Jian Liu’s stoppage-time score earned Evergrande a thrilling win and strengthened their title chances atop the table.
A double from Hulk led Shanghai SIPG’s rout of Carlos Tevez’s Shanghai Shenhua side.
Hulk netted this strike outside the box to earn a brace and lead Shanghai SIPG’s 6-0 rout over Shanghai Shenhua.
Hulk and Wu Lei scored twice as Shanghai SIPG crushed Shanghai Shenhua 6-1 on Saturday evening to close the gap on Chinese Super League leaders Guangzhou Evergrande to five points.
Carlos Tevez was on the scoresheet for Shenhua, who saw Gus Poyet resign from his position as head coach at the start of the week, but the Argentinian was unable to stop a rampant SIPG from notching up a convincing win.
After a goalless first half, three goals in four minutes just before the hour mark from Hulk, Wu and…
Paulinho (left) opened the scoring for Guangzhou Evergrande.
Guangzhou Evergrande continued their relentless winning run on Saturday as Luiz Felipe’s Scolari’s side handed Yanbian Funde a 3-1 defeat to notch up their eighth straight win in the Chinese Super League.
Paulinho was credited with his side’s opener after the Brazil midfielder deflected Xu Xin’s long-range shot into the Yanbian goal in the 32nd minute, only for South Korea’s Yoon Bit-Garam to level the scores before the half-time break with a perfectly struck free kick.
An error by the Yanbian defence,…
Hulk left two Yanbian Funde defenders in his dust as he assisted Shanghai SIPG’s opening goal in their CSL win.