Shanghai SIPG were denied going top of the CSL by Shandong Luneng Taishan’s two late goals in the second half.
Guangzhou Evergrande downed Shandong Luneng and stayed atop the CSL table thanks to Zou Zheng’s late goal.
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Shandong Luneng overcame the absence of Graziano Pelle to notch up a late 3-2 win over Henan Jianye thanks to a brace in the final 10 minutes from striker Diego Tardelli.
Pelle was ruled out of the game due to illness but Shandong took the lead through Wu Xinghan’s glancing header after just three minutes.
However, goals from Zhong Jinbao and Ke Zhao put Henan in front before Tardelli’s double — scored in the 80th and 89th minutes — secured all three points for Shandong.
“Pelle’s absence was not…
Hongkou Stadium was damaged by a fire last month.
Shanghai Shenhua’s Chinese Super League clash with Shandong Luneng, which was scheduled to be played this weekend, has been postponed due to ongoing repair work at Hongkou Stadium.
The venue was damaged in a fire in late March and the CSL has delayed the meeting between the two teams until Sept. 19 to allow repairs to be carried out on the stadium’s electrical circuits.
The security bureau in Hongkou announced last month that there were no casualties and that the fire had been extinguished, while…
Hulk finished off a well worked move for Shanghai SIPG to give them the lead in their CSL clash with Shandong Luneng. Shandong Luneng suffered their first defeat of the Chinese Super League season on Friday evening as Felix Magath’s side were downed by big-spending Shanghai SIPG, with goals from Hulk and Wei Shihao securing a 2-1 win for Andre Villas-Boas’ side.
SIPG ended the game with concerns over the fitness of Hulk, who injured an ankle and was replaced with just over 20 minutes of the match remaining, as Shanghai bounced back from last week’s defeat at the hands of champions Guangzhou Evergrande.
“This win…
Hulk finished off a well worked move for Shanghai SIPG to give them the lead in their CSL clash with Shandong Luneng.
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Manchester United winger Ashley Young has turned down a move to China, but will consider his future options in the summer, sources close to the player have told ESPN FC.
Chinese Super League club Shandong Luneng had been hoping to sign Young from Old Trafford before the close of the Chinese transfer window on Tuesday, but the player has opted to stay at United.
Young, who was an unused substitute during United’s 3-2 EFL Cup final victory over Southampton, did not feel the move to China was right…
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Shandong Luneng are pushing for a deal to sign Manchester United’s Ashley Young, sources close to the Chinese Super League club have told ESPN FC.
United captain Wayne Rooney has been strongly linked with a switch to China, and now Young is being lined up for a move.
Shandong have been pursuing former England star Young for several weeks and are trying to convince him to agree a move before the Chinese transfer window closes on Feb. 28.
Sources have told ESPN FC that the club, managed by Felix Magath,…