CSL (Week 23) : Guangzhou R&F beats Chongqing Lifan 5-4
CHINA, Aug. 21, 2016 (AMP) — Chinese Super League / Match day 23: After losing 1-2 to Shandong Luneng Taishan on August 14, the Blue Lions returned to winning ways with a 5-4 victory over Chongqing Lifan this Sunday.
Zhi Xiao scored dual goals
Chongqing Lifan had started off well by taking the lead thanks to goals by Qing Wu ('17) and Fernandinho Henrigue ('42), while Guangzhou R&F only scored once Kardec Alan ('9 own). Trailing 2-1 at half time, the Blue Lions nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring four times in the second period (Zhi Xiao '48, '71, Zahavi Eran '55 and Zhizhao Chen '87).
Guangzhou R&F FC climbed to 6th place with 32 points from 23 games, 3 points behind Hebei China Fortune FC.
View : Full CSL table (as of August 21, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 14 | 28 | 50 |
| 2 | Jiangsu Suning | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 44 |
| 3 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 40 |
| 4 | Shanghai SIPG | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 38 |
| 5 | Hebei CFFC | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 35 |
| 6 | Guangzhou R&F | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 32 |
| 7 | Henan Jianye | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 31 |
| 8 | Yanbian Fude | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | Beijing Guo'an | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 28 |
| 10 | Chongqing Lifan | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 40 | -8 | 27 |
| 11 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 26 |
| 12 | Hangzhou Greentown | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 26 |
| 13 | Liaoning Whowin | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 26 |
| 14 | Tianjin Teda | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 36 | -9 | 24 |
| 15 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 35 | -16 | 20 |
| 16 | Changchun Yatai | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 33 | -15 | 19 |
Fixtures and Results : Chinese Super League 2016
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Overview
Chongqing Lifan FC
- Position: 10
- Best performance of the season:Henan Jianye 0-3 Chongqing Lifan (16 Jul.)
- Previous game:Beijing Guo'an 1-2 Chongqing Lifan (12 Aug.)
- Next game:Chongqing Lifan - Yanbian Fude (9 Sep.)
Guangzhou R&F FC
- Position: 6 +1
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:
- Next game:
- 21 August 2016
- 19:35
- Chongqing
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guangzhou Evergrande | 50 |
| 2 |  Jiangsu Suning | 44 |
| 3 |  Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 40 |
| 4 |  Shanghai SIPG | 38 |
| 5 |  Hebei CFFC | 35 |
Week 23 Results
| Friday 19 August 2016 | ||||
| Shanghai SIPG | 4-1 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright |  |
| Saturday 20 August 2016 | ||||
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 0-0 | Hangzhou Greentown |  |
 | Tianjin Teda | 1-4 | Shandong Luneng Taishan |  |
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 2-1 | Liaoning Whowin |  |
| Sunday 21 August 2016 | ||||
| Jiangsu Suning | 2-1 | Beijing Guo'an |  |
 | Changchun Yatai | 1-0 | Yanbian Fude |  |
 | Henan Jianye | 1-0 | Hebei CFFC | |
| Chongqing Lifan | 4-5 | Guangzhou R&F | |