Svay Rieng vs Shanghai Shenhua 0-0

Svay Rieng and Shanghai Shenhua finished level at 0-0 after a match decided more by missed openings than by any moment of quality in front of goal. Svay Rieng had more of the ball and the better of the numbers, and Shanghai Shenhua held firm to leave Phnom Penh with a point.

There were no goals in the first half, and the sides went in at 0-0 after a cautious opening. Svay Rieng were already on a booking by then, with Tiago Alves cautioned in the 9th minute, while Shanghai Shenhua made one change in the 12th minute when Xie Pengfei replaced Luis Asue and another on 38 minutes, with Rafael Ratão coming on for Liu Chengyu.

The second half brought more changes than clear chances. Svay Rieng withdrew Visal Soeuy on 55 minutes after he had been booked, then made three changes on 73 minutes, with Sosidan Nhean replacing Sylvester van de Water, Martins Júnior coming on for Johannes Tartarotti and Mateus Barbosa replacing Tiago Alves. Shanghai Shenhua made two changes at 58 minutes, then two more on 74 minutes, but neither side found the finishing touch. Svay Rieng had 19 shots to Shanghai Shenhua's 7 and 5 on target to 2, while the visitors recorded 5 saves against 2 and protected the draw through the closing stages.

The statistics backed Svay Rieng's territorial control. They had 59% possession, 498 passes and 1.13 expected goals, against Shanghai Shenhua's 41%, 314 passes and 0.31 xG. Svay Rieng also led 5 corners to 4, 20 fouls to 7, 2 offsides to 0 and 5 shots on target to 2.

Discipline was a steady feature of the game. Svay Rieng's booked players were Tiago Alves in the 9th minute, Visal Soeuy on 54 minutes, Johannes Tartarotti on 68 minutes and Mateus Barbosa on 82 minutes. Shanghai Shenhua were shown yellow cards to Jin Shunkai on 63 minutes and Wilson Manafá on 83 minutes. There were no red cards.