Netease Sports News: This afternoon, the 2007 Super League North-South Star Tournament was held in Shanghai Jinshan District Stadium. In the end, Rooney scored four goals, Zou Yougen, Vicente and Yang Lin contributed to the South Team, while Tao Wei of the North Team scored twice, goals from Qu Bo, Li Jinyu, Diego, Elvis and Zhao Junzhe sealed the score at 7-7. In the penalty shootout, Xin Feng missed the penalty, and the northern team beat the southern team 9-8 (with a total score of 16-15) to win.

　　This is the fourth time that the China Football Professional League has hosted the Star Tournament. In 1994 and 1995, the North-South Star Tournament was held at the beginning of League A, but since then, this grand ceremony of China football was interrupted. Until last season, the Football Association held the first all-star match in the history of the Super League in Jinan. This year is the second all-star match of the Super League, and the powerful northern team is even more shining. At the same time, various awards of this year’s league will be awarded today.

　　Before the competition, the China Football Association and sponsors held a donation ceremony to the Soong Ching Ling Foundation of China, and donated 800,000 yuan to the latter. The game was kicked off by the southern team, and the northern team scored in the first minute. Li Jinyu broke through on the right to the bottom line and returned to the middle road. Tao Wei pushed the ball on the restricted area and the ball went straight to the dead corner, 1-0. Later, the Southern team quickly equalized the score. Wang Yun passed the ball directly to the front of the door. Zou Yougen’s shot was blocked by the defender. Vicente got the ball and shot it single-handedly. The ball was pounced by Li Leilei. Rooney, who was outflanked, succeeded in pushing the empty net, and the score became 1-1. In the 8th minute, the score was rewritten again. Roman Abramovich got the chance to go to the bottom on the left, and one foot crossed to the middle. Rooney easily scored with his heel and the score became 2-1. Later, the northern team quickly equalized the score. The defender of the southern team made a mistake in passing and catching the ball. Qu Bo got the ball and made a long shot in front of the restricted area. The ball rolled into the net again and the score became 2-2.

　　The pace of the game didn’t go fast, but the players seemed very relaxed on the court. In the 14th minute, the northern team organized an attack in the frontcourt, and Du Zhenyu suddenly shot a cold shot outside the restricted area, and the ball hit the far post and popped up, almost scoring again. Because it is raining in Shanghai, the field is slippery, which affects the mutual communication and cooperation between the players. In the 21st minute, the Southern Team expanded the score again. Zou Yougen passed the ball to the front of the goal from the left in the restricted area. Rooney didn’t get greedy and continued to pass the ball back to the former. Zou Yougen scored a goal from a small angle and the score became 3-2. Then the northern team immediately equalized the score, and the middle team members directly hit behind them. Zhao Junzhe headed back to the middle in the restricted area, and Li Jinyu volleyed the goal with his right foot. In the 29th minute, Roman Abramovich succeeded in offside and passed Li Leilei. Rooney received the ball and deliberately stayed in front of the door for a period of time before pushing the far corner. The score became 4-3. Then the northern team immediately returned the favor, and the curve wave broke through on the right and passed to the door, and the goalkeeper struggled to save the ball.

　　The backward northern team stepped up their offensive. In the 34th minute, Du Zhenyu stopped the ball in front of the restricted area, and volley and the goalkeeper punched the ball. This shot was very wonderful. Two minutes later, the Southern team expanded its lead, and Wang Yun passed the ball to Li Yan at the bottom line on the right. The latter’s heavy bombardment caused Li Leilei to save the ball and Vicente easily made up the shot, and the score was rewritten to 5-3. In the 41st minute, the southern team organized an attack in the frontcourt, and Li Yan’s shot in front of the restricted area was higher than the crossbar. In the 43rd minute, the northern team got a chance on the left, and Zhikov made a high-quality cross to the goal. Unfortunately, Qu Bo’s header was slightly higher than the crossbar.

　　In the 50 th minute, the southern team made a long pass in the backcourt and Rooney quickly inserted it. The goalkeeper took the lead in clearing the ball. In the 54th minute, the northern team pulled back a point, and Elvis left the left unguarded, easily leveled the ball to the middle, and Diego succeeded in shooting from the far corner, and the score was rewritten to 5-4. Later, the southern team returned the favor. Wang Yun passed the ball to the middle of the road on the right. Rooney’s powerful long-range shot missed the goal, followed by Zhang Ye’s loss of the ball in the backcourt. Elvis’s shot in front of the restricted area caused the goalkeeper to get rid of the ball, but the second shot quickly hugged it. In the 57th minute, the southern team played a series of subtle cooperation. Rooney stopped the ball in the back of the chest and volleyed across the door. Wang Yun passed the ball again in the restricted area, and Yang Lin, who was inserted later, pushed the goal and the score became 6-4. Then the northern team also scored a goal immediately. Elvis successfully shot the far corner on the left side of the restricted area, and the score became 6-5. In the 63rd minute, Rooney put on a solo performance, dribbling the ball from the left side to the restricted area and hitting the side net.

　　As the game went on, the scene was a little dull. In the 68th minute, Elvis passed in front of the restricted area, and then he shot with his long foot. The ball was saved by the goalkeeper, and Dong Wang’s supplementary shot hit the defender out of the bottom line. Then the northern team seized the opportunity. Tao Wei faced the defense in front of the restricted area and dodged the empty shot. The ball entered the door against the far post, and the score became 6-6. In the 74th minute, the northern team made a quick counterattack. Wang Yun made a wonderful pass from the front of the restricted area to the back point, and Yang Lin’s header was first cleared. In the 78th minute, the Southern team expanded the score again. Sun Xiang made an assist from the left and made a cross to the frontcourt. Rooney grabbed a header in front of the door and the score became 7-6. Then Rooney once again showed his football talent, and an imaginative shot almost broke the door again. In the 82nd minute, the Northern Team equalized the score, and Tao Wei returned to the middle from the left. Zhao Junzhe took the ball with two steps and shot with his right foot. The ball crossed the goalkeeper and fell into the net, and the score became 7-7.

　　In the penalty shootout, Diego first volleyed the goal, and Sun Xiang’s powerful long-range shot equalized the score for the South Team. In the second round of penalty, Tao Wei deceived the goalkeeper and sent the ball into the net. Wang Yun’s very tricky shot made the goalkeeper helpless. In the third round, Zhang Yaokun scored a goal and Lu Feng equalized for the southern team; In the fourth round, Dong Wang took the lead in sending the ball into the goal, and Rooney also easily broke the goal; In the fifth round, Du Zhenyu made a strong long-range goal, and Ma Cheng’s shot deceived the goalkeeper. In the sixth round, Zhao Junzhe’s shot hit the crossbar and bounced into the net, and Li Weifeng also broke the door of Zong Lei. In the seventh round, Elvis’ shot was successful, and Zhang Ye also successfully scored a penalty. In the eighth round, Zhang Shuai hit a penalty kick and Yang Lin also broke the goal. In the ninth round, Hao Junmin took the lead in penalty, and Xin Feng’s shot was higher than the crossbar. In the end, the northern team beat the southern team 9-8 on penalty.

　　Southern Team’s appearance lineup (4-4-2): 18-Song Zhenyu (46’1- Shengjiong Qiu); 3- Li Weifeng, 6- Li Yan (41’14- Ma Cheng), 5- Dewey (40’4- Sun Xiang), 13- Emerson; 11- Abu (40’2- Xinfeng), 8- Zheng Bin (46’7- Lu Feng), 9- Zou Yougen (46’12- Zhangye), 15- Wang Yun; 10- Vicente (46’16- Yang Lin), 17- Rooney

　　Northern Team’s appearance lineup (4-4-2): 1-Li Leilei (46’18- Zong Lei); 2- Cao Yang (46’7- Hao Junmin), 3- Ka barreiro (46’5- Zhang Yaokun), 4- Xu Yunlong (46’13- kelvin wong), 12- Zhang Shuai; 15- Zhikov (46’6- Dong Wang), 8- Tao Wei, 9- Zhao Junzhe, 14- Du Zhenyu; 10- Li Jinyu (46’16- Diego), 11- Qubo (46’17- Elvis)

Editor: Shuo Yang