CSL (Week 8) : Guangzhou Evergrande defeats Shanghai Shenhua 3-2
CHINA, May. 5, 2017 (AMP) — Chinese Super League / Match day 8: Four wins in a row for Guangzhou Evergrande. After their success against Tianjin Teda, Liaoning Whowin and Henan Jianye, the Southern China Tigers continued their sensational form in the Chinese Super League with a 3-2 victory over Shanghai Greenland Shenhua this Friday.
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua had started off well by taking the lead thanks to goals by Guarin Fredy ('29) and Martins Obafemi ('45), while Guangzhou Evergrande only scored once Paulinho Maciel ('24). Trailing 2-1 at half time, the Southern China Tigers nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Jianbin Li '71 own and Hanchao Yu '87).
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao FC remains in first place with 19 points from 8 games, a 3-point lead over runner-up Guangzhou R&F FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full CSL table (as of May 5, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 19 |
| 2 | Guangzhou R&F | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Shanghai SIPG | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 14 |
| 4 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Hebei CFFC | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | Beijing Guo'an | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Chongqing Lifan | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Tianjin Quanjian | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Tianjin Teda | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 11 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 6 |
| 12 | Liaoning Whowin | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 6 |
| 13 | Yanbian Fude | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
| 14 | Jiangsu Suning | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 4 |
| 15 | Changchun Yatai | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 4 |
| 16 | Henan Jianye | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 3 |
Fixtures and Results : Chinese Super League 2017
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Overview
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao FC
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Tianjin Teda 0-3 Guangzhou Evergrande (16 Apr.)
- Previous game:Henan Jianye 2-4 Guangzhou Evergrande (29 Apr.)
- Next game:Changchun Yatai - Guangzhou Evergrande (14 May.)
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua FC
- Position: 7
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:
- Next game:
- 5 May 2017
- 19:35
- Guangzhou
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 19 |
| 2 |  Guangzhou R&F | 16 |
| 3 |  Shanghai SIPG | 14 |
| 4 |  Shandong Luneng Taishan | 13 |
| 5 |  Hebei CFFC | 12 |
Week 8 Results
| Friday 5 May 2017 | ||||
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 3-2 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | |
 | Jiangsu Suning | 1-1 | Yanbian Fude |  |
| Saturday 6 May 2017 | ||||
| Tianjin Quanjian | 15:30 | Changchun Yatai |  | |
| Shanghai SIPG | 19:35 | Guizhou Zhicheng | |
 | Chongqing Lifan | 19:35 | Henan Jianye |  |
| Sunday 7 May 2017 | ||||
 | Tianjin Teda | 15:30 | Liaoning Whowin |  |
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 19:35 | Guangzhou R&F | |
 | Beijing Guo'an | 19:35 | Hebei CFFC | |