| SHANGHAI SHENHUA 0 CITY 1 Shanghai Gateshead Cup 4th August 2006 Attendance ??? Scorer Samaras(13) |
City Weaver, D Mills, Dunne, Jordan, Thatcher, Sinclair, Barton, Hamann, Vassell, Samaras, Corradi – used subs Reyna, Dickov – unused subs James, Hart, Sibierski, Miller
A well-taken goal by Georgios Samaras in the 35th minute gave Manchester City a 1-0 win over Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua, but the victory was marred by Ben Thatcher’s sending-off 13 minutes from the end of a lacklustre second-half performance.