Real Madrid beat Beijing Hyundai 3-2 in friendly match
(Xinhua/chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2005-07-23 21:52

Real Madrid rallied to beat Beijing Hyundai (formerly called Beijing Guoan) 3-2 in a rain-soaked friendly match in Beijing Saturday night.

Beijing Hyundai opened the score in the 32nd minute through Lu Jiang. Real Madrid's Laul Gonzales Blanco levelled the scoring four minutes later in front of 40,000 local fans.

Gao Leilei of Beijing Hyundai and Gravesen of Real Madrid fight for the ball during a friendly match at the Worker's Stadium in Beijing on Saturday, July 23, 2005. [Xinhua]

In the 73th minute, Jelic of Beijing Hyundai overpowered Pavon of Real Madrid and kicked the ball past Real Madrid goalie Casillas into the net.

Six minutes later, Guti of Real Madrid stunned rivals Beijing Hyundai and scored an equalizer.

In the 82nd minute, a penalty kick from Ruis Figo helped Real Madrid seal a 3-2 win over Beijing Hyundai.

Real Madrid start Asian tour in rain and snub

Real Madrid's second exhibition trip to Beijing in three year was greeted with downfall and relatively slight from Chinese soccer fans.

Ronaldo of Real Madrid (in white) fights for the ball with Zhang Shuai of Beijing Hyundai during a friendly match at the Worker's Stadium in Beijing on Saturday, July 23, 2005. [Xinhua]

Real Madrid opened their Asian tour in Beijing in the Workers' Stadium against Beijing Hyundai on Saturday evening in heavy rain, which has kept pouring since the morning and turned the field into a swamp.

Heavy rain dampened Chinese fans' enthusiasm for Real's super stars. Only a little more than half seats of the stadium, with a full capacity of more than 70,000 people, were occupied in contrast to the sellout crowd in the United States when Real played their first two tour games.

Right before the start of the match, more than 600 RMB yuan tickets had been sold at the price of 200 yuan by scalpers out of the stadium, and the 180-yuan ones depreciated to 40.

In an internet survey conducted by the web company sina.com.cn, over 96 percent of participants thought that Real came to China with the sole goal of making money. About 62 percent said they wouldn't support Real for sure if they came again, and another 27 percent said they were bored by the super star show and wouldn't be crazy as before.

Real Madrid first came to Beijing in 2003 also on an exhibition tour.

The Spanish soccer giants are on their pre-season tour of the United States and Asia. They are to play two matches in Japan and another in Bangkok before returning to Madrid on July 30.

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