Erstwhile league leaders Jiangsu Suning FC (4-0-2, 14 points) will look to remain as the only undefeated squad in the 2016 Chinese Super League season as the team faces bottom-dwelling club Changchun Yatai FC (0-4-2, 2 points) at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center in Jiangsu on Friday, April 29th.
Jiangsu had been on a five-game unbeaten run after winning their first two games of the season against Shandong Luneng and Yanbian Funde, drawing their third game with Hebei China Fortune, and then winning their next two matches once more versus Henan Jianye and Shanghai Shenhua.
Their most recent game was a 1-1 draw with lowly team Guangzhou R&F FC on the road at the Yuexiushan Stadium last Saturday, which extended their undefeated streak to six, as reported by Cri English.
The match was goalless for most of the way until Blue Lions defender Zeng Chao pierced the net of goalkeeper Gu Chao with eight minutes remaining before full time. It looked like a lost cause for head coach Dan Petrescu's boys, but Brazilian substitute striker Jô was able to convert a penalty kick in stoppage time to salvage the draw and a share of a point in the overall standings.
Meanwhile, Changchun Yatai continued to be winless in the season after a 1-3 beating in the hands of last season's runner-up squad Shanghai SIPG FC at their home field of Development Area Stadium last Sunday, as per Ghana Soccernet.
Local midfielder Yan Feng scored the consolation goal for manager Slaviša Stojanovič's side at the 23rd minute while the Red Eagles poured in three goals at the sixth, 59th, and 72nd, all coming from their imports Elkeson, Dario Conca, and Asamoah Gyan respectively.
Changchun remained at the cellar of the league standings after having only two points in six games so far in the season coming from two drawn games against Tianjin Teda and Chongqing Lifan.
The predicted result is a 3-0 rout for Jiangsu Suning.
Jiangsu Suning starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Gu; Zhou, Sainsbury, Li, Ren; Ramires, Zhang; Ji, Wu, Teixeira; Sammir
Changchun Yatai starting lineup (4-4-1-1 formation): Wu; Zuo, Sun, Matic, Fan; Ozegovic, Yan, Li, Du; Pei; Moreno
Blog Flavio Ramalho
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