CSL (Week 24) : Guangzhou R&F and Shanghai Shenhua tied at 1-1
CHINA, Sep. 11, 2016 (AMP) — Chinese Super League / Match day 24: Shanghai Greenland Shenhua was held to a 1-1 draw by Guangzhou R&F on Sunday.
Guangzhou R&F players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Renatinho Calixto in the 7th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Shanghai Greenland Shenhua with a saving goal from Moreno Giovanni in the 50th minute.
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua FC remains in third place with 41 points from 24 games, 6 points behind Jiangsu Suning FC.
View : Full CSL table (as of September 11, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 14 | 31 | 53 |
| 2 | Jiangsu Suning | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 26 | 19 | 47 |
| 3 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 41 |
| 4 | Shanghai SIPG | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 27 | 18 | 39 |
| 5 | Hebei CFFC | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 35 |
| 6 | Guangzhou R&F | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 33 |
| 7 | Henan Jianye | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 31 |
| 8 | Chongqing Lifan | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 41 | -7 | 30 |
| 9 | Yanbian Fude | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 29 |
| 10 | Beijing Guo'an | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Liaoning Whowin | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 29 |
| 12 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 33 | -1 | 27 |
| 13 | Tianjin Teda | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 27 |
| 14 | Hangzhou Greentown | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 26 |
| 15 | Changchun Yatai | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 20 |
| 16 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 41 | -21 | 20 |
Fixtures and Results : Chinese Super League 2016
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Overview
Guangzhou R&F FC
- Position: 6
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:Chongqing Lifan 4-5 Guangzhou R&F (21 Aug.)
- Next game:Changchun Yatai - Guangzhou R&F (16 Sep.)
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua FC
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:
- Next game:
Guangzhou R&F
1:1
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua
1:1 (1:0)
- 11 September 2016
- 19:35
- Guangzhou
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guangzhou Evergrande | 53 |
| 2 |  Jiangsu Suning | 47 |
| 3 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 41 |
| 4 |  Shanghai SIPG | 39 |
| 5 |  Hebei CFFC | 35 |
Week 24 Results
| Friday 9 September 2016 | ||||
 | Chongqing Lifan | 2-1 | Yanbian Fude |  |
| Shanghai SIPG | 2-2 | Beijing Guo'an |  |
| Saturday 10 September 2016 | ||||
 | Liaoning Whowin | 2-0 | Hangzhou Greentown |  |
 | Tianjin Teda | 2-1 | Henan Jianye |  |
| Hebei CFFC | 0-3 | Guangzhou Evergrande | |
 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 1-1 | Changchun Yatai |  |
| Sunday 11 September 2016 | ||||
 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 1-6 | Jiangsu Suning | |
| Guangzhou R&F | 1-1 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | |