CSL (Week 5) : Guangzhou Evergrande defeats Henan Jianye 2-1
CHINA, Apr. 15, 2016 (AMP) — Chinese Super League / Match day 5: Four wins in a row for Guangzhou Evergrande. After their success against Changchun Yatai, Guangzhou R&F and Beijing Guo'an, the Southern China Tigers continued their sensational form in the Chinese Super League with a 2-1 victory over Henan Jianye this Friday.
Henan Jianye had started off well by taking the lead in the 18th minute with a goal by Mcgowan Ryan. Trailing 1-0 at half time, the Southern China Tigers nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Goulart Ricardo '59 on penalty and Lin Gao '66).
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao FC climbed to first place with 12 points from 5 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up Jiangsu Suning FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full CSL table (as of April 15, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 2 | Jiangsu Suning | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Shanghai SIPG | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Hebei CFFC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Henan Jianye | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 7 |
| 7 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Hangzhou Greentown | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Tianjin Teda | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Chongqing Lifan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Yanbian Fude | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
| 12 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Guangzhou R&F | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 14 | Liaoning Whowin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Beijing Guo'an | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 16 | Changchun Yatai | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 1 |
Fixtures and Results : Chinese Super League 2016
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Overview
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao FC
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:
- Next game:Tianjin Teda - Guangzhou Evergrande (24 Apr.)
Henan Jianye FC
- Position: 5 -1
- Best performance of the season:Chongqing Lifan 0-1 Henan Jianye (13 Mar.)
- Previous game:Henan Jianye 0-1 Jiangsu Suning (9 Apr.)
- Next game:Yanbian Fude - Henan Jianye (23 Apr.)
- 15 April 2016
- 19:35
- Guangzhou
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 12 |
| 2 |  Jiangsu Suning | 10 |
| 3 |  Shanghai SIPG | 8 |
| 4 |  Hebei CFFC | 7 |
| 5 | Henan Jianye | 7 |
Week 5 Results
| Friday 15 April 2016 | ||||
| Shanghai SIPG | 1-0 | Guangzhou R&F |  |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 2-1 | Henan Jianye | |
 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 3-1 | Yanbian Fude |  |
| Saturday 16 April 2016 | ||||
 | Liaoning Whowin | 15:30 | Tianjin Teda |  |
| Jiangsu Suning | 19:35 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua |  |
| Sunday 17 April 2016 | ||||
| Hebei CFFC | 15:30 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright |  |
 | Chongqing Lifan | 19:35 | Changchun Yatai |  |
 | Hangzhou Greentown | 19:35 | Beijing Guo'an |  |