Beijing Guoan claims first home win; Guangzhou Evergrande pulls off 8-Game win streak
Capital city team Beijing Guoan FC claimed its first home win of the 2016 Chinese Super League season while Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao FC extended its winning streak to eight games as the ninth round of China top flight competitions were completed.
The Imperial Guards defeated perennial powerhouse Shanghai SIPG FC, 2-1, at the Workers' Stadium on Saturday to gain their first victory in the current term, Cri English reported.
Brazilian defensive midfielder Ralf Teles scored the opening goal of the contest at the 24th minute before SIPG's Ivorian forward Jean Evrard Kouassi equalized the count seven minutes later off an assist from Shanghai's other import, winger Dario Conca, to reach the end of the first half in a 1-1 standoff.
Midfielder Zhang Xizhe broke the deadlock five minutes after the restart off a cross by local striker Yu Dabao to hand under fire head coach Alberto Zaccheroni his second win in eight games this season.
With the win, Beijing snapped a three-game winless slide as they climb to the ninth spot of the current league table.
Meanwhile, defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande blanked newly-promoted club Hebei China Fortune FC, 2-0, at the Tianhe Stadium also last Saturday to complete an eight-game winning run, as per Soccerway.
Winger Yu Hanchao finally opened the scoring for Luiz Felipe Scolari's squad at the 44th minute following a shaky start against the Samba Kings, who were spearheaded by internationals Ezequiel Lavezzi, Gervinho, and Gaël Kakuta up front.
The Southern China Tigers then doubled their lead at the 48th minute with a strike from Brazilian forward Alan Carvalho from an assist by resident striker Gao Lin.
It was the eighth consecutive win for Guangzhou after their opening day defeat in the hands of lowly team Chongqing Lifan. They remain at the top spot of the league table.
The five straight CSL winners continue to sideline Colombian striker Jackson Martinez after the 29-year-old appeared in their first five fixtures of the season.
Rumors are out that Martinez is set to be returned to AC Milan in a free transfer as Evergrande co-owner Jack Ma, also the founder and chairman of the Alibaba Group, is planning a £550-million takeover of the Italian Serie A club this summer.
Shanghai Greenland smash Guangzhou R&F 5-1
BEIJING, -- Shanghai Greenland smashed visiting Guangzhou R&F 5-1 in the ninth round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) on Sunday.
Just five minutes after the opening whistle, Lv Zheng's shot lifted the host to the 1-0 lead position. This is the first goal from domestic player of the team this season. Guangzhou R&F equalized the score in five minutes as Xiao Zhi poked the ball through goalkeeper Li Shuai's fingers.
After a 1-1 draw first half, the second half became the scoring show for Shanghai Greenland as Moreno's shot enlarged the leading edge to 2-1 in the 65 minute. In the following 25 minutes, Cao Yunding, Demba Ba and Martins had scored a goal respectively for Shanghai, while the visiting Guangzhou R&F found no chance to fight back.
After the victory, Shanghai Greenland climbed to the sixth in the standings, while Guang Zhou R&F was beaten to the eighth.
In other matches, Yanbian tied the 10-man Chongqing Lifan 1-1, and Hangzhou Greentown tied Liaoning Whowin 0-0. Liaoning didn't see a victory in the last eight rounds of the CSL season.
The 10th round of the CSL will kick off next Saturday.
Jiangsu Suning beat Shanghai Greenland 2-0 to lead Chinese Super League
BEIJING, -- Ren Hang's two headers in six minutes helped Jiangsu Suning beat Shanghai Greenland 2-0 in the fifth round to lead Chinese Super League (CSL) on Saturday.
Both teams got no luck in the first half of this eye-catching match. Jiangsu's effort was rewarded when Li Ang's free kick was headed into the net by captain Ren Hang in the 84th.
Li Zhichao substituted Ramires in the 90th minute, before his first touch of the ball turned out to be a fabulous long-distance assist to Ren Hang, whose header sealed the victory for the hosts.
"I'm happy to help the team to win, but it's everyone's effort. Coach Petrescu asked us to pay more attention to details, and it paid off," Ren Hang said.
Jiangsu Suning surpassed defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande to top CSL after the victory.
In the other match on Saturday, Liaoning Whowin tied the visiting Tianjin Teda at 2-2. After both teams scored their first goal on respective penalty, Senegalese Ibrahim Toure's header in stoppage time earned Liaoning a 2-1 lead after the first half.
Tianjin's veteran Cao Yang finished the equalizer in the 70th minute. After the tie, Liaoning has to accept an embarrassing run of four matches without a win.
Three other matches of the fifth round will be held on Sunday.
| StandingsCHINA: Super League | ||||||||
| 04:30 | Finished | Yanbian | 1 - 1 | Chongqing Lifan | ||||
| 08:35 | Finished | Hangzhou Greentown | 0 - 0 | Liaoning | ||||
| 08:35 | Finished | Shanghai Shenhua | 5 - 1 | Guangzhou R&F | ||||
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