & Felix excelling on the exercise. Then, Xu Lin scored the 1-0 on a remnant ball after a left cross 20 min from the start. 10mn later, a clearance from Japanese keeper arrived directly to Kevin’s feet whom immediately volley back the ball over Japanese keeper from the 35 meters… Amazing goal / inspiration on such pitch turmoil and 2-0 for Lions at half-time!!!

On the 2nd half, the moto was to avoid middle pitch no-men’s land and keep playing on the side…  Well, we didn’t do it very well and try to keep playing our traditional way. Japan scored the 2-1 on a brawl after a corner. With 30mn to go, we re-organized a little the team and the game really even with limited opportunities on both side… On this long shoots and crosses game, Japan proved to be the most persistent with an ultimate header for the 2-2, 3 min before the terms.

A lack of attention or experience… maybe both. Anyway, if you shoot for the tittle, you just win 2-1 but we settled for the draw and it tasted like a defeat…

Beer was cold and taste a little bitter after the game. Let’s learn from this and keep our big squad and commitment as the positive aspect of the day.

Cheers
Lions Management

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Previous meetings

30 Oct 16 13:00 SPL S Shanghai Lions FC v Japan FC 2 - 2
04 Dec 16 11:00 SPL V Japan FC v Shanghai Lions FC 3 - 0
07 Jan 17 15:00 SIFL Shanghai Lions FC v Japan FC 2 - 2
05 Mar 17 13:00 SPL S Japan FC v Shanghai Lions FC 1 - 3
13 May 17 11:00 SIFL Japan FC v Shanghai Lions FC 4 - 1
11 Jun 17 14:00 SPL Cup Shanghai Lions FC v Japan FC 2 - 5
23 Sep 17 14:00 SPL U18 Shanghai Lions FC v Japan FC 4 - 2
22 Oct 17 13:00 SPL S Shanghai Lions FC v Japan FC 1 - 0
19 Nov 17 11:00 SPL V Shanghai Lions FC v Japan FC 1 - 1
21 Jan 18 14:30 SPL S Shanghai Lions FC v Japan FC 4 - 1
04 Feb 18 11:00 SPL Veteran (Tournament) Shanghai Lions FC v Japan FC 1 - 4
16 Jun 18 14:00 SPL U18 Japan FC v Shanghai Lions FC 0 - 15
27 Oct 18 18:15 SPL U15 Shanghai Lions FC v Japan FC 0 - 1
28 Oct 18 13:00 SPL S Shanghai Lions FC v Japan FC 3 - 2
01 Dec 18 12:15 SPL U15 Shanghai Lions FC v Japan FC 2 - 0
03 Mar 19 14:30 SPL S Japan FC v Shanghai Lions FC 0 - 9
10 Mar 19 11:00 SPL V Shanghai Lions FC v Japan FC 2 - 0
11 May 19 16:00 SPL U15 Shanghai Lions FC v Japan FC 3 - 0
09 Jun 19 13:00 SPL V Shanghai Lions FC v Japan FC 1 - 0
27 Oct 19 15:00 SPL S Shanghai Lions FC v Japan FC 6 - 0
31 May 20 11:00 SPL V Shanghai Lions FC v Japan FC 0 - 3
21 Nov 20 10:00 SPL Youth Shanghai Lions FC v Japan FC 6 - 2
22 Nov 20 11:00 SPL V Japan FC v Shanghai Lions FC 3 - 0
06 Feb 21 10:00 SPL Youth Shanghai Lions FC v Japan FC 4 - 3
27 Feb 21 09:00 SIFL Japan FC v Shanghai Lions FC 0 - 1
30 May 21 11:00 SPL V Japan FC v Shanghai Lions FC 6 - 0
13 Nov 21 13:00 SIFL Shanghai Lions FC v Japan FC 1 - 6
11 Dec 21 11:00 SIFL H Cup Japan FC v Shanghai Lions FC 1 - 3
29 Jan 22 12:00 SPL Youth Shanghai Lions FC v Japan FC 3 - 3
26 Feb 22 13:00 SIFL Japan FC v Shanghai Lions FC 0 - 1
03 Jul 22 15:15 SPL Youth Japan FC v Shanghai Lions FC 5 - 3
10 Jul 22 10:00 SPL V Shanghai Lions FC v Japan FC 0 - 4
22 Oct 22 13:00 SIFL Shanghai Lions FC v Japan FC 0 - 2
26 Feb 23 11:00 SPL V Shanghai Lions FC v Japan FC 1 - 2
11 Jun 23 13:00 SPL V Japan FC v Shanghai Lions FC 2 - 0
26 Aug 23 09:00 Shanghai International Football League (SIFL) Shanghai Lions FC v Japan FC 2 - 4
02 Dec 23 13:00 SIFL Japan FC v Shanghai Lions FC 2 - 0
17 Mar 24 11:00 SPL V Japan FC v Shanghai Lions FC 4 - 3
27 Apr 24 13:00 SIFL Cup Shanghai Lions FC v Japan FC 0 - 1
02 Jun 24 11:00 SPL V Shanghai Lions FC v Japan FC 2 - 2