CSL (Week 8) : Henan Jianye beats Chongqing Lifan 3-2
CHINA, May. 6, 2017 (AMP) — Chinese Super League / Match day 8: After losing 1-0 to Changchun Yatai on April 29 and 2-4 to Guangzhou Evergrande on April 29, the Red Devils returned to winning ways with a 3-2 victory over Chongqing Lifan this Saturday.
Henan Jianye dominated the first half thanks to goals from Al Salih Ahmad ('12) and Jinghang Hu ('25). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Red Devils further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Bassogog Christian in stoppage time.
Chongqing Lifan FC remains in 8th place with 10 points from 8 games, tie on points with Shanghai Greenland Shenhua FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full CSL table (as of May 6, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 19 |
| 2 | Shanghai SIPG | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| 3 | Guangzhou R&F | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 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 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 10 |
| 9 | Tianjin Quanjian | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| 10 | Tianjin Teda | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 11 | Changchun Yatai | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 7 |
| 12 | Liaoning Whowin | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 6 |
| 13 | Henan Jianye | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 6 |
| 14 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 6 |
| 15 | Yanbian Fude | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
| 16 | Jiangsu Suning | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 4 |
Fixtures and Results : Chinese Super League 2017
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Overview
Chongqing Lifan FC
- Position: 8
- Best performance of the season:Chongqing Lifan 2-1 Guizhou Zhicheng (14 Apr.)
- Previous game:Chongqing Lifan 1-1 Shanghai SIPG (30 Apr.)
- Next game:Liaoning Whowin - Chongqing Lifan (13 May.)
Henan Jianye FC
- Position: 13 +2
- Best performance of the season:Chongqing Lifan 2-3 Henan Jianye (6 May.)
- Previous game:Henan Jianye 2-4 Guangzhou Evergrande (29 Apr.)
- Next game:
Chongqing Lifan
2:3
Henan Jianye
2:3 (0:2)
- 6 May 2017
- 19:35
- Chongqing
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guangzhou Evergrande | 19 |
| 2 |  Shanghai SIPG | 17 |
| 3 |  Guangzhou R&F | 16 |
| 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 | 1-3 | Changchun Yatai |  | |
| Shanghai SIPG | 3-0 | Guizhou Zhicheng | |
| Chongqing Lifan | 2-3 | 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 | |