The Sky Blues came into the match knowing their fate in the competition was out of their hands, needing to win and then hope Suwon Samsung Bluewings didn’t beat Kashima Antlers in the other Group H encounter in Japan. The home side flew out of the blocks looking for the goal they needed to ease the nerves around the Sydney Football Stadium, and they should’ve found it when Adrian Mierzejewski played a delightful through ball for Bobo, releasing the Brazilian striker one-on-one with Qiu Shengjiong, but the Shanghai custodian produced a fine save to put the ball out for a corner.
